There’s a distinct chill in the air. While April is here, our last frost date is still nearly two weeks away. Embracing the dance between warm and cool, I stay in bed for a little while longer.
This week I’ve read about Druidry. I bought a handbook, even. It contained quite fascinating ideas. Fascinating, but not exactly for me. While I am very close to embracing pantheism (as in, God is the life and energy present in the natural world instead of animistic thinking), I don’t think I quite jive with the thought of druid rituals.
However, I do love so many of the concepts of Celtic Spirituality. In Druidry, there are three paths one takes.
The Earth Path, which fosters a deep love and connection with the Earth through care and conservation.
The Sun Path, which follows the Wheel of the Year as a means of celebration.
The Moon Path, which fosters meditation and inner growth.
I love all of these ideas. Simply love them. In my last post, I talked about creating my own path, and I wanted to implement these ideas without god and goddess worship.
Well yesterday, I came across a concept called Gaianism, and it seems to be pretty much exactly this. Conservation, the Wheel of the Year, and Inner Contemplation, but without the rituals I am hesitant to apply to my life. I’m very excited to learn more.
Dan McKanan defines it as “the view that the whole world constitutes a living organism, all of whose components have equal and intrinsic value.” (Eco-Alchemy: Anthroposophy and the History and Future of Environmentalism, 2017)
I feel like I am at the cusp of something great. Tired of religions that put humans at their center, I am excited to learn more about how I can continue to set aside consumerism, and focus on caring for the Earth wholeheartedly.
I feel alive in nature. I am nature! What a wonderful realization to have.
This Sacred Life 