I’m enormously proud of the people whose initiations I have witnessed – both the carefully planned ones and the ‘life happens’ ones. I’m delighted to be a UU-Pagan, immersed in two traditions that celebrate the passages of life. Read more
I’m enormously proud of the people whose initiations I have witnessed – both the carefully planned ones and the ‘life happens’ ones. I’m delighted to be a UU-Pagan, immersed in two traditions that celebrate the passages of life. Read more
It’s been a month of blog posts about how UU and Pagan can and do fit together. Here’s my little bit. Yesterday I took a couple of online tests. One quiz rated me theologically 100% Neo-pagan. Another quiz directed me to join a UU congregation. Yep. Exactly. UU and Pagan! The Search I spent over 20 years attempting to find or create consistent community, institutional consistency, strength, scientific and academic integrity, serious minded respect, respect for diversity and reliable structure... Read more
Raucous Birds of Summer Their fierce yellow eyes cop a glare at the sky. They puff their bronze-sheened feathers like hair rising on the back of a black dog’s neck, cop a glare at the sky, kick, shake a big foot off the side of the sunflower feeder as if tuned to staccato street rhythms, cop a glare at the sky. Poke sharp beaks heedlessly strewing seeds. One opens his big-beaked mouth like a cat, hissing— off with wrens, cardinals,... Read more
One way to look at Lectio Divina is as a form of divination - a search for divine guidance through a particular bit of something. Hmmm… what does that remind me of? So, like I said, one day it occurred to me that one could try “reading” a Tarot spread with this same practice. Read more
I’m mindful that my words have weight, if only to add to the stream of what is out there already. I’ve rejected Pollyanna, I’ve rejected Doom-and-Gloom, I’ve rejected Despair, I’ve rejected Exhortation. Perhaps this is a time of waiting for clarity. Or perhaps this is a time to keep my own counsel before taking action. Read more
If you can spare a spot in your garden or patio, no matter how small, set out a gift on Midsummer’s Eve of wine, butter, honey or cakes along with a bit of ribbon in scarlet, yellow or gold. Read more
The act of teaching something allows us to see what we really do know, and take some pride. It also forces us to confront the things we understand less well and find new ways to think about them. I’ve heard it said that you never really know a subject until you’ve taught it. Perhaps the same might be said of a spiritual path. Read more
To stand in awe and reverence of elemental forces. To understand we are integral with Earth, our home. She will not be tamed. Read more
Which is worse, physical pain or emotional pain? For most people the answer is: It depends. Read more
What I’ve come to understand is that the cards release me from control and put me in conversation with the dynamics of the universe that are larger than myself. Read more
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