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Indigeneity

The Pain of Separation
22 May 2022

The Pain of Separation

by Bart Everson | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor, Understanding Gaia | 0

This week’s reflection, by Bart Everson, explores the illusion of separation and how this can be a source of suffering.

breath, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, meditation, nature awareness, Science, suffering
Upon Consideration of a Lone River Birch
27 Jun 2021

Upon Consideration of a Lone River Birch

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, Understanding Gaia | 0

What I’ve learned from an isolated little tree in my backyard.

Gaian Way, Indigeneity, nature awareness, Purpose, Resilience, transition, wisdom
Back To Normal? Is That What We Really Want?
29 May 2021

Back To Normal? Is That What We Really Want?

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

Should we really pretend like COVID never happened? Or should we instead understand it revelation?

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, Prepare, Resilience, transition
Is Meditation an Escape or Fundamental to Change?
14 Dec 2020

Is Meditation an Escape or Fundamental to Change?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 0

Is meditation a distraction from action or is it essential in rehabilitating our brains and our relationship with Gaia?

consumerism, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, meditation, nature awareness, wisdom
The Very Hungry Humans
5 Dec 2020

The Very Hungry Humans

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Exploring outbreak population dynamics, epidemics, and behavior changes.

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, degrowth, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, population, postgrowth, The Quickening
Recognizing Gaia for Who Gi Is
2 Nov 2020

Recognizing Gaia for Who Gi Is

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 17

An exploration of Who Gaia is and How we should refer to Gi.

collapse, Gaia, Gaia Theory, Gaian Way, God, Indigeneity, Language, Science, transition
Fox Walking: A Natural Walking Meditation
18 Oct 2020

Fox Walking: A Natural Walking Meditation

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Understanding Gaia | 0

Marrying ancestral skills with meditation.

Ancestral Skills, consumerism, embodiment, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, meditation
Living with Collapse
11 Oct 2020

Living with Collapse

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Coming to terms with the reality that collapse is a condition of the present, not just the future.

anxiety, Climate Change, collapse, Community, Gaia, Gaian Way, Guilds, Indigeneity, nature awareness, population, sustainability, The Quickening
Forest Meditation, Sunday Forest School, and Sassafras Tea Time
26 Apr 2020

Forest Meditation, Sunday Forest School, and Sassafras Tea Time

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Gaian Prayers, Growing the Gaian Community | 6

Imagining the Gaian Sunday Service

Ancestral Skills, Community, Gaia, Gaian Way, Guilds, Indigeneity, nature awareness, Prayer, Purpose, Religion, Ritual, wisdom
Lesssons from Serpentor
10 Feb 2020

Lesssons from Serpentor

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Learning from Other Traditions | 7

If we were to take our CRISPR (Clipper of Religion Inspired Systems Producing eco-Renaissance) to snip the best bits of religions to build a new philosophical system, what elements would we harvest?

Belief, children, collapse, Community, cosmology, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, nature awareness
Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis
9 Dec 2019

Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

In the beginning, religion evolved as land-based. Then missionary religions came to dominate. Could Gaianism be the bridge between these two paths—the next step in religion’s evolution?

Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, Mission, Religion
Unceded Territories and Untreated Wounds
20 Oct 2019

Unceded Territories and Untreated Wounds

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

What if we started every public gathering with this simple mantra? “Before we begin, let us acknowledge that we are on the infected, lesioned, and festering skin of Gaia.”

Gaia, Gaia Theory, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, nature awareness, Ritual, sustainability

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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.”

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