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2022-04-23T03:37:16+00:00

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Earth Day 2022: 52 years of awareness – let’s continue the effort…

Last updated on: April 23, 2022 at 3:37 am By Ann Trip

Well it is Earth Day again, so let’s start… Hmmm I have always found that so odd. We are going to begin now, but there are 365 days in a year and it’s now 2022… start already! This will be the 52nd Earth Day celebration, which brings awareness to all about environmental concerns. These issues have been around far longer than we would care to recognize. Think how long we knew that single-use plastic is not good for the environment.... Read more

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2022-03-23T03:17:44+00:00

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Spring is here! Plant seeds to work on your physical & mental gardens

Last updated on: March 23, 2022 at 3:17 am By Ann Trip

Spring conventionally arrived on Sunday, March 20. Yes, as Pagans, we held rituals and welcomed Ostara, or if you are Druid as I am – Alban Eilir. This is only the beginning though. Seeds, just like the spells we create, take more than uttering words. There is work involved, lots of work. Spring is a time for renewal, a rebirth in many ways. Life begins again all around us. The leaf buds begin sprouting, pollen is active, and we allergy... Read more

Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair

2022-02-22T00:12:36+00:00

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Spring is coming! Emerge from your shell and transform

Last updated on: February 22, 2022 at 12:12 am By Ann Trip

Emerge, deepen and transform is 2022’s focus for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, New Jersey, where I attend. Although, they probably are thinking along the effects of the pandemic, including how congregational life is transforming in general. This is something my elders always encourage in their students. Two friends at different times the other day said, “Always keep learning.” I almost laughed hearing that from other people. My elders, the Rev. Foxxy Pullen and her late husband, Herm, always... Read more

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2022-01-24T05:29:28+00:00

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A clear concise intention is vital for spells and life

Last updated on: January 24, 2022 at 5:29 am By Ann Trip

This month the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, New Jersey’s focus is on the meaning of intention. This is part of the January Soul Matters’ theme of “Living with Intention.” Intention is essentially your goal, what you want to happen. When Pagans prepare spells, we put our intent into them. I try to explain this to the mundane people by comparing spell work to ‘enhanced’ prayer. When people pray, they ask for the deity’s assistance but they have an intention... Read more

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2022-01-13T19:20:06+00:00

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The Power of the Playlist

Last updated on: January 13, 2022 at 7:20 pm By Irene Glasse

Music became both an entrance point and a thread to follow when it comes to my spirituality ... My Pagan station includes more upbeat and active music that reminds me of the joy and deep power of my spirituality. Read more

2021-12-20T23:37:33+00:00

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In the Time of Darkness

Last updated on: December 20, 2021 at 11:37 pm By Cat Rigby

Let us breathe deeply to nourish and light our candles within. Then let us share our gentle glow with others in need of rekindling. Read more

2021-12-17T19:00:09+00:00

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Celebrating Yule while living in a Christian home

Last updated on: December 17, 2021 at 7:00 pm By Ann Trip

Yule or Alban Arthan meaning “Light of Arthur” or “Light of Winter” in my Druid path is Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 10:58 a.m. ET. It is the shortest day of the year and known to the mundane as the Winter Solstice. It is so deep in Pagan tradition that one can openly practice without anyone knowing. We often discuss this topic in my CUUPs chapter Sacred Wheel at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, NJ. I tell them not to... Read more

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2021-12-10T03:57:59+00:00

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Fallow Season ~ Burnout, Fatigue, and Sacred Rest

Last updated on: December 10, 2021 at 3:57 am By Irene Glasse

Within the world of agriculture, there is a vital part of crop growing known as letting land “lie fallow.” To fallow a piece of earth is to leave it deliberately unsown – to let it rest. This time of rest allows more fertility to gather in the soil, guaranteeing a better crop later. It is also sometimes used to avoid a surplus crop that might go to waste, or to let the soil and associated microbiota rest and settle for... Read more

2021-11-23T17:13:32+00:00

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A UU Pagan understanding of the Christian’s belief of sin & salvation

Last updated on: November 23, 2021 at 5:13 pm By Ann Trip

I recently took an adult religious education class at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, NJ (UUCM) led by the Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, senior co-minister. The course was on Walter Rauschenbusch’s text “A Theology for the Social Gospel.” He gave us an assignment to define sin and salvation as a UU. This really had me thinking. Since I am both a Druid and a UU, I do not believe in sin, especially original sin. After all, how is an innocent... Read more

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2021-10-30T01:29:49+00:00

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The three aspects of Samhain – honoring our ancestors, the last harvest & the Celtic New Year

Last updated on: October 30, 2021 at 1:29 am By Ann Trip

Samhain, the time when the veil between the worlds is the thinnest, we can connect with our ancestors. It is commonly known by the mundane as Halloween. This sabbat though has two other equally important aspects people tend to forget. It is the last harvest and to Druids it is the Celtic New Year. Many Celts believe that between sundown Oct. 31 and sundown Nov. 1 time “stands still.” It is the “day” in the Year and a Day promise... Read more

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