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March 2021

March 19, 2021

Flying in Rain

Japanese poet master Matsuo Bashō lends us some wisdom: Sitting quietly doing nothing, spring comes,...

March 09, 2021

Spring Magick: Prayers on the Wing

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

July 2020

July 30, 2020

The Mystic Pagan: Woo Woo Wall Shaming

I have been overly skeptical for many years to the point where I have had...

December 2019

December 26, 2019

Completing the Past, Moving Forward with CUUPS Vision

Jerrie Hildebrand writes, "Be blessed in this season of quiet contemplation. Wake up to the...

December 17, 2019

A Way Toward a More Sustainable Future

Nan Lundeen writes, "I readily relate to the Native American chant: The Earth is our...

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"...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

Bittersweet Beauty

It’s naïve to think economic expansion can continue to be a goal of government. Survival...

May 2019

May 10, 2019

Waking the Wild

Reconnecting to our Wild self means reopening the lines of communication between our minds and...

July 2018

July 16, 2018

Interlopers from a House Wren’s Point of View

Raucous Birds of Summer Their fierce yellow eyes cop a glare at the sky. They...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Springtime

My thoughts scatter like Autumn leaves, but new ones bud at once - just as...

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...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

Marcus Aurelius: Three Rules

Every creature should fulfill its nature. Rational beings effect a great many things and should...

December 04, 2017

Thankful for the Infinite that Holds Us

Earth, Air, Fire, Water... and broken Spirits. Elemental destruction and brokenness. We are small and...

November 2017

November 15, 2017

The Deer In The Window

She moved slowly, unsurely, clearly disoriented by the trappings of humanity around her. But neither...

July 2017

July 25, 2017

The Spirituality of the Eclipse

Jon Cleland-Host writes about the upcoming solar eclipse, "What will I do during those 100...

July 22, 2017

Sourcing to Sacred

The sacred comes to those who wait actively, and leave their windows open.

June 2017

June 19, 2017

Celebrating Fire

May you enjoy this time of the Longest Day and appreciate the power and possibilities...

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 21, 2017

Whales and Me

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

March 17, 2017

Sense of Place

As an earth-centered pagan, everything I do and experience is built around my sense of...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

A Blue Dot

Perhaps Mars once did have “life”.

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Pagan, Heal Thyself

Below is a ritual for healing. You will notice that the focus is on simplicity,...

January 13, 2017

Frost and Stone: Grounding Energy in Winter's Dark

Alison Leigh Lilly decides it's time for an Imbolc ritual, "The whole world seems to...

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 18, 2016

Soothe Yourself

Listen to the wind and the Earth and the song of life as it sings...

December 14, 2016

Resist the New "Normal"

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

November 2016

November 08, 2016

Epictetus: Are You an Interpreter or a Philosopher?

Seriously, what do you want? You want to understand nature and to follow her.

October 2016

October 11, 2016

Marcus Aurelius: Natural Beauty

If we deeply experience the universe and consider it closely, there’s hardly anything that won’t...

September 2016

September 20, 2016

Senses of Autumn, Senses of Home

I begin my seasonal holiday reflections with what is happening outside, inside my house, inside...

September 19, 2016

Thealogy of the Chambered Nautilus

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

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