Bonehiss24 Dec 2002

Not one God, but the planet seen as a vast living system in its own right, praying to God.
In the early 1960's, Dr James Lovelock, independent scientist, environmentalist, author and researcher, invited by NASA to participate in the scientific research for evidence of life on Mars formulated a theory as to why the Earth appeared to be not so much a planet adorned with diverse life forms, but a planet which had been transfigured and transformed by a self-evolving and self-regulating living system. The theory was named "The Gaia Theory??? after the Greek goddess who drew the living world forth from Chaos. Its central notion, that the planet behaves as a living organism, raises the question, "To what extent is our collective intelligence also a part of Gaia? Do we as a species constitute a Gaian nervous system and a brain which can consciously anticipate environmental changes?"

???soul of Earth??? = ???Gaia???

Until the very soul of Earth,
Tormented by savage wars,
Of brutal intensity,
Cried out for deliverance.
Universal laws of time and space,
Held in suspension,
By the "Word of the Most High",
As answer to Gaia's prayer,

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