I'm a student (gap yearing at the moment) from East Anglia, England, and I've started this blog with the aim of making Paganism and matters regarding Earth religion and spirituality more accessible particularly for young people, those who, like me, are finding their feet in the world as young adults. I aim to update regularly and infuse my entries with tips and topics, useful insights from a teenager with a good grounding of the Craft under her belt, and my take on Pagan-related news items as they appear. I can answer questions, an agony aunt if you will on issues regarding all things Wiccan, Heathen, Druid, Shamanistic or any related path. Perhaps you're new to it all, and need a hand with the basics? Or you might be having difficulties with 'coming out of the broom closet', or just want to share your views with a Pagan your own age. Whatever you have to say, I'm ready to listen!
Gaia Philosophy
Gaia was the Greek Goddess of the Earth, or the Mother Earth. Gaia Philosophy embodies the idea that everything on planet Earth, both living organisms and inanimate material, are part of a dynamic system that shapes the Earth's biosphere which maintains the planet to be an environment fit for life. In other words, our amazing planet has the capability to be a home for an ever self-regulating cyle of birth, death and decay, and that everything has its place in the system. There's a song that begins, 'We all come from the Goddess, and to her we shall return....' by Z. Budapest...and it's true! Life goes in a never-ending cycle. In some Wiccan belief systems, Gaia IS the Earth, or a representation of the mother Goddess. I chose 'Grandchildren of Gaia' for my blog title, because while so frequently the Pagan community refers to everyone living here as 'children of the Earth', we're not the up-and-coming witches of the 1950s, nor the tree-hugger activists of the 60s and 70s, nor the New Agers of the 80s and 90s...we're the next generation.
Thought of the day
On a Sunday I observe my Gratitudes, something inspired by the (now sold out - sadface) Earth Pathways Diary 2011, a diary filled with beautiful artwork and a theme that celebrates the Celtic calendar and the Wheel of the Year. With a week to view, at the bottom of every page there is a space to make a note for what you're grateful every week...and I thought, what an excellent way to take a moment on a regular basis to really consider the gifts you've recieved. Despite the arguments with friends and family, the coursework and/ homework that appears to mount indefinately, and the general grey cloud that looms overhead from time to time, there are always things for which to be grateful, even just little things; a bright, sunny day, and the rain showers to balance it that make everything grow in the world, a roof over your head, good food....there's always something. This week I'm grateful for not having crashed my driving instructor's car during my first lesson, despite my ensuing terror when he casually suggested that I drive through the village back home. I live to drive another day!
Thanks for reading and Blessed Be.... )O(
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