Throughout human history, many cultures have viewed their relationship to the earth in this way. The idea that the world is a single, interconnected organism in which everyone and everything plays its specific, unique role in the web of life – is at the core of many spiritual traditions.
Ancient civilizations, Taoism, animism, yogic teachings, and many other traditions and religions believe in the Universal Life Force Energy (Spirit, God, Ishvara, Prana, Chi, Pachamama, etc.), the omnipresent informational field, the primary energy that resides in everything, connects everything, and sustains all life.
But the idea of the interconnectedness of man and earth is not just a nice concept, although if we are observant we can see with the naked eye that it manifests in every single aspect of life, matter, and organization.