For fellow Shapers of Earthseed, there is an Easter egg hidden in the film.
Read moreA Linguistic Analysis of The Book of the Living
Not surprisingly, God, Change, shape, and Earthseed were the most common. Variations of life, adapt, Destiny, partner, learn, and teach had high occurrences as well. Some surprises were the high frequency of new, Self, and death.
Read moreWhat’s New at Earthseed
New pages and new links
Read moreFrom “Earthseed for Anarchists”
[Earthseed’s emphasis on change aligns closely with the flexible and spontaneous nature of anarchism.
Read moreA Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler
“There’s no single answer that will solve all of our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers–at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
Read moreA Critique of the Destiny
The Destiny is actually just the latest version of a very old story, the most dangerous story ever told, the story of progress.
Read moreThe Most Dangerous Story Ever Told: Environmental Collapse, Progress, and Human Destiny
As time goes on, more and more of my daily news feed consists of reports of ecological collapse: fires, hurricanes, floods, droughts. It’s increasingly easy to believe the earth is telling us to leave. It’s increasingly tempting to believe that there m…
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Playlist for the Wheel of the Year: Summer Solstice
Music has been an essential part of the experience of our family rituals. Without it, it would be much more difficult to create the sense of sacred time and space and to evoke the experience I desire for each ritual.
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Animism for the Religious Naturalist
Animists see a world that is full of other-than-human persons, including salmon persons, tree persons, and even rock persons. It is difficult for many Westerners to understand the concept of other-than-human persons, especially when talking about (seemingly) “inanimate objects” like rocks. But for the animist, there is no such thing as inanimate matter, because it is all a part of the complex self-regulating living system called Gaia. Animism is not about the projection of consciousness or agency onto non-human things, but about respect and reciprocity within a more-than-human community that transcends the subject-object dichotomy.
Read moreFree Webinar this Sunday (5/3): “Finding Meaning in the Dark: A Post-Doom Big Picture” by Michael Dowd
Please invite your friends! There will be two amazing presentations by Rev. Michael Dowd this Sunday (May 3). Michael is bestselling eco-theologian and speaker whose work has been featured on TEDx, the New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Was…
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