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The Day I Became One with Trees
If dogs were my first teachers of kinship, the rainforest was my initiation into something far larger.We awoke before dawn to the sound of birds I had never heard before—notes that seemed less like…
Our First Gaia's 2.0 Call Interview - Katharine Burke
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My First Fellow Animist Was a Dog
I’m not writing this as an expert in animism.I’m writing as someone who, late in life, has discovered that something he has been practicing for more than seventy years actually has a…
AI, misinformation & the erosion of human connection
If something looks like a human, sounds like a human, responds like a human — but no one is actually there — what does that do to us?Are we using technology to solve crises… or to avoid feeling…
Raising Our Children as Eco-Guardians in a Time of Collapse
A few weeks ago, Ann and I reopened a conversation that has been quietly circling for years. What if Amber and Justin moved into the upstairs of Loving Homestead… and Ann and I moved downstairs to…
Grieve Globally While Thriving Locally
In our recent Gaia’s Call 2.0 conversations, Marla and I explored the polycrisis—the overlapping ecological, social, and spiritual challenges shaping our world. In this episode, we go one step…
The Polycrisis Part 2
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To Share or Not to Share
The other night, Ann and I were having dinner with Amber and Justin (daughter and son-in-law). The kids were nearby—Logan and Piper laughing, moving, playing the way only young children can, fully…
What Is the Polycrisis? Part One
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S1E1 Gaia Call 2.0 – Episode One
Hello everybody. this is Brad Swift of Gaia’s Call and this is Gaia’s call, but this is 2.0. And as you will notice, it’s not just me, it’s also Marla from the Eco Chapter. Hey Marla.Hi. How are…
Raising Children—and Ourselves—for the World That’s Coming
Living Through the Polycrisis - This is part three. Part one is here, and part two is here.When I think about the future now, I don’t start with graphs or projections. I start with my grandkids,…
The Great Turning Begins at Home
Living Through the Polycrisis — Part Two of a Three-Part One Cause Reflection (Part One is Here.)Author’s Note: I called an audible over the holidays, feeling like we could all use a break from…
The Polycrisis We’re Already In
(Living Through the Polycrisis — Part One)You’re not imagining it. Something fundamental really is breaking down. And if you’ve been sensing that—feeling it in your body, your conversations, your…
Attainment vs. Attunement:
I’ve been setting up a small growing area in my basement these past few weeks—a little winter haven where I can keep veggies going through the cold months and continue my slow but curious experiment…
Conversations Across Time:
(Part One of a Possible New Series: Conversations Across Time)A few nights ago, during one of our Community After Hours gatherings here in the mountains, a participant tossed out an idea about how we…
How Strange People Change the World
Links to Parts Oneand Two.There comes a moment on any meaningful inner journey when you suddenly realize something quietly radical: you no longer fit the default settings of the culture around you.…
The Strange Man’s Inner Game
(Part Two of the “Strange Man” Mini-Series — read Part One Here.)Sometimes the most important spiritual work doesn’t happen on a meditation cushion or in the quiet of early morning vows. Sometimes it…
My Daughter Called Me a Strange Man
Toward the end of a recent visit with my daughter, Amber, and the grandkids—Logan racing a plastic dinosaur across the living room battlefield and Piper dancing around with a squeal that could wake…
Tapping the Sun's Potential for a Regenerative Future
Imagine greeting the sun each morning, not just as a source of warmth but as a symbol of untapped potential. That’s what I’ve done for over two years which is what led me to writing today’s…
Interlude of Inspiration: From Homo sapiens to Homo guardianis
It feels fitting that this piece arrives on Halloween—a day when we flirt with shadows and celebrate transformation…of sorts.After all, Frankenstein was never just about monsters. It was about…
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