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July 2016

July 08, 2016

Scientists Discover Life's Common Ancestor, An Ancient Living Ocean

[W]hat if science uncovered evidence that these ancient creation stories might just have gotten some...

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 21, 2016

General Assembly Programming of Interest to Pagans

This week over 4,000 Unitarian Universalists will descend upon Columbus, Ohio for our annual General...

June 20, 2016

Father's Day after Orlando

Take a look at our rituals, our art, our language. We are not immune from...

June 14, 2016

For Orlando

[B]ring yourself to vigilance. Every time you hear someone denigrate Islam, speak up to love....

May 2016

May 20, 2016

Welcoming Pagans

I believe that when we celebrate the diversity of our members and visitors, when we...

May 02, 2016

Beltane, Maypoles and Labyrinths

Here is the tie-in between maypoles and labyrinths. In modern Scandinavia, the maypole dances are...

April 2016

April 22, 2016

Light for the World Ritual

I feel the best personal ritual to offset ongoing turmoil in the world around us...

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...

April 13, 2016

The Perils of Polarized Thinking

So long as you are not espousing ideas based on hate, violence, oppression, or bigotry,...

April 01, 2016

Working With Hermes

It does make a certain kind of sense that someone who essentially talks for a...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

A Brief History of Ostara

The history of the modern Ostara is a knotty one. Its roots stretch back into...

March 14, 2016

Rediscovering Lent through UU-Pagan Practice

For the past few weeks, I've been following along with the #UULent daily words for...

March 01, 2016

Death and Dying

There is no shame in recognizing what the Native Americans call a Good Day to...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

The Power of Prayer

We must be aware of our power, or lack of it, in any given situation....

February 23, 2016

Communicating With Deity: All the Small Things

...the joys and frustrations of connecting with Deity. It is a wonderful experience to have,...

February 18, 2016

UU Pagans As Leaders

Leading helps us to become better Pagans and better Unitarian Universalists.

February 17, 2016

Be the Real Spiritual You

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

February 15, 2016

CUUPS Affirms Consent Culture

Consent culture is a culture in which asking for consent is normalized and encouraged. It...

February 11, 2016

Turning the Soil of Soul: Ritual as Celebration

Ritual theory has shifted from ..."What do rituals do?" to ... "What do rituals mean?"

February 04, 2016

Connecting to the Underworld

In general, Unitarian Universalists struggle to connect and integrate the Underworld, and the part of...

January 2016

January 24, 2016

Snow In My Bones

I’ve discovered this weekend that after nearly twenty years in southern California, I have been...

January 22, 2016

Purification in New Orleans

Thoughts here in this naturally pagan city turn toward all the rituals of purification for...

January 07, 2016

Nature's Path: Top Ten Posts for 2015

Now that we're a few days into 2016, and a few days away from the...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

A CUUPS Year in Review!

CUUPS VP of Communications, Jerrie Hildebrand, provides a summary of CUUPS activities during 2015.

December 28, 2015

Solstice Rituals

Into the fire I threw my continual need to be right, my perfectionism and judgmentalness,...

December 18, 2015

A Daily Pagan Practice for the Year

I put together a Wheel of the Year Plan for myself, based on my interpretation...

December 13, 2015

To Be A Witch Is To Bend And Shape

Earth-centered: what does it really mean? To me the term means that there will always...

December 11, 2015

Light a Candle To Begin

Alison Leigh Lily writes about navigating the holidays in a multi-faith extended family, "I settle...

December 08, 2015

Tan'gun

Taejonggyo, a new religious movement in Korea, worships Tan’gun, the legendary founder of the first...

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