Gaia Theory: The Scientific and Spiritual Principles

Gaia, Eros, & the Sacred: 

Learning the Arts of Loving with Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio

Class # 1

Gaia Theory: The Scientific and Spiritual Principles

How does Gaia theory work?  
What does it mean?  
What difference does it make to us? 
How can we contribute to Gaia’s joy, health, and well being?

Gaia is the scientific and spiritual principle based on which the Earth, and its biota in particular, is a living being, a web of interconnected ecosystems whose health is proportional to the health of each cell in them.  All of us human and non-human animals, plants, microbes, and minerals, are little specks of life in this all-encompassing being.  As humans, we are more complex than other Earthlings, and there fore more vulnerable.  In this symbiotic system, the health of Gaia is proportional to the health of each live element in it.  An active knowledge of Gaia theory empowers today’s humans to resolve the ecological crisis we’re in, just like an active knowledge of Heliocentrism empowered Renaissance people to resolve theirs.

Exercises for this class include meditations that connect us to our inner symbiotic ecosystems, to other Earthlings, and to our first ancestors, bacteria.

Testimonials:

"Galileo, Issac Newton, and Louis Pasteur have something in common with Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio.  Based on their own personal observations, they have had original ideas about how the world functions . . . and . . . the strength of character to . . . and communicate these ideas despite . . . the commonly accepted "truth" of their time.  The controversial ideas of Galileo, Newton and Pasteur have since been shown to be correct and have changed the way we view the world we live in.  Serena's ideas and her strength of character in communicating them are equally important to us now," said Pat from Carolina.

Notes:

To schedule this class for your community write an email to Serena: serena.anderlini@gmail.com 

This class is a body/mind educational experience

Its topic is interconnected with the two subsequent topics in the series

The class can be taken alone or as part of the series

The class includes:

a SEMINAR to delineate its major ideas (with open Q & A period) – 60 to 90 minutes

a WORKSHOP to practice and experience them – additional 30-60 minutes

From the contents of Gaia and the New Politics of Love, by Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio.  Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2009

Erotic Energy & Its Circulation in an Amorous Community

Gaia, Eros, & the Sacred:

Learning the Arts of Loving with Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio

Class # 2

Sacred Erotic Energy and its Circulation in an Amorous Community

What is sacred erotic energy? 
How can we perceive it, absorb it, channel it? 
What makes us part of an amorous community?  
How can we contribute to its joy, health, and well being, and why is this good for us?

Eros was the god of love in ancient Greece and is often perceived as a spiritual force that pervades the material, that blows health and vitality in it, similarly to the prana, ki, and universal energy of Eastern traditions.  Erotic energy is sacred because it is part of a sacred tradition and because it denotes life, which is sacred in most belief systems.  Eros is a vital force that manifests in infinite ways and takes the form of the energy field where its presence is felt.  The ability to register this presence, to absorb and channel its energy that each of us has corresponds to the wealth we bring to our amorous and erotic communities.  Eros is what keeps Gaia alive.  The more we contribute, the more we receive.

Exercises for this class include safely giving and receiving sacred erotic energy in small groups and sharing about the experience and one’s interpretations of it.

Testimonials:

"Thank you so much for being you.  I have longed to meet another person who . . .  understands the importance of sustainability, the sharing of resources and the idea that Poly can save the planet . . . Oh, I am so happy that you exist . . . Sending you my thanks for the amazing healing under your facilitation, I am so very thankful for that gift," said Jason from Washington State.

Notes:

To schedule this class for your community write an email to Serena: serena.anderlini@gmail.com

This class is a body/mind educational experience

Its topic is interconnected with two other topics in the series

The class can be taken alone or as part of the series

The class includes:

a SEMINAR to delineate its major ideas (with open Q & A period) – 60 to 90 minutes

a WORKSHOP to practice and experience them – additional 30-60 minutes

From the contents of Gaia and the New Politics of Love, by Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio.  Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2009.  

The Sacred: Sharing Amorous Resources

Gaia, Eros, & the Sacred: 

Learning the Arts of Loving with Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio

Class # 3

Sharing Amorous Resources and Creating Global Health and Abundance

How can we safely share amorous resources?  
Why is the practice of safer sex important to an erotic community? 
What is fluid-bonding and why is it important to the health of an erotic community?

Safe sharing of amorous resources involves practices of love that empower all participants in an amorous community.  It is based on the Gaian principle that sharing resources creates abundance.  Gaia is “gay” in the sense that, as a live being it is by nature happy and cheerful, and in the sense that it is capable of as many forms of love as there are Earthlings to experience them.  Gaia is alive because its vital principle Eros is in her.  Therefore, it is in everyone’s best interest to radiate as much health, love, vitality, and well being as possible.  The more a participant contributes to his/her amorous and erotic communities in the ways of health, love, and vitality, the more each community will radiate these forces back, and so protect and enhance its participants’ vitality and health.

Exercises for this class include conversations about emotional and erotic safety, practicing healing and sensual touch, cuddling, spooning, as well as other forms of consensual amorous bonding, including three-way kissing.

Testimonials:

"Thank you so much for being you.  I have longed to meet another person who . . .  understands the importance of sustainability, the sharing of resources and the idea that Poly can save the planet . . . Oh, I am so happy that you exist . . . Sending you my thanks for the amazing healing under your facilitation, I am so very thankful for that gift," said Jason from Washington State.

Notes:

To schedule this class for your community write and email to Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio: serena.anderlini@gmail.com.

This class is a body/mind educational experience

Its topic is interconnected with the two previous topics in the series

The class can be taken alone or as part of the series

The class includes:

a SEMINAR to delineate its major ideas (with open Q & A period) – 60 to 90 minutes

a WORKSHOP to practice and experience them – additional 30-60 minutes

From the contents of Gaia and the New Politics of Love by Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio.  Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2009.