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February 2017

February 24, 2017

Cycles and Oppression

More of my companions are deeply engaged than I’ve seen in decades. More actual work...

February 20, 2017

Introducing Sacred Flexibility to the Hymn Sandwich

I’ve noticed that ... the Protestant-style “hymn sandwich” that UUs have inherited from our Puritan...

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 20, 2017

Pagan, Heal Thyself

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

January 17, 2017

What We Love Can Be Saved

The following ritual is for social justice warriors AND for people of conscience who have...

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...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Turbulent Times Call Forth Powerful Magic

I hear the trees calling us to care for the life of all humanity, not...

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...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

Last Call for CUUPS Convo

It's finally here - the 2016 CUUPS Convocation starts this (Fri. August 26) afternoon at...

August 25, 2016

Bad Magic

In the medical profession informed consent is the basis for medical ethics, patients must understand...

August 22, 2016

Awaiting Transition

There are two times of the year when nature seems to pause in her cycle,...

July 2016

July 20, 2016

Is the Candle Still Burning?

[O]ne of the central symbols of Unitarian Universalism and many Pagan traditions: the circle. Our...

July 18, 2016

Some Serious Magic

The demon machine that has been created has taken on a life of it’s own....

July 06, 2016

A Pagan National Pastime

An identifying feature of Sumo…is that each bout starts with a ceremony – and I’m...

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 17, 2016

The Healing Power of Music

Pagans have a wonderful set of tools and practices to help soothe the soul 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 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...

March 2016

March 18, 2016

To Cast or Not to Cast

Ultimately, my dream is that someday we’ll be able to hold full Women’s Circle Rituals...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

A Technician of the Sacred

The late Orlanda Brugnola, author of the Honey Communion was a Technician of the Sacred....

November 2015

November 06, 2015

Creating Rituals for Pagan Groups in a UU Context

One of the things I find most challenging in preparing ritual for UU Pagans is...

October 2015

October 02, 2015

Leading a Pagan-Themed Unitarian Universalist Sunday Service

As a UU minister who is also a Pagan, I find myself fairly regularly trying...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

Mabon Ritual in a Time of Global Warming

Here's the script Mabon (Fall Equinox) ritual from a UU minister (and new Nature's Path...

September 06, 2015

An Open Letter to My Peers and Students…

Guest columnist Phaedra Bonewits reminds elders of their obligation to teach, because some things can't...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Congregational Paganism Toolbox: Developing a Training Program for Ritual Facilitators

If every Pagan group has different needs, different ideas about ritual, different relationships in place,...

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 16, 2015

Gaia Community's Annual Patron

Every year, we choose, or are called to serve and work with, a different god...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

About General Assembly and CUUPS

Then it was my turn to stand up from my borrowed drum and bring our...

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