Interestingly her non-deistic "Earthseed" religion of "God is change, change is god" has actually been adopted by people. It feels like a repackaging of humanist principles with an emphasis on change. godischange.org/about/ #earthseed #godischange

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We are Earthseed The life that perceives itself Changing. Earthseed is a real religion inspired by the science fiction of Octavia Butler, specifically her books, Parable of the Sower (1993) and Par…

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The shapes are always changing. Changing is their normal state, like us. Even if we're not changing on the outside, we're changing on the inside - constantly. 
There's some stuff about me that I've been ignoring for a long time. I'm afraid of that stuff, but it's part of who I am. As long as I know the shape of my soul, I'll be all right.

Jake the dog from #adventuretime spitting #wisdom about #change

#godischange #earthseed

qu’est ce qu’il m’arrive j’avais pourtant promis de profiter de cette transhumance pour poster de façon structurée et modérée lol
#godischange #jonmichaelfrank #enby

"When we resist change, it's called suffering." - Pema Chödrön

#lifeboatacademy #godischange #pemachodron #mindfulness #buddhism #shambala #wisdom

"All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes You.
The only lasting truth is
Change.
God is Change." - Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

[ID: Photo of a grassy field with yellow flowers and tall green trees surrounding on the left and right sides, with a blue sky and lots of clouds and sunlight beaming through.]

#octaviabutler #parableofthesower #scifi #lifeboatacademy #godischange #emergence #emergentstrategy #community #grassroots #communityorganizing #climate

I've been working on a logo for my emerging adventures - retreats, coaching, and massage therapy. So. Many. Iterations. I have settled on my "mark," I think, and it will be superimposed over different images for different applications. Here is the current.

The photo is one I took from atop El Picacho in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico.

#Oaxaca #Mexico #LogoDesign #ParableOfTheSower #GodIsChange #Retreat #Coaching #MassageTherapist

Here is a small bit of my new tattoo. I had never thought I'd have work on my hands, but here we are, and I love it. If you're unfamiliar, https://godischange.org/god-is-change/

#earthseed #GodIsChange #handtattoo #tattoo #octaviabulter #ParableOfTheSower

God is Change

God is change.  This is the first tenet of Earthseed.  “God is Change” is literal truth. The God of Earthseed is not a person.  The God of Earthseed does not love us or hate us or watch…

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The Book of the Living, verse 15: Power Struggles
All struggles
Are essentially
power struggles.
Who will rule,
Who will lead,
Who will define,
refine,
confine,
design,
Who will dominate.
All struggles
Are essentially power struggles,
And most are no more intellectual
than two rams
knocking their heads together.

∞ = Δ

#earthseed #thebookoftheliving #octaviabutler #godischange

Just finished Parable of the Sower

https://bookwyrm.social/book/2602/s/parable-of-the-sower-a-powerful-tale-of-a-dark-and-dystopian-future

I’m a little embarrassed I haven’t read it before, but maybe it found me right when I needed it

#book #books #bookstodon #reading #GodIsChange

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@tallben I'm a huge fan of her work, and I quote it often. I go here a lot. https://godischange.org/the-book-of-the-living/

#godischange #shapechange #earthseed

The Book of the Living I

Earthseed is a real religion inspired by the science fiction of Octavia Butler, specifically her books, Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998). Octavia Butler (1947-2006) was…

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