| p>Mother earth consists of the biosphere and other | | | | goal should not be to try to dominate and control |
| physical components of earth like atmosphere, | | | | nature which will be never possible. In fact the goal |
| cryosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere coupled | | | | should be to live alongside nature so as to unravel the |
| together to form a dynamic interacting system. This | | | | mysteries of nature and thus progress forward. |
| complex and dynamic system is under great threat | | | | The unsuccessful attempts to dominate the nature |
| because of the despicable activities of humanity from | | | | The idea of controlling and mastering nature looks |
| last 300 years in the name of industrialization and | | | | fascinating but in actuality it has led to chaos and |
| material progress. Climate change has been | | | | misery. It is not just today that humanity is trying to |
| unequivocally established as a global phenomenon | | | | dominate nature with its so called technological |
| which is threatening the fine balance between the | | | | advances. Actually this kind of attempt had begun a |
| biosphere and the other physical components of earth. | | | | few thousand years ago with the concept of a |
| In fact global warming is wiping out many of the animal | | | | remote master God, an overseer of Gaia. This |
| and plant species across the world. Carbon emissions | | | | concept was actively promoted to control and subdue |
| are being recognized as one of the main causes of | | | | the original religion of the world which evolved from the |
| global warming and climate change. If we don't stop | | | | cradle of Mother Nature. As this concept of power |
| polluting the earth and if we don't reduce and eliminate | | | | and control through remote master God took the form |
| the sources of green house gases we may end up | | | | of a belief and as people with this belief moved west, |
| with barren earth and that will be the only offering that | | | | they brought a sky god, a warrior cult, and a patriarchal |
| we might have for our future generations. | | | | social order. Evolution from those times has given birth |
| Feminine environmentalism | | | | to the modern man who rides today his infinitely more |
| The unabashed selfish consumption of earth's natural | | | | powerful machines of destruction over the habitats of |
| resources in the name of industrialization and rampant | | | | mother earth. The flawed thinking of power and |
| pollution of every component of earth has in fact given | | | | control which originated some thousands of years ago |
| rise to a counter movement with a strong focus on | | | | and its manifestation that we can see today in the |
| feminine environmentalism and which worships earth | | | | form of an urge to dominate and rule over nature has |
| as "mother". In fact the feminization of the environment | | | | caused immense harm to humanity as well as the |
| movement has helped in awakening the ancient | | | | fabric of all life on earth. The time has come to actually |
| tradition of paganism which symbolizes earth as | | | | reverse the cycle and recognise the original religion |
| mother. On the other hand "Gaia" is the ancient Greek | | | | where Gaia never had a master god to supervise her |
| goddess of earth and she provides the strong | | | | and in fact she existed before existence and she |
| symbolism and foundation for the Gaia movement. | | | | gave rise to the universe herself. |
| The Gaia belief | | | | Further to understand the concept of earth as |
| In fact feminine environmentalism is not a new | | | | "mother" and other subjects related to it we need to |
| phenomenon but it is in actuality the rekindling of the | | | | study the following topics in detail |
| original ancient religion. The original ancient religion | | | | 1. Mother Nature, a common metaphorical expression |
| stands on the belief that the feminine principle is the | | | | for the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and |
| source of all creation including the universe. In this | | | | sustainer of life |
| context the role of Gaia since life began was to give | | | | 2. Matka Ziemia, a Slavic deity |
| birth. The Gaia belief emphasises on the fact that Gaia | | | | 3. Gaia (mythology), the mythological goddess |
| is of this universe and on earth she is the source of life | | | | personifying the earth |
| everlasting and is absolutely alive as a being. According | | | | 4. Mother Earth (Asimov), a science fiction short story |
| to this tradition it is proclaimed that Gaia gave birth to | | | | by Isaac Asimov |
| humankind and we are a part of her. The Gaia | | | | 5. Mother Earth magazine founded by anarchist Emma |
| movement challenges the boundaries of our soul, it tells | | | | Goldman |
| us to work with diligence and persistence to save our | | | | 6. Mother Earth (journal) journal published by anarchists |
| environment, our lives, our future and our earth. In fact | | | | John G. Scott and Jo Ann Wheeler |
| the Gaia movement states that we are the only one | | | | 7. Mother Earth Movement (MMT), Ecologist |
| who can control our rate of self-destruction and | | | | movement from Honduras, founded by Dr. Juan |
| therefore we are our only saviours. | | | | Almendares |
| Ancient traditions, religions and paganism | | | | 8. Mother Earth (album), by the symphonic metal band |
| As I said before the original religion is present within | | | | Within Temptation |
| much of the environmental movement and it acts as | | | | 9. Mother Earth (Within Temptation song), the title track |
| the spiritual foundation for this movement. In this regard | | | | from said album |
| we need to look closely to the teachings and | | | | 10. Gaia hypothesis |
| philosophies of the pantheism of pagan religions and its | | | | 11. Gaia philosophy |
| close associations with Mother Nature from the very | | | | 12. Environmentalism |
| early days. It is time that we look outside our narrow | | | | 13. Mother Goddess |
| world to see the richness and diversity of so many | | | | 14. Otuken |
| traditions throughout the world. Many of these ancient | | | | A Poem written by a young girl |
| traditions and religions of the world had evolved in | | | | This is a poem written by a young girl child and it |
| close proximity with nature with a belief of living as one | | | | opens up the real superconscious thinking which lies |
| with nature rather than against nature. Therefore | | | | deep within us but which we refuse to bring out |
| safeguarding one's environment and growing with it is | | | | because of our conditioning and restrictions in the |
| the founding philosophy of these traditions and religions. | | | | current format of the society. On the other hand the |
| We need to understand that to the extent that the | | | | child does not have such dilemmas and she has a free |
| feminine environmental movement advocates | | | | mind and through the free mind the nature speaks |
| preserving the earth for humanity as well as the other | | | | through her. She happily sings the song of the nature |
| living species, it adheres to the scriptures of any religion | | | | by reciting the poem that just comes out from her |
| or tradition. Further to the extent it promotes mother | | | | heart and which goes like this- |
| earth and Gaia worship; it adheres to the first and the | | | | "It's because of the earth that we liveand everything |
| original religion of the world which existed in close | | | | that we can see belongs to the earth, earth, earth. |
| association with Mother Nature. Mother Earth, Gaia, | | | | It gives us what we needstill we are filled with greed. |
| New Age Mysticism, Pantheism are all elements that | | | | We shouldn't cut its trees as we doand kill its precious |
| have come into the environmental movement and are | | | | animals too. |
| necessary to rekindle our belief that advocates to live | | | | When it is so important to uswe shouldn't be so cruel |
| in sync with nature rather than against nature. Here the | | | | to its hills, rivers or seas. |