The Gaia Psalms is an Earth celebration service designed by composr Kiya Heartwood and narration author Rev. Meg Barnhouse for use in Unitarian Universalist congregations and others.

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The Gaia Psalms is a performance art/ Earth celebration service written by composer Kiya Heartwood with narration by Meg Barnhouse. The twelve tracks include the entire service in the first nine tracks with three tracks complete with narration added to serve as a model. The entire script and score is available in book form from www.outlawhillarts.com.
The Gaia Psalms are eight pieces written as part of a special Unitarian Universalist Earth Day Service. The concept of this work is to create an interactive multimedia worship experience that is both moving and simple. This work is in the Gebrauchsmusik (Utility Music) tradition. All the music is written with the beginning or amateur musician in mind. In the actual worship service version, visual artists have created four altars to the four directions and elements. The children's choir has made masks of different birds, fish and animals, and there are responsive readings in which the congregation participates. A tree planting on the grounds of the church completes the experience. The pieces were also meant to be spoken over. The minimalist, meditative quality is intended to create a spiritual connection in the listener and move the listener to both celebrate and reconnect as a member of the Earthâs community. âGaiaâ (Guy-ah) or âGaeaâ most commonly refers to Gaia (of Greek mythology), the primal Greek goddess of the earth. We chose the title, The Gaia Psalmsâ because psalms are songs of praise and engaged lamentation. This work comes out of NASA scientist James Lovelock's "Gaia Hypothesis" which states that the Earth can be thought of as a self preserving, living organism. The work also strives to remove the duality between science and spirituality. Christian monk Thomas Berry said, "You scientists have this stupendous story of the universe. It breaks outside all previous cosmologies. But so long as you persist in understanding it solely from a quantitative mode you fail to appreciate its significance. You fail to hear its music. That's what the spiritual traditions can provide. Tell the story, but tell it with a feel for its music." Here is a sample song. This song is called Seeds. Music by Kiya Heartwood, Litany and Narration by Rev. Meg Barnhouse