Turning the Soil of Soul: Ritual as Celebration

Last updated on: February 11, 2016 at 7:31 am By Alison Leigh Lilly

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

Connecting to the Underworld

Last updated on: February 4, 2016 at 5:00 am By Erica Baron

In general, Unitarian Universalists struggle to connect and integrate the Underworld, and the part of our Selves that lives there. Read more

Brigid and the Chinese Dragon

Last updated on: February 1, 2016 at 12:49 am By Liz Fisher

Upholding the use of imagination and symbols of protection from two disparate lineages creates a synergy of beliefs. Each addresses similar psychological states of mind which are important to me and provide engaging divine representations evoking these feelings. Read more

It's Been a Year

Last updated on: January 29, 2016 at 5:00 am By Maggie Beaumont

[T]he February holidays are a time of new beginnings. Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, Candlemas, Imbolc and St. Brigid’s Day are celebrated almost together, as are initiations in some Pagan traditions...We watch the snow outside our windows and think of the green leaves to come. Read more

Snow In My Bones

Last updated on: January 24, 2016 at 6:32 pm By Meghann Robern

I’ve discovered this weekend that after nearly twenty years in southern California, I have been missing, at a deep, primal level, this connection with the snow and the cold. Read more

Purification in New Orleans

Last updated on: January 22, 2016 at 5:43 am By Melanie Morel-Ensminger

Thoughts here in this naturally pagan city turn toward all the rituals of purification for this time of year. Read more

The Season of Light But Not Heat

Last updated on: January 20, 2016 at 12:10 am By Rev. Catharine Clarenbach

One of the great things about Imbolc—just about two weeks out—is that it’s the light-but-not-heat holiday. Read more

CUUPS Membership

Last updated on: January 18, 2016 at 5:06 am By Amy Beltaine

The [CUUPS] board recently made a list of the Benefits of Members we could think of. I bet you can think of more ways that CUUPS has fostered your search for truth and meaning, your spiritual growth, and your work toward a just, peaceful, green and free world. Read more