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Shouldn’t Santa Claus Be Wearing a Mask?
12 Dec 2021

Shouldn’t Santa Claus Be Wearing a Mask?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 3

Or will Saint Nick be a superspreader this Christmas Eve?

children, Climate Change, consumerism, COVID, Gaia, nature awareness, Ritual, storytelling, sustainability
Should we eat insects or people in the future?
4 Dec 2021

Should we eat insects or people in the future?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Or perhaps people-flavored bugs? Or bug-flavored people?

consumerism, Diet, Gaian Way, health, nature awareness, Resilience, sustainability
Gachapon for Nature?
21 Nov 2021

Gachapon for Nature?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening | 3

People in Japan go wild for vending machine toys. Is this more irrational behavior in the end times? And is there an aikido move to combat this?

Amusing Ourselves to Death, Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, nature awareness, sustainability
On Dying
14 Nov 2021

On Dying

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 4

Philosophical Soundings on Death, Impermanence, and the Cycle of Life.

death, Gaia, Gaian Way, nature awareness, Prepare, Resilience, wisdom
Dear Yuxie, Please Count Me Out of the #Metaverse Future
7 Nov 2021

Dear Yuxie, Please Count Me Out of the #Metaverse Future

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening | 2

Do we really want to live in a virtual future? More disconnected from Gaia than ever before?

Amusing Ourselves to Death, collapse, consumerism, Gaian Way, nature awareness, sustainability, wisdom
Bodies—Human and Planetary
3 Oct 2021

Bodies—Human and Planetary

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Understanding Gaia | 2

Important reminder: you’re a big Mobius strip that ultimately is not separate from the environment at all, but woven into it—covered and integrated with other species from start to finish.

Diet, ecology, Gaia, Gaian Way, nature awareness, sustainability
The Value of Vandalism
26 Sep 2021

The Value of Vandalism

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

An exploration of the value of street art and other forms of destructive expression.

Amusing Ourselves to Death, art, consumerism, nature awareness, sustainability, wisdom
Falling into the Song of Gaia
18 Jul 2021

Falling into the Song of Gaia

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Guest Contributor, Understanding Gaia | 1

Ecophilosopher Patrick Curry explores the enchantment of nature and the nature of enchantment.

ecology, enchantment, Gaia, Gaian Way, nature awareness, wisdom
A Basket of Brief Meditation Exercises
4 Jul 2021

A Basket of Brief Meditation Exercises

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

Five easy meditation exercises for you to try (weather or location dependent in some cases)

breath, Gaia, Gaian Way, meaning, meditation, mindfulness, nature awareness, wisdom
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
Signing—and Sustaining Silence—in Nature
20 Jun 2021

Signing—and Sustaining Silence—in Nature

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

Exploring the power of sign language in being present (and silent) in nature.

ASL, communication, nature awareness, Prepare, Resilience, Sign Language, Silence
Fragments of Eden
6 Jun 2021

Fragments of Eden

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 1

A short reflection dedicated to a wise friend and mentor.

Climate Change, collapse, Gaia, Gaia Theory, Gaian Way, Mission, nature awareness, wisdom

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