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Gaianism is an earth-centered philosophical, holistic, and spiritual belief that shares expressions with earth religions and paganism while not identifying exclusively with any specific one. [1] [2] The term describes a philosophy and ethical worldview which, though not necessarily religious, implies a transpersonal devotion to earth as a ...
The Greek name Γαῖα ( Gaia Ancient Greek: [ɡâi̯.a] or [ɡâj.ja]) is a mostly epic, collateral form of Attic Γῆ ( Gē [ɡɛ̂ː] ), and Doric Γᾶ ( Ga [ɡâː] ), [4] perhaps identical to Δᾶ ( Da [dâː] ), [7] both meaning "Earth". Some scholars believe that the word is of uncertain origin. [8] Beekes suggested a probable Pre ...
Karma Kagyu ( Tibetan: ཀརྨ་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད, Wylie: karma bka'-brgyud ), or Kamtsang Kagyu ( Tibetan: ཀརྨ་ཀཾ་ཚང་, Wylie: kar+ma kaM tshang ), is a widely practiced and probably the second-largest lineage within the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. [1] The lineage has long ...
Gaia philosophy. Gaia philosophy (named after Gaia, Greek goddess of the Earth) is a broadly inclusive term for relating concepts about, humanity as an effect of the life of this planet . The Gaia hypothesis holds that all organisms on a life-giving planet regulate the biosphere in such a way as to promote its habitability.
The genealogies of Genesis provide the framework around which the Book of Genesis is structured. [1] Beginning with Adam, genealogical material in Genesis 4, 5, 10, 11, 22, 25, 29–30, 35–36, and 46 moves the narrative forward from the creation to the beginnings of the Israelites ' existence as a people. [citation needed] Adam's lineage in ...
Lady Jessica [1] Gaius Helen Mohiam is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. She is a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother, and initially appears in the 1963–65 novel Dune and its 1969 sequel, Dune Messiah. Mohiam also has a major role in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999–2001) and the Caladan Trilogy (2020 ...
The Cainites or Cainians ( Greek: Καϊνοί, Kainoi, and Καϊανοί, Kaianoi) [1] were a Gnostic and antinomian sect known to venerate Cain as the first victim of the Demiurge, the deity of the Old Testament, who was identified by many groups of Gnostics as evil. The sect was relatively small. [vague] They were mentioned by Tertullian ...
Gaianus (also spelled Gaian [1] or Gainas [2]) was the Patriarch of Alexandria for three months in 535. Following the death of Patriarch Timothy IV on 7 February 535, [1] there was a double election to fill the vacant patriarchate. The two main parties in Alexandria at the time were the Severans, followers of Severus of Antioch, and the ...