[[SolSeed]] < [[SolSeedMovement]] < [[GaianCreed]]
The [[GaianCreed]] is the foundation for [[Gaia's People]], a religious outgrowth of the [[SolSeedMovement]].
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:[[Life]] is [[precious]].
::It has [[always]] [[been]] [[precious]],
::It will [[always]] [[be]] [[precious]].
:[[Life]] [[exuberant]]
:[[bursting]] [[through]] [[boundaries]]
:to [[flower]] and [[spread]]
::[[creates]] the [[conditions]] for [[more]] [[Life]],
::in an [[Upward Spiral]]
::of [[ever-growing]] [[possibilities]].
:As you are alive, and I am alive,
:and in kinship with all other beings
:nourished by the Earth and Sun,
::we are Gaia ---
::the Body of All Life.
:Gaia's Destiny
:is to take root and flower amongst the stars ---
::to give birth to a family of living worlds.
:As Gaia's intelligent spark,
::we are called to express the Arete of Life,
::We are called to fulfill Her Destiny.
:We who answer this call
:dedicate ourselves to Life.
::We join together
::in a community of practice
::to align our words and our actions (thoughts, words, actions, habits, characters)
::with our highest aspirations (and immediate?).
:Through art and nature
:we awaken in ourselves and others
::the Cosmic Religious Feeling
::that ignites wonder,
::fosters compassion, and
::inspires invention.
:Our sacred duty is to
:embrace Passion,
:cultivate Empathy, and
:pursue Wisdom,
::So that our being honors Life
::and our striving hastens The Great Birthing.
:Passion drives us.
:Without Passion,
::Empathy and Wisdom are powerless.
::I pledge to stoke the fire in my belly,
::to compassionately care for my inner elephant ---
::to really be me, Happy in the Sun!
:Empathy is transcendent.
:Without Empathy,
::Passion and Wisdom are evil.
::I pledge to love others as I love myself,
::to consider their needs as if they were my own ---
::to Grow Ours, not just Get Mine!
:Wisdom is effective.
:Without Wisdom,
::Passion and Empathy are reckless.
::I pledge to seek truth by studying the world around me,
::to develop my character through regular practice ---
::to cultivate sound instincts.
:Through Passion, Empathy, and Wisdom
:we have come to know that:
::We are Gaia's People
::awakened by starlight
::growing
::nurturing
::discovering
::We Bring Life!