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August 2021

August 13, 2021

Five Things to do When the World Gets Weird

How are you staying centered right now? What works best for you when the people...

February 2021

February 14, 2021

Why We Need Pagan Spiritual Direction

Joseph Campbell says “If you can see your path laid out in front of you,...

June 2020

June 04, 2020

We Call Out with a “Strong Voice” to Eradicate Racism

To our members, chapters, colleagues and friends, As Unitarian Universalists of Pagan and Earth relating,...

May 2020

May 14, 2020

Tools for Quieting the Gibbering Fear Mind

Dana Morgan writes, "It’s really easy for fear to get inside of us – our...

April 2020

April 24, 2020

A Releasing and Intention Setting for Solitaries or Groups

The power of intention-setting is that it can gently shift the energy that permeates our...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

Renewing the Well – Strategies for Replenishing Your Energy

Irene Glasse writes, "We stand in the Underworld right now – that space between Samhain...

September 2019

September 17, 2019

Autumn Equinox: Harvest Home

As the seasons pass we return to what we were, but each season of return...

June 2019

June 08, 2019

Queering Fairy Tales

What if Sleeping Beauty were in love with a woman? What if the dancing princess...

April 2018

April 28, 2018

Speak Mindfully

Speak mindfully, accurately, honestly, fairly... trust that the words you speak have power, and to...

February 2018

February 02, 2018

Inspiration and Expression

I serve the herald of the gods, and if I’m holding my breath, I can’t...

August 2017

August 11, 2017

How To Use A Myth

How do we use our earth-centered practice when we are in crisis? A distinguishing feature...

August 07, 2017

My Matron Saint: Teresa of Avila

Introducing my Matron Saint, Teresa of Avila. She was many things, but above all, she was...

May 2017

May 26, 2017

After The Teach-In

Maggie Beaumont shares her impressions of the recent White Supremacy Teach In that two thirds...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Second Initiation

Even when I fear that there will never be time enough to complete the work,...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Looking Forward to a Year of Wonders

May 2017 be a Year of Wonders for you and yours; may we learn what...

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 09, 2016

On Goats and Wasps: Ode to the Animals We Hate

I can't help but also be reminded of something Chris Rock once pointed out: "See,...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

CUUPS Convo in Review

This past weekend CUUPS Continental held a Convo in Salem, Massachusetts – and … people...

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 10, 2016

The Feast

I found a way back to myself. What a gift we are given when we...

July 2016

July 25, 2016

Lughnasa: Bad Harvest

[W]e look toward Lughnasa, the traditional Celtic celebration of the harvest...my mind turns toward what...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

Agency and Passivity: The Magic of Increasing Self-Awareness

Just now the magic consists of greeting the altar night and morning, sitting near it...

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...

May 13, 2016

Shaman & Priest: How America's Cultural Landscape Shapes Its Religious Institutions

The Druid priestess can be lover and warrior, shaman and queen. She can weave these...

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...

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 11, 2016

Turning the Soil of Soul: Ritual as Celebration

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

January 2016

January 29, 2016

It's Been a Year

[T]he February holidays are a time of new beginnings. Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, Candlemas,...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

Why Did The Pagan Go To Church?

...what's a road to a Pagan who's grown so used to wandering in the spiritual...

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