(Nimue, review)
This book is an excellent addition to the Moon Books Earth Spirit series. In this small volume, Irisanya Moon brings together Gaia Theory and stories of the Greek goddess Gaia. In Greek mythology, Gaia is the goddess with whom all things began. Her roles in various stories are shared here.
Gaia is the living Earth. We are part of her and she is part of us. In understanding this we become better able to face and resist the climate crisis humans are creating. Irisanya brings in activism from the Reclaiming Witchcraft tradition alongside other ways people are working to support Gaia and challenge human exploitation. However, this is not a book purely for witches and I think people on the Druid path would find it just as relevant and useful.
This book manages to be many things in remarkably few pages. It's a book about being in the world and how we do that in ways that are rich, meaningful and responsible. The approach is spiritual and pragmatic, enabling and compassionate. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to live a pristine, fault free life in order to step up to this work - and the expectation that we must is a major barrier to improving things.
This is an uplifting read, and Irisanya is explicit about the idea of radical hope and why this is essential. I'm increasingly committed to the idea of radical hope, and I recommend this book to anyone seeking inspiration or in need of comfort and a sense of direction.
Find out more about the book here - https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/our-books/earth-spirit-gaia
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