Earlier this month, I presented an Earthseed ritual at the Earth Traditions Oasis festival. The first part was the story of Lauren’s mental and physical journey toward the concept of God as Change. The second part was an adaptation of the Elements Ritual that has been posted here previously. And the last part was a ritual using clay to experience the second tenet of Earthseed: Shape God.
Author: John Halstead
John Halstead is the author of *Another End of the World is Possible*, in which he explores what it would really mean for our relationship with the natural world if we were to admit that we are doomed. John is a native of the southern Laurentian bioregion and lives in Northwest Indiana, near Chicago. He is a co-founder of 350 Indiana-Calumet, which worked to organize resistance to the fossil fuel industry in the Region. John was the principal facilitator of “A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment.” He strives to live up to the challenge posed by the Statement through his writing and activism. John has written for numerous online platforms, including Patheos, Huffington Post, PrayWithYourFeet.org, and Gods & Radicals. He is Editor-at-Large of HumanisticPaganism.com. John also facilitates climate grief support groups climate grief support groups affiliated with the Good Grief Network.
Lauren’s Pilgrimage, Part 4: Gathering
Once or twice
each week
A Gathering of Earthseed
is a good and necessary thing.
It vents emotion, then
quiets the mind.
It focuses attention,
strengthens purpose, and
unifies people.
Lauren’s Pilgrimage, Part 3: Embrace Diversity
Embrace diversity
Or be destroyed.
Lauren’s Pilgrimage, Part 2: Cast on New Ground
Earthseed
Cast on new ground
Must first perceive
That it knows nothing
Lauren’s Pilgrimage, Part 1: Kindness eases Change
Yesterday (11 years from now), Lauren Olamina’s home burned and Lauren’s journey toward the Destiny begins.
