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Briefly, the Gaia Tradition is an approach to the spiritual path known as Wicca. Wicca, in turn, is one of the paths within the overall philosophy known as Paganism, or more properly as Neo- (or new) Paganism, to distinguish it from the original Pagan religions practiced by Native Americans, Australian Aborigines, etc. Wicca is an attempt to recapture where possible, and recreate where necessary, the Old Religion of northern Europe, practiced by the common people before the Christians moved up from Rome and the Middle East and converted the people to that new religion.

The Tradition is organized around the recognition of four things in our lives that are worthy of our respect, our work, and our worship (meaning our celebration of their "worth-ship"); we call them "The Four Worthies":

The Self -- our individual selves, consisting of body, mind, heart (emotions), and spirit
The Community -- both the intentional community (the coven or grove) and the political community (the city)
Our Mother Earth -- the "ground of our being" and the source of all life here
The Divine -- the God and Goddess, both seen in triple aspects

For a labelled version of the image of the
Four Worthies, click on the icon above.

This site last modified on July 20, 2010.