This year several of us in CUUPS and in the larger Pagan community are taking on “worldwork” by participating in the Parliament of the World Religions together with an estimated 10,000 others from a variety of religious communities. Read more
This year several of us in CUUPS and in the larger Pagan community are taking on “worldwork” by participating in the Parliament of the World Religions together with an estimated 10,000 others from a variety of religious communities. Read more
I find the ocean mesmerizing, inspiring, and, at times, intimidating. Having been on an ocean voyage last year, I know what awaits me in the quiet of the night, in the rare moments of solitude and silence while standing at the ship’s railing. It’s the utter feeling of helplessness and isolation that only the ocean affords. Read more
Paganisms are, at their best, traditions that embrace the whole of human—and non-human—experience. That broad embrace is something that Unitarian Universalism writ large may learn more deeply, or in new ways, from its Pagan practitioners. Read more
you don’t have to stay in the tomb, but can emerge, like a chick, bruised and battered from the shell. With change, we get a gift. The gift of transformation. No matter how messy it is, we deserve the richness of transformation. Read more
“To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.” - Mikhail Gorbachev Read more
We light this chalice in the increasing confidence of the light that is growing, though darkness still holds sway... Read more
Medusa, on the other hand, is a figure of power, and a personage worth knowing — not in the least because knowing Medusa can help us to understand our selves. Read more
We who inhabit the label “Pagan” are more than just earth-centered. We inherit from our Paleo-Pagan ancestors a host of values, traditions, and structures, attested to in the lore and described in literature, archaeology, and, of course, the faint whispers of our ancestors. Read more
Though we may have lost the Library of Alexandria, there is one library from classical antiquity that has never been edited or censored by Christian or Muslim clerics, and all we need to unlock its riches are some CT Scanners, super-computers and a whole lot of patience. Read more
I studied in-depth the contributions of Africa and African Americans to world culture, moved to integrated cities, and sought out in-depth exchanges with people of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. I found a plethora of earth-centered and woman-honoring aspects in these cultures. Read more
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