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September 2015

September 16, 2015

All Lives Do Not Matter

A Letter to My CUUPS Sisters and Brothers,  The title of this letter is bound...

September 12, 2015

Why CUUPS is a Deep Expression of Paganism

Many of my friends have asked me why I have moved towards CUUPS as a...

September 11, 2015

I’m too Busy For Your Gods!

Once again I am subjected to post after post about the emerging conflict between hard...

August 2015

August 29, 2015

Politics, We Will Not Surrender Our Voice

Yesterday in a news conference, Donald Trump stated that Americans pay "the highest taxes in...

August 20, 2015

Pagan Plea From Within The Fire Storm

Aggressive walls of flames roar across the landscape and 30,000 fire fighters stand their ground....

August 06, 2015

Seeking Divinity in Darkness

Dawn at the Hayfork Fire CampIt is pitch black in Fire Camp and I am...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Boy Scouts Still Full Of Hate For LGBT Community

We awoke to great news The Boy Scouts Of America (BSA) have reversed course and...

July 21, 2015

Discovering UUA Principles in Alaska

Being in Alaska is disorienting, living with 22 hours of sunlight brings one to appreciate...

July 15, 2015

UUA’s Future Lies With CUUPS

Gazing around the circle in my local CUUPS group I see an amazing diversity of...

July 09, 2015

Alaska Wildfires, A Fireline Pagan Experience

My mind is muddled with images as I drive through Willow Alaska on my way...

June 2015

June 20, 2015

The Racist In Me

Once again our nation is hit by a violent terrorist attack with clear racist motivations....

June 19, 2015

“ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME”, THIS PAGAN IS STUNNED

Maybe the word that best describes my reaction upon reading the recent statement from Pope...

June 16, 2015

PSG, Blessed By Our Collective Ethic Of Mutual Aid

Flooded ritual greens at PSG [Photo credit: L. Dake] The photos are dramatic, This years PSG...

June 10, 2015

CUUPS and a Theology of Service

There are those moments in life that are so ingrained in a persons perception of...

June 07, 2015

The Divine Circle, Being Touched by Divinity

I sit, observe and am overwhelmed by the sense that here in this moment my...

May 2015

May 24, 2015

Taking The First Step, The Activist At Home.

Activists shout from roof tops, lead emotional protests, confront government oppression, organize the mass feeding...

May 19, 2015

The UU Church and the Secret Pagans

It is a Sunday morning and my entire being is resistant to the situation I...

May 16, 2015

Police Violence And The Schism In Our Community

Recently I posted an opinion on a Face Book post that expressed my solidarity with...

May 12, 2015

Sustainable Relief, The Case For Nepal Communitere

As we awake to the news of another earthquake in Nepal there is another scramble...

May 04, 2015

JENNY, MY HERO AND AN ACTIVIST TOO

It was an incredible Beltane, I was overwhelmed by the warmth, both from a brilliant...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Only Nation of Islam up to the task of Restoring Peace in Baltimore

The images are stark, looting, vandalism and a few isolated incidents of violence in Baltimore. ...

April 27, 2015

Vicarious Trauma, Pagan Responders and the Nepal Disaster

Definition"Vicarious trauma (VT) is a transformation in the self of a trauma worker or helper that...

April 24, 2015

Change Starts Right Here, In Our CUPPS Groups

Over the years I became very frustrated with my Wiccan path.  I loved the people,...

April 21, 2015

Accessing Compassion via Social Media Negativity- An Activists’ Lament

Wow it has been an intense year. My Face Book feed has been filled with...

April 17, 2015

CUUPS is Pagan Lite, So Untrue!

Profound spiritual experiences nourish my ability to connect with divinity.  Over the years as a...

April 01, 2015

The Parliament of the World’s Religions, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!

Over the past few days I have been working on my proposed presentation for the...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

No Guide Book For Pagan Elders

With much discourse occurring in the community about ageism, Elders and young Pagan Leaders conversations...

March 19, 2015

Rethinking Our Choices, The Prison Industrial Complex

Much has been written about the school to prison pipeline.  Incarceration rates in our nation...

March 18, 2015

An Open Letter To The CEO Of Starbucks

Sir,As men of privilege confronting racism can be difficult, our attempts tend to be awkward,...

March 06, 2015

On Being Kind To The Invisible, Seeing The Homeless

Yesterday I dropped by a donut shop and bought donuts for the staff I work...

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