In my local pizza restaurant, Apache, there’s a quotation attributed to a 19th century Native American, White Cloud. It reminds me of Gaia.

"Mankind […] attempts to impose his laws and ways on Mother Earth. Man must […] learn to understand how little time there remains before he will become the cause of his own downfall. […] He must learn to respect Mother Earth […]He must realize that this planet does not belong to him, but that he has to care for and maintain the delicate balance of nature for the sake of […] our children and all future generations.[...]"