What and Who Are We?
The Lunar Order of Gaia is an open group devoted to our Earth Mother Gaia. The order is the work and dream of Lady Tiesa Meskis who has taken her experiences with different spiritualities and brought them to fruition.
This order was born out of our need to express our spirituality in a meaningful way and share it with you. Though much of our rituals are born from Wicca, we recognize that there are other belief systems that have aspects that intersect with our own and we bring those into our own system.
Obligations of the Order
As our primary focus is devotion to the Earth and our Mother, Gaia, our main obligation is to the preservation of life and live in harmony with all beings that neighbor with us on this planet. For this reason, our understanding of what this means grows and changes over time, and therefore, our obligations will be changed and updated to ensure we are as true to our beliefs as possible.
The Lunar Order of Gaia is Not a Religion!
We know this will come up so let’s be clear. This is not a religion, we are not a cult, and we will never proselytize to you.
This Order is an extension of our spirituality and a place where we can explore without fear of persecution.
None of the rituals that are written here are required and all of them may be modified to meet each individuals needs.
"Walk with us in nature and discover what it is to live"
How to Become a Member of the Order
You can become a member of the Lunar Order of Gaia simply by devoting yourself to the protection of nature and our Mother Earth and stating your intent to become a member. Be sure to sign up for our mailing list and even drop us a note on our Contact Form to let us know about you.
Though our Order is primarily focused on feminine energy and welcomes all women, we do recognize that masculine and even non-binary energies are important as well. Therefore, we are truly open to everyone but we do ask that the more aggressive masculine energies be left out of our work.
We do have a self-initiation ritual that you can perform if you choose. Should we have a group meetup we will also have a group initiation ritual that you can participate in, even if you have completed the self-initiation.
We have no dues and we do not charge for our knowledge. The only time we will ever ask for donations is to help cover any expenses for meetups. We do have a donation link in our footer and appreciate any financial assistance that we get, but it is not required.
Our Social Media Presence
Most social media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. is toxic to our health and to the Earth. Therefore, we will not be participating as our Order on those platforms but we will not condone anyone for participating personally.
As an alternative, there is a fantastic open-source platform known as the Fediverse. This is a decentralized social network with instances all over the world that are operated by everyone from regular individuals to businesses and even some government entities.
Our preferred Fediverse instance is Ceilidh Online as it is owned and operated by our founder, Tiesa Meskis. Again, this service is completely free but donations to help keep things running are greatly appreciated.