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mother earthGaia is the living, evolving, enduring body of Mother Earth. She comprises the physical and spiritual manifestations of our planet: the forests, mountains, oceans, rivers; the animals and plants, the fungi, bacteria and viruses, from the immense to the microscopic; as well as all the spiritual beings and realms of the Sacred Land.

Thus, Gaia inevitably includes humanity, in our creative greatness and our misguided destructiveness: humanity in our perilous present; ancestral humanity from the past; and humans of the future, wherever it is that we’re headed.

Gaia is continuously engendering all these levels, all these strands, to be in a dynamic state of balance, to maintain the healthy, resilient wholeness inherent in the earth’s deepest being and our own.

We can participate in this balance as we learn to loosen our attachment to the human-created world and attune with the regenerative Green World of Gaia, which illuminates our own most authentic self.

What are Seeds, Really?

Many people speak of planting good seeds for the future. What does this really mean?

There is certainly the level of planting literal seeds, within the practices of indigenous agriculture, permaculture, bio-dynamic gardening and other technologies that seek to go “with the grain” of Nature’s creatures, cycles and laws.

But when we consider planting less tangible “seeds”—seeds to help birth a new, regenerative future for the earth and humanity—it’s not so easy to envision what this might look like. What “crops” do we want to grow? How do we manifest the seeds for them? How do we plant them? How will the seeds know when and how to sprout? Once growing, where will their necessary nourishment come from?

This blog is dedicated to exploring these questions, on behalf of a beautiful, harmonious and life-enhancing future for all of Gaia.

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Recovering Our Indigeneity

What does it mean to be indigenous? Ecologist and author Eileen Crist, in a recent interview, usefully outlines 3 principles held by all indigenous cultures. Indigenous people live sustainably and bioregionally, that is, they live “within the contours of the land.” They regularly celebrate the natural world through an annual cycle of festivals and ceremonies. And they see “everything as alive, as wondrous in itself.” * In other words, … [Read More...] about Recovering Our Indigeneity

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Moving Toward Gaia Nation

As I watched the inauguration of President Joe Biden, I was filled with relief and hope. Nevertheless, I was repeatedly struck by all the unapologetic human supremacy on display that day, expressed by politicians, entertainers and preachers alike. And really, what else could I expect?! Our entire modern world rests on this conviction. This got me thinking about what kind of nation I really want to live in. What would a nation founded with and … [Read More...] about Moving Toward Gaia Nation

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Mary Janet Fowler
Mary Janet Fowler

I am a sacramental ceremonialist on behalf of Gaia

I grew up roaming the mountains and mesas of northern New Mexico. Out there I came to know that the earth and its creatures and places are not only alive, intelligent and beautiful, but are an essential part of who I am. I also learned firsthand about the spiritual beings of the Sacred Land, and felt their promptings and protective presence for years before I even knew a language to describe it.

I was intrigued and excited by the Gaia Hypothesis—which proposes that the entire planet is a dynamic, self-regulating being—when it was first explicated 50 years ago. I found this idea both radical and obvious. I’ve always known that there is a living, interconnected presence in Nature, a vibrant physical and spiritual wholeness, grounded in both change and continuity, ever seeking harmony and balance.

After a lifetime of earth-centered explorations, I’ve come to focus my entire spiritual life around Gaia Herself—the vast, vital, planetary being who generated me and the lands, plants and creatures I love. My calling is to do whatever I can to strengthen Gaia’s regenerative, transformative powers, on behalf of all future generations of human and non-human beings.

Click here to visit my companion website, www.greenchrist.com. The Green Christ, a primal being of Nature who has a special relationship with humanity, is another manifestation of Gaia’s sacred, regenerative energy.

Blog Topics

  • Ancestral Spirituality
  • Deep Ecology and Earth-Centered Philosophy
  • Earth-Centered Practices and Ceremonies
  • Gaia and the Divine Feminine
  • The Sacred Land’s Wisdom

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