Upon Consideration of a Lone River Birch
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
Every tree matters—even stunted ones living out just a shadow of their tree nature—so get your shallow tray out of the house when you can, or, if possible, find ways to plant your roots in the ground outside.
Back To Normal? Is That What We Really Want?
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
If we do have that revelation, there’s a chance that from the ashes of our current rapacious culture will be born an ecocentric, just, and restorative one.
Reflecting on the Modern Myth of Narcissus
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
As Postman argued in a speech-turned-book in the 1980s, the future will probably look more like Brave New World than 1984, as we willingly numb ourselves—with media rather than Soma—and become passive and oppressed without even realizing it.
The Last Mile
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
And there is no shame in leaving the marked trail of the race you started to follow a better course. There is only shame at not running your best race. For yourself and for Gaia.
Where’s Dirk Gently When You Need Him?
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
Ultimately, trying to free the ship, or even convert it to run on green fuels or the latest in sail technology is treating the superficial layers. Instead, we need to dig deeper (yuk yuk).
Are Environmentalists No Wiser than Monkeys Reaching for the Moon?
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
If the moon is a symbol for true sustainability, it may be out of environmentalists’ reach—no matter what they try. We may have already crossed too many tipping points to prevent a massive ecological state shift.
What’s in a Name?
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
This is the pathway forward: cultivating nature in ways that heal both the landscape and provide for people. Gaian Guilds can mimic those holistic interactions to cultivate a restorative community: working to heal social ills in ways that also heal the Earth.
#Do Nothing For The Climate Day
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
The climate needs us to do more nothing—as it is our pursuit of growth and more, more, more (whether profit, stuff, or children) that is at the heart of our sustainability crisis.