Disasters Archives

29 Aug 2023

A Gaian Approach to Disaster

by Gaian1 | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 0

Krista Hiser explores ways to build resilience for hard times

20 Feb 2022

An Actual Gaian Interpretation of the World

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 0

Responding to an essay that makes some inaccurate assumptions about Gaianism.

12 Sep 2021

Experiencing the Wrath of Ida and the Bliss of Gaia

by Bart Everson | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Guest Contributor, The Quickening, Uncategorized, Understanding Gaia | 4

Bart Everson reflects on how disruptions in daily life can sometimes connect us more closely to Gaia.

24 Jul 2021

How Do You Persuade Your Neighbor That His Chimney Is Too Straight?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Growing the Gaian Community, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening | 0

Lessons from ancient China for negotiating the climate crisis.

2 Apr 2021

Where’s Dirk Gently When You Need Him?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 1

A holistic investigation of the Suez Canal mishap.

5 Apr 2020

The Story of Job: A Gaian Update

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Parables, Understanding Gaia | 2

Is there wisdom that could be gleaned from a new ecocentric version of The Book of Job?

20 Jan 2020

We’re All Gonna Die!

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 3

A new study suggests scientists greatly underestimated CO2’s contribution to climate change. But that doesn’t mean we should freak out.

8 Sep 2019

The Wrath of Gaia

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 3

How does Gaia’s Wrath compare to God’s? Less predictable? More knowable? And how shall we respond?

The Gaian Creed

“We believe that the Earth, Gaia, is a living being. That Gaia is at the same time composed of the vast diversity of life and is alive in Her own right. We understand that we depend completely and utterly on Gaia and are part of Gaia. We recognize that current human actions are fundamentally altering Gaia and that if pushed too far, Gaia will shift from Her current state to one inhospitable to humans and millions of other species. Therefore, we commit to living radically sustainable lives—even to an extent that it may alienate us from our kin, our communities, our cultures. We commit to sharing our philosophy and bringing others to understand and embrace their relationship with Gaia and help heal Gaia—and in the process, themselves, their families, and their communities.”