To have the whales off the shores of California in a protected marine sanctuary feels like we are in fact engaged in a sacred venture. Our work is not only sacred to us but is important to the survival of the planet. Read more
To have the whales off the shores of California in a protected marine sanctuary feels like we are in fact engaged in a sacred venture. Our work is not only sacred to us but is important to the survival of the planet. Read more
Guest columnist Phaedra Bonewits reminds elders of their obligation to teach, because some things can't be taught by a book - no matter how well written. Read more
When urgency for the mission at hand overwhelms my ability to connect, it is critical that I find the time to seek the Goddess, sit with her in the darkness and refill my spiritual cup. Read more
This coming Sunday’s sermon, in the UU congregation where I am a member, will be about justice – economic justice, immigration justice, the idea of a just harvest. Our senior minister will be joined in the pulpit by several other people, each speaking about immigration, borders, and fairness, from their particular experience. Knowing this minister, I think we’ll be invited to take specific actions toward making things better for the migrant workers – many of them undocumented – who harvest... Read more
The CUUPs group to which I belonged had a number of members who were comfortable with Pagan events, beliefs, and people, but were reluctant to consider joining any Pagan group, since they were already members of our church and our CUUPs chapter. - Joe Wolfarth Read more
CUUPS Board members David Pollard, Maggie Beaumont and myself, along with future board members Peter Dybing and Debra Gilbert will be there [at Parliament of the Worlds Religions] on behalf of UU Pagans. To date over 150 people from various earth/nature centered and Pagan traditions will be there. Read more
There is often a gulf between Pagans and UU-identifying Pagans; what are the reasons for this separation and how can we work together to learn from each other? Is it possible to close the gap? Read more
It’s coming. The dark. The cold. And I’m excited. Read more
The “transrational” is a space in between spaces. A space between what is knowable and unknowable, provable and unprovable. It is a borderland, a land spiritual people have inhabited for millennia. It is the land of magic. Read more
I have worked as a chaplain. I expected to do my grieving well. What I didn't realize is that not only was I totally unprepared for being a daughter who loses a mother, but I also had ideas about how to grieve that simply didn't fit. Read more
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