We are sentient and incarnate beings of the Living Universe personified, spiritual and physical stewards and healers of damaged environments. We believe that the purpose of life is to manifest in ever more diverse and complex forms, absorbing and transforming the environment in order to create and maintain a Web of Life throughout the known and unknown Universe. We celebrate the inborn, inherent, and immanent Divinity of Nature. As Stewards of the Living Universe, it is our path and purpose to nurture Divine Nature by establishing sacred sanctuaries for life - consecrated ground, holy havens, wildlife refuges, genetic preserves and parks for flora and fauna, tree temples, sacred groves, eco-villages and arks for nature - where we might reclaim, regreen, replant, restore, and regenerate the Web of Life, wherever it might be torn.
We recognize that the names by which diverse people call the Living Universe personified, and the customs by which we might celebrate, are many and varied. We recognize and honor each non-violent custom as a valid path within and as a part of the whole - all that ever was, is, and will be - infinite and eternal, manifest and unmanifest, animate and inanimate, mortal and immortal. Furthermore, We respect the natural right of each Steward to personally practice, promote, and offer instruction in non-violent and non-polluting arts and sciences, sacred crafts, and spiritual magics, recognizing these as essential manifestations and valid additions to the unfoldment of the Living Universe.
As Stewards of the Living Universe we pledge to uphold this Creed and to avoid violating the environment or its inhabitants through inconsiderate, unnecessary or reckless verbal and/or physical violence, killing, or pollution: chemical, mechanical, biological, radioactive, or otherwise. We pledge that we will not steal, abuse, or do violence to common or private property. We pledge that we will neither cause nor participate in any public slander, verbal attacking, or physical violence against any other Steward for their traditional and/or non traditional beliefs and practices regarding personal and interpersonal family structure and intimate relationships: monogamous, polyamorous, or otherwise. We pledge that we shall not discriminate against any person or group of people based on their skin color, race, gender, genetics, sexual orientation, national origin, cultural background, religious or political affiliation, or other circumstance of birth and upbringing. |