Gaia

A Magical Act for the Earth

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Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change the world; indeed, that is the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead TONIGHT, at 8 pm, your local time, I encourage you to turn off and unplug for one hour. You can read more about it here, here, and here.

Earth Hour

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Last year, on March 31, for one hour, the people of Sydney, Australia made a powerful statement about the greatest contributor to global warming – coal-fired electricity – by turning off their lights. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2,100 businesses switched off, leading to a 10.2% energy reduction across the city. What began … Read more

The Right to Roam

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Way back in the days when the grass was still greenand the pond was still wetand the clouds were still clean,and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space …one morning, I came to this glorious place.And I first saw the trees! — Dr. Seuss, The Lorax In order for our Earth-based spirituality to … Read more

The Divine Earth

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I look back with gladness to the day when I found the path tothe land of heart’s desire, and thank Fate ceaselessly with aloud voice that she did not permit town to sap all the yearsaway while the heart was turning to wind-voices andflower-faces and the hands of kindly earth. — Mrs. George Cran, The … Read more

Prayer for the Great Family

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Prayer for the Great Familyafter a Mohawk prayer, by Gary Snyder, Turtle Island Gratitude to Mother Earth, sailing through night and day—and to her soil: rich, rare and sweetin our minds so be it. Gratitude to Plants, the sun-facing, light-changing leafand fine root-hairs; standing still through windand rain; their dance is in the flowering spiral … Read more

The Third Candle

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“The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling…their ideas, their version of history, their wars, their weapons, their notion of inevitability. Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them. Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. … Read more

Finding (and being found by) your Green Ally

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A little too abstract, a little too wise,It is time for us to kiss the earth again,It is time to let the leaves rain from the skies,Let the rich life run to the roots again. — Robinson Jeffers Our gardens have much to teach us about finding the balance between creativity and surrender, between acceptance … Read more