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March 2021

March 09, 2021

Spring Magick: Prayers on the Wing

Birds have been referred to as the messengers of the gods in many different cultures....

November 2020

November 02, 2020

There You Are, Lovely Light

I pray that we wrap ourselves in the purple cloak of the Wise Woman who...

July 2020

July 28, 2020

The Turning Tide

When we honor our first fruits and bake our sacred loaves, when we live in...

June 2020

June 19, 2020

Restoring Our World

Summer Solstice is a time to bloom. The blooms we need to nurture are those...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

To Celebrate Earth Day 2020 Vow to Vote

Life on Earth is too precious to fall prey to cynicism. If enough environmentalists vote,...

November 2019

November 25, 2019

The Song of My Heart is the Sacred Earth

Let us be able to say, "The song of my heart is for Sacred Earth"...

June 2019

June 23, 2019

Turning Point: Reflections on the Summer Solstice

Ralph Waldo Emerson prophesied, “The end of the human race will be that it will...

June 20, 2019

Our Sun: Friend or Foe?

What chance does one little UU congregation’s green actions have to effect change? Not much,...

October 2018

October 26, 2018

The Wisdom of Seeds

One way we can support life on Earth is to ensure our agricultural biodiversity. Just...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

Summoning the Will for Climate Action

This November, we can take a few moments to research how incumbent state and federal...

June 2018

June 07, 2018

She Will Not Be Tamed

To stand in awe and reverence of elemental forces. To understand we are integral with...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

A Delicate Balance Disturbed

To give voice to my concern about these delicate systems so vital to life, I...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

A Sacred Chamber: Four Holes Swamp

I’m not a scientist, and I have no pull with worldwide organizations that can make...

October 2017

October 12, 2017

Gaia II

The beaver, the otter, the deer, the horned owl have enough sense to lie down...

August 2017

August 04, 2017

Sacred Waters

Human communities have named the waters they live beside and water itself as sacred for...

July 2017

July 21, 2017

Preparing For the Solar Eclipse

Use the fleeting moment of this year’s eclipse as a rite of passage to usher...

July 20, 2017

Celebrating Air

Protecting the air we breathe is a moral as well as a practical imperative for...

June 2017

June 02, 2017

Questions to a Future UUA President: How Can Pagan UUs Contribute to Social & Environmental Justice Work?

UUA Presidential Candidates share how they see where Earth-Centered and Pagan UUs are most effective...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

River Pirates

The loss of the Slims River was due to us. Humans, with our centuries of...

March 2017

March 22, 2017

Celebrating Water

Today is World Water Day! One of the four sacred elements in Earth-based spiritual practices,...

March 21, 2017

Whales and Me

The ocean, with its beauty, its power and its amazing creatures has always been a...

March 09, 2017

Of Gods and Men

There is more beauty In the Dawn and the Dusk Than in all the works...

February 2017

February 10, 2017

Bless the Waters Thrice: Making Environmentally Sustainable Offerings

Are we so busy trying to do ritual "correctly" that we fail to do it...

February 02, 2017

Join the United Nations World Harmony Week 2017 Webinars!

This is another way to get active in World Harmony Week with our human family...

January 2017

January 06, 2017

Rituals For Restoring Balance

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

December 2016

December 14, 2016

Resist the New "Normal"

As UUs who also identify strongly with Earth-centered traditions, we must also include resistance to...

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...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Thealogy of the Chambered Nautilus

Rev. Shirley Ranck introduces us to an amazing creature which provides us with a new...

September 15, 2016

Lessons from Krypton

Supergirl, like all good stories, helps us to think about our own lives, and what...

September 14, 2016

CUUPS Board in Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation

Our statement is a call for all members and friends of CUUPS to show our...

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