Watch and listen to the homily on Facebook So Amaterasu has run away to hide in her cave. Chelsea has taken us through how she might be feeling, and how those feelings are felt in her entire body — just like we feeling our feelings not just with our minds, or our hearts, but also … [Read more…]
This was originally posted on the Patheos blog Nature’s Path, August 17th, 2016. Last month I wrote about the holidays of Lammas and Lughnasadh, waxing both poetic and academic about their ancient origins and relevance to us in modern times. But this month, I’m writing about how I actually celebrated the holiday, possibly for the … [Read more…]
This was originally posted to the CUUPS Patheos blog, Nature’s Path, on June 14th, 2016. You for whom the house of love Has become the house of death– I Who am the Goddess of love and death open My arms to embrace you (Excerpt from “Inanna’s Prayer”, The Pagan Book of Living and Dying, Starhawk … [Read more…]
This was originally posted on the Patheos blog Nature’s Path, May 11th, 2016. One of the many blessings I’ve experienced during my internship at First UU Nashville is participating in our CUUPS chapter events, especially our monthly full moon ritual and drum circle. Shared ministry is deeply embedded into the culture in this congregation, and … [Read more…]
This was originally posted to the Patheos blog Nature’s Path. I’m writing this from Nashville, TN, which is currently under a Level 3 State of Emergency due to Winter Storm Jonas. Mayor Barry opened emergency and overflow shelters four days ago in anticipation of the storm. Residents cleaned out the grocery stores and stocked up on firewood. … [Read more…]
He was singing a melody he did not know, and yet the notes poured from his throat with all the assurance of long familiarity. They moved through the time-spinning reaches of a far galaxy, and he realized that the galaxy itself was part of a mighty orchestra, and each star and planet within the galaxy … [Read more…]
Although the aim of Life at novelty, growth and richness of experience counters the forces of entropy, there are limits to the carrying capacity of the planet. […] However, reaching the limits of the planet’s carrying capacity does not necessarily entail an end to all growth, but is does require a change in the types … [Read more…]
This was published in the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville October 2015 newsletter, and adapted for publication on Nature’s Path, the CUUPS Patheos blog. October 31st, which most of you know as Halloween, is also known as Samhain. In the Wheel of the Year, it is the Wiccan New Year, the time when the … [Read more…]