Have to admit I found Lovelock (who Simon commends) to be disappointing. Gaia would just as well kill you than be worshipped. The Biblical Sophia is, in my view, a needed upgrade. Forgive the self reference, but I tried to explain here “Wisdom offers all of the benefits of the Gaia hypothesis but none of its shortcomings.” https://hedgehogreview.com/web-features/thr/posts/the-wisdom-hypothesis
Have to admit I found Lovelock (who Simon commends) to be disappointing. Gaia would just as well kill you than be worshipped. The Biblical Sophia is, in my view, a needed upgrade. Forgive the self reference, but I tried to explain here “Wisdom offers all of the benefits of the Gaia hypothesis but none of its shortcomings.” https://hedgehogreview.com/web-features/thr/posts/the-wisdom-hypothesis
I found the article on yamabushi especially interesting. Thank you for sharing these!
many thanks for the recommendations