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August 2019

August 09, 2019

Tending the Flame of Hope in Times of Darkness

Hope thrives on community and we need more than ritual. My own CUUPS chapter is...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

Of Sun and Shadow – A Recentering Reading for Summer

I’m a big fan of working with the prevailing energy present in a season or...

July 08, 2019

Telling Your Story

Tell your story. Share your gifts with the world. You are the light. Yours are...

May 2019

May 10, 2019

Waking the Wild

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

April 2019

April 29, 2019

On Beltane: A Call for Hope and Hard Work

Despair won’t work. On Beltane, as we celebrate fertility and the joy of quickening fields,...

April 10, 2019

Devotional Practices for Living with Limits

It’s really hard to escape the pressure of what we think our spiritual practice *should*...

April 05, 2019

The Story of the Labyrinth

Here is the truth: the people who went into the Labyrinth were never the people...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

Spiritual Anger

Anger is the way we learn what needs to change, and is one of the...

December 2018

December 18, 2018

May The Light Keep You

John Cooper writes, "May the light keep you during the darkest night; whether that be...

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...

July 2018

July 27, 2018

The Value of Initiatory Challenge

I’m enormously proud of the people whose initiations I have witnessed – both the carefully...

July 06, 2018

Lectio Divina and Tarot

One way to look at Lectio Divina is as a form of divination - a...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Questions of the Hour

I’m mindful that my words have weight, if only to add to the stream of...

June 15, 2018

Teaching Paganism

The act of teaching something allows us to see what we really do know, and...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

Hospice Musings On Anxiety

Which is worse, physical pain or emotional pain? For most people the answer is: It...

May 09, 2018

Tarot Cards for Spiritual Discernment

What I’ve come to understand is that the cards release me from control and put...

May 06, 2018

Pagan Ritual Lessons for UU Services

I think I have not been as attentive as I might be to the place...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

May Day Is The Great Day

Who is your lust-for-life deity? What stories can give you insight and what practices can...

April 28, 2018

Speak Mindfully

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

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...

March 05, 2018

Visiting The Temple of Sekmet Near Las Vegas

Every year we travel around the South Western United States. I preach each Sunday at...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

A Working In Florida

The work does not end once we say “And, as I will it, so mote...

February 05, 2018

Wrestling with Ableist Language

The UUA has recently committed to undoing ableist language. Now is a good time to...

January 2018

January 12, 2018

Giving the Gift of Giving: The Care and Feeding of CUUPS Groups

My goal as group facilitator is not just to produce pagan rituals for our members,...

January 05, 2018

The Year of Spiritual Practice

My many attempts at daily spiritual practice have often faltered. What would happen if I...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

Highlighting Five Recent Videos

YouTube is home to a growing number of Unitarian Universalist Pagan and Earth-Centered videos. Here...

December 29, 2017

Manifesting the New Year

I’m asking, directly, each of you take some time alone to envision clearly the new...

December 13, 2017

Giving and Receiving

The promise of our community, of our presence in the world, is bigger than any...

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