At first, I see nothing; then my own face swims into focus; then I see the face of my mother. I turn back to the Witch. “I see the passage of time,” I say, “in the faces of old women.” Read more
At first, I see nothing; then my own face swims into focus; then I see the face of my mother. I turn back to the Witch. “I see the passage of time,” I say, “in the faces of old women.” Read more
Having returned last week from the Parliament of the World Religions in Salt Lake City, I am present to the rich spiritual and religious practices we as human beings hold. It was incredible as a Unitarian Universalist Pagan to participate with practitioners of a variety of earth and nature centered traditions worldwide. It was also amazing to see how UU Pagans in general are part of this larger community and have really taken the international UU community. I stopped into... Read more
If there’s one thing people like more than having sex, it’s avoiding death and thoughts thereof. So, what better way to capture the attention of a wider audience than to share a list of ways to celebrate a sanitized, commercialized version of this most holy of Pagan holidays? Read more
Rev. Melanie Morel-Ensminger shares what Samhain is like in her hometown, New Orleans. Read more
Mary de La Valette shares another of her poems with us from her home in New Brunswick, Canada. Read more
Samhain is a high holy day—for some of us the holiest night of the year—and I try to celebrate it with the solemnity and glory it merits. Samhain expanded is all about the ethic of responsibility, expressed through calling out to ancestors and descendants, those who live in the shadows beyond the Veil of Life-and-Death. Read more
Memoir – Samhain, All Souls, Day of the Dead. This time of year the veil between the living and mystery is thin and we remember our those who have gone before. Memory can lighten the burden of grief, create meaning, or create a container for the next chapter. What is your memoir? What is your story? We need your voice. In a voiced community we all flourish! My mother raised my sister and me on stories. When I flip through our photo... Read more
The members of CUUPS voted and stand in solidarity with the Unitarian Universalist Association for the adoption of organizational statements on the following: Commit2Respond Statement on Climate Change (commit2repond.org) and "Showing up for Justice" #BlackLivesMatter (standingonthesideoflove.org) Read more
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