Ultimately, my dream is that someday we’ll be able to hold full Women’s Circle Rituals during Sunday morning services and cast our circle with the knowledge that others will already understand and appreciate what we are doing and happily join in, even if paganism is not part of their own spiritual path. Read more
The history of the modern Ostara is a knotty one. Its roots stretch back into the distant Proto-Indo-European past, while its practice has been influenced by the Christian Easter Read more
Maybe it’s climate change. Maybe it’s the crazy combinations of rain and sun that are here, in a place still new to me. Maybe it’s just the way of things I have not attended to before. But Ostara is just sexier than I used to give it credit for. Read more
For the past few weeks, I've been following along with the #UULent daily words for contemplation, allowing them to swirl and clash and mingle and bounce off of my Pagan practice. Read more
My earth-centered spirituality calls me to notice and respond to events in the cosmos. This month the Spring Equinox, when day and night are equal, is bookended by two eclipses. Read more
This is the meditation from the Oestara (Spring Equinox) ritual in my series of rituals addressing global warming. Read more
There is no shame in recognizing what the Native Americans call a Good Day to Die. Or that moment when an elder says, ‘enough is enough.’ Read more
The late Orlanda Brugnola, author of the Honey Communion was a Technician of the Sacred. Here we explain what that means. Read more
We are very excited to announce that the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans will host its Convocation on August 26-28, 2016. Read more
We must be aware of our power, or lack of it, in any given situation. We must understand how we can help or harm. Prayer and energy work that is done by oneself is just as important as the work done in groups -- it gives us perspective, humility, and discernment. Read more
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