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February 2017

February 15, 2017

We Swim in the Depths

Diving and scanning, into the depths and swimming around. Who are we as UU-Pagans and...

January 2017

January 18, 2017

Henotheism: Mine, Yours, and Ours

Henotheism, my devotion not obviating my respect for yours, is something Unitarian Universalism is uniquely...

December 2016

December 21, 2016

Winter Solstice Embers

I took another big breath and the ember grew brighter. I let it consume my...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

Gratitude's Problematic Magic

Gratitude moves me with the desire to be of service, to gather people into my...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Real Weddings and Real Weddings

There is a “real” wedding and a “real” wedding. In Boston, October 8, 2009, the...

June 22, 2016

Litha Witchgrass

The weeds know that we’ll be gone someday. . . We’ll be gone someday and...

May 2016

May 18, 2016

Bridge-Building through Mary Mother of God

Through a ceremony for Mary, Mother of God, we helped build bridges. How might UU-Pagans...

April 2016

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...

March 2016

March 16, 2016

The Sexiness of Ostara

Maybe it’s climate change. Maybe it’s the crazy combinations of rain and sun that are...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Be the Real Spiritual You

Let us be real, and be real in our love and acceptance of the responsible...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

The Season of Light But Not Heat

One of the great things about Imbolc—just about two weeks out—is that it’s the light-but-not-heat...

December 2015

December 16, 2015

Revelations of Winter Solstice

…. Seek Me in the light that is in the darkness and seek Me in...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

The Role of Divination in Discernment

Rev. Clarenbach explains the benefits of her use of divination as part of her discernment...

November 18, 2015

How And Why And Whether to Pray

[Prayer] brings us authenticity, integrity, compassion and wisdom. Mindful authenticity. Insistent integrity. Fierce compassion. Growing...

October 2015

October 21, 2015

Samhain, Ancestors, and Descendants

Samhain is a high holy day—for some of us the holiest night of the year—and...

September 2015

September 16, 2015

The Difficult Magic of Welcome

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

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Magic and the Transrational

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

July 2015

July 24, 2015

The Give and Take of Lammas

In the Stone Circle, Lammas was not just the First Harvest, but also the celebration...

July 15, 2015

Years, Seasons, Moons, and Weeks: The Holiness of Time

Time is holy, and this is the time we have been given, the time we...

July 13, 2015

May 2015

May 20, 2015

A Magical Reading of UU Initiation: One Woman’s Ordination

A look at my experience of ordination--that most contested of UU initiations--through the eyes of...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

The Gift of the Bees: An Inclusive Beltaine

I love Beltaine. I love flowers. I love early summer. I love sex. I love...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

Nearer, my Goddess, to Thee: Divine Communion and Mental Illness

Aspecting–the art of nudging one’s personality “to the side” and safely letting an entity or...

February 2015

February 18, 2015

A Unitarian Universalist Pagan's Thoughts on Ash Wednesday

Paganisms are, at their best, traditions that embrace the whole of human—and non-human—experience. That broad...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Home for the (February) Holidays: Imbolc, Brigid, and the Union of Opposites

Imbolc, a moment which goes by many names (including Groundhog Day!), is a beautiful combination...

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