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January 2017

January 06, 2017

Rituals For Restoring Balance

Another part of the work of restoring balance comes in the stories we tell and...

October 2016

October 07, 2016

A Litany of Remembrance in a Changing Climate

Given the changing climate, [the Wheel of the Year] rituals might need to shift, both...

May 2016

May 06, 2016

A Retelling of Snow White

This is a retelling of Snow White that I used recently in an intergenerational service....

April 2016

April 22, 2016

Light for the World Ritual

I feel the best personal ritual to offset ongoing turmoil in the world around us...

April 20, 2016

What's Possible for UU Pagans Like Me?

I’m trying to show how many Paganisms there are among us, and how some of...

April 12, 2016

Marcus Aurelius on Contemplation

Develop a thoughtful way of seeing how all things change from one thing into another;...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

from The Handbook by Epictetus, “Where Your Piety Goes”

Nature's Sacred Journey welcomes the Rev. David Breeden whose translations of the Roman philosophers (who...

March 03, 2016

A Meditation for the Season: Visiting the Oak King

This is the meditation from the Oestara (Spring Equinox) ritual in my series of rituals...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

A Technician of the Sacred

The late Orlanda Brugnola, author of the Honey Communion was a Technician of the Sacred....

December 2015

December 04, 2015

Celebrating Darkness

Rev. Baron shares a story she wrote about celebrating darkness written for Winter Solstice celebrations.

November 2015

November 16, 2015

Pastoral Prayer for November 16

CUUPS President, the Rev. Amy Beltaine shares a pastoral prayer over current issues.

October 2015

October 22, 2015

Entering Nature

Mary de La Valette shares another of her poems with us from her home in...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Preparing for the Supermoon Eclipse

Whatever you decide to do in conjunction with the supermoon eclipse this weekend, begin planning...

September 18, 2015

Mabon Ritual in a Time of Global Warming

Here's the script Mabon (Fall Equinox) ritual from a UU minister (and new Nature's Path...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

One Earth

Mary de La Valette shares one of her poems from her home in New Brunswick,...

July 23, 2015

Love is the only magic —

Love is the only magic --- It enriches the giver as it nourishes the object.

July 14, 2015

New Moon Chalice Lighting – July 2015

May the light of this chalice give light and warmth to our community, when we...

June 2015

June 16, 2015

Blowing In the Wind

Mary de La Valette shares one of her poems. She has written for CUUPS publications...

April 2015

April 18, 2015

April New Moon Chalice Lighting

[Springtime] Renewal is relentless. Our tragedies may stop our heart, but will not stop the...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

New Moon Chalice Lighting – March 2015

This month's full moon event is highly unusual. It is coupled with a total solar...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

New Moon Chalice Lighting – Feb. 2015

We light this chalice in the increasing confidence of the light that is growing, though...

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