AGAINST EVERYONE SALON 33: THE GAIA THEORY - Saturday, December 4 at 9AM PST/12PM EST/5PM Dublin (Patreon)

Hi there - THIS POST IS FOR ALL PATRONS BUT ONLY PATRONS AT THE $10 TIER AND UP GET ACCESS TO THE SALON. WANT TO PARTICIPATE? SIGN UP OR BOOST YOUR PLEDGE HERE AND YOU'LL GET THE LINK TO ACCESS THE MEETING AND JOIN US ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 4.

Friends,

The word "Gaia" gets thrown around carelessly these days; it's a new age internet channel, a vaguely-considered goddess, a horror movie, a character on Captain Planet, a word that is supposed to indicate some sort of spiritual something or other view of the earth.

But it's also a scientific theory, and one that we increasingly need to understand.

But...what is it? What is meant when we say "Gaia theory" (formerly known as "the Gaia hypothesis" but now proven again and again, we should properly refer to it as as theory). Thought up by James Lovelock and refined and developed by AEWCH 91 guest, Lynn Margulis, Gaia has profound implications for how we think about biology, evolution, climate change, the human being, and even the structure of thinking itself.

Join me and a community of patrons on Saturday December 4 at 5:00PM Dublin time to talk about Gaia and all its complexities!

Here's how it works:

1. Before the salon, if you want, listen to AEWCH 91 and also AEWCH 171.

2. 72-24 hours before the salon, I'll post a link you TO SIGN IN to the salon. Log in a few minutes before our start time of 9AM Pacific. PLEASE NOTE THE TIME IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR USUAL SALON TIME.

3. For those who haven't been to a chat before: I'll be talking for a bit in the beginning, and then I'll open it up to discussion. When I do, you'll bring your own thoughts to bear; on what I say, on what others in the room say, on your own thoughts before we started. And think of it this way: you'll be the first person to talk. You might not be, but if you are, what will you have to say?

4. Remember: we work through the principle of RESONANCE. That means you when we talk about the texts and with each other, we say what is interesting to us, or what something makes us think, what directions it sends us in. We don't talk about what we disagree with, either with each other or with the text. This isn't to get you to agree with everything, but instead to see what productive conversations are generated from a restriction that involves perpetually keeping curiosity and good will in the conversation. Also please do follow the urge to contribute if you have it and to interact with what the community members say, not only me; in other words, talk with and to everyone in the room!

See you soon, fellow Gaians,
XO
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