https://www.deepecology.net/tags/richard-ely/Recent content in Richard-Ely on deep ecologyHugoen-auFri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/essays/essay-earth-anatomy-for-gaeans-grounding-process-ely/Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/essays/essay-earth-anatomy-for-gaeans-grounding-process-ely/<h2 id="earth-anatomy-for-gaeans">Earth Anatomy for Gaeans</h2> <h3 id="richard-w-ely">Richard W. Ely</h3> <p>Those of us who follow Earth-centered spiritual paths need to have a scientific as well as a spiritual understanding of our planet, for Earth is our sacred text, and we should know how to read it both ways. I am fortunate in being both a professional geologist and a priest of Gaea. Most ritual circles that I attend include a grounding to establish an energetic connection with the Earth. Groundings are, in principle, a Good Thing, but I sometimes find my inner critic is so aroused by the uninformed, vaporous imaginings of what lies beneath our feet that I must tune out the words out and do my own grounding. In self defense, I offer this basic outline of Earth’s inner anatomy.</p>