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October 13, 2015

Doumu – The Dipper Mother

The Dipper Mother [Doumu] is a star deity and a Daoist adoption of the Tantric...

October 12, 2015

CUUPS, Interfaith and the Sixth Principle

The opportunity to engage in the Parliament Of the Worlds Religions offers a unique opportunity...

October 07, 2015

Who Is Pandora?

Some folklorists believe Pandora’s Box has become a metaphor for a woman’s womb. Perhaps being...

October 06, 2015

Xenophanes on the Appearance of the Divine

Mortal [humans] suppose that the gods are born as they themselves are, and that they...

October 03, 2015

Radical Compassion Centered Social Justice

For me compassion is the centerpiece of effective radical social justice. If we engage in...

October 02, 2015

Leading a Pagan-Themed Unitarian Universalist Sunday Service

As a UU minister who is also a Pagan, I find myself fairly regularly trying...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

I Am Guilty of Cultural Appropriation!

. . . instead of “calling out” those who deny cultural appropriation, my intent is...

September 25, 2015

Black Lives Matter – Pass It On

...as Pagans, we don’t find outrageous clothing or amazing haircolor or remarkable tattoos the least...

September 24, 2015

BLM – An Invitation

I will never be black, or brown, and therefore I will never be able to...

September 23, 2015

Preparing for the Supermoon Eclipse

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

September 21, 2015

Healing the Sacred Web of All Existence

Meghann Robern, an intern minister at First UU in Nashville writes, "As Pagan-oriented Unitarian Universalists,...

September 19, 2015

The Lives that Don't Matter

We urge all siblings in the human family to return to the sacred sources that...

September 17, 2015

All Lives Do Not Matter

In this moment of reflection attempt to accept that there are people who are trapped...

September 16, 2015

The Difficult Magic of Welcome

When someone feels like they have to admit their theology or spiritual practice to their...

September 12, 2015

Why CUUPS is a Deep Expression of Paganism

Peter Dybing discusses why he has moved towards CUUPS as a central part of his...

September 10, 2015

Ancestors of Blood, Ancestors of Spirit

The knowledge and the lessons of those who have gone before can serve us well,...

September 07, 2015

Saving Whales

To have the whales off the shores of California in a protected marine sanctuary feels...

September 06, 2015

An Open Letter to My Peers and Students…

Guest columnist Phaedra Bonewits reminds elders of their obligation to teach, because some things can't...

September 04, 2015

Seeking Divinity in Darkness

When urgency for the mission at hand overwhelms my ability to connect, it is critical...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Thoughtfulness, Social Justice, Chaplaincy and Staying Present – Life as a UU Pagan

This coming Sunday’s sermon, in the UU congregation where I am a member, will be...

August 28, 2015

A Floridian's View: Separation of UU & Pagan

The CUUPs group to which I belonged had a number of members who were comfortable...

August 26, 2015

Excitement for The Parliament of the World Religions Builds

CUUPS Board members David Pollard, Maggie Beaumont and myself, along with future board members Peter...

August 24, 2015

The Separation of UU and Pagan

There is often a gulf between Pagans and UU-identifying Pagans; what are the reasons for...

August 21, 2015

Moving Into Darkness

It’s coming. The dark. The cold. And I’m excited.

August 19, 2015

Magic and the Transrational

The “transrational” is a space in between spaces. A space between what is knowable and...

August 17, 2015

The Grief Police (They Live Inside of Your Head)

I have worked as a chaplain. I expected to do my grieving well. What I...

August 12, 2015

Unitarian Universalism and the Anthropocene

We know that the dance of evolution is an eternal one- if we can get...

August 11, 2015

Congregational Paganism Toolbox: Developing a Training Program for Ritual Facilitators

If every Pagan group has different needs, different ideas about ritual, different relationships in place,...

August 06, 2015

Tending to Your Joy: Pagan Lessons from Pixar's Inside Out

Inside Out is a modern-day story of the shamanic journey into the Otherworld, a journey...

August 03, 2015

Why I am Still a UU Pagan

Liz Fisher explains why after decades of involvement in both the UU and Pagan movements...

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