I know what should be blooming, singing, or visiting any time, but I revel in the surprises. Over the summer, a frog moved into the front gardens. What a sweet marker of the returning health of this tiny bit of land! I adore hearing his frog songs at night, mixed in with the sounds of the night chorus. Continue reading A Three Mile Drive at The Wild Hunt.
Sunday, September 24 Welcome Each Moment Led by Rev. Stephen Shick The poet William Blake wrote: Joy and woe and woven fine clothing for the soul divine…and when this we rightly know safely through the world we go.” Spiritual practices can help us welcome both joy and sorrow into our lives. During worship this Sunday we [ … ] The post Sunday, September 24 ~ Welcome Each Moment ~ 10:30 a.m. appeared first on Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson.
Last time we wrote you, Revs. Dave Dunn and Jeff Jones were in jail after stopping construction at Cop City in Atlanta with their bodies. We are happy to share that all 5 who were arrested were released from jail with misdemeanor charges. Additionally, Rev. Christina Branum-Martin, Rev. Misha Sanders, and other UUs joined others to deliver over 116,000 petition signatures collected by the Cop City Vote Coalition in support of letting Atlantans decide if they want Cop City at all. The City of Atlanta is trying a legal appeal to avoid verifying signatures, a decision that Senator Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams both criticized as deeply anti-democratic. We're grateful to be part of a movement that won't cede ground to fascism...
We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer’s wreckage. We will welcome summer’s ghost. Henry Rollins Recently I suffered the dreaded Covid virus, not a welcome experience. I lost a month to symptoms we … Continue reading →
On September 8, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the nation of Morocco with the death toll exceeding 3,000 people and injuries greater than 5,600. Scientists are reporting that the climate-induced Storm Daniel—which was 50 percent more intense than previous storms hitting the area—has started catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya that will inevitably lead to water […]
Ellen Church on her first trip as a nurse/hostess for Boeing Air Transport, 1930. Sitting interminably in the crammed boarding lounge of a major airport for an overbooked flight mysteriously delayed, you can almost inevitably overhear a nostalgic conversation between older executives or retired men. These frequent flyers will lament the passing of the days when stewardesses where hot babes in heels and tight skirts, who lavished them with pillows , cocktails , and TLC. And if you knew just the right hotels and cocktail lounges you could hook up with the fun loving swingers and the wives need never know. Those girls were virtually the Bunnies of the air. This image, whether true or wishful thinking, was constantly reinforced in t...
You don’t need to come here to read this site. Like most which use WordPress, this site publishes its content, or syndicates using the Atom and RSS (Real Simple Syndication) formats at revscottwells.com/feed. This makes an open web possible, rather than one where you are locked into closed systems, which seems to be winning. An … Continue reading "Read this site with a feed"
In order to make amends for the things we have done to hurt others, we must first be honest with ourselves about what we have done. Who have you hurt in the past year to whom you need to make amends?
I just found out this past month that my niece is pregnant! Our family will welcome a beautiful baby boy on December 15th. This is so amazing because there has been so much loss in our family. My mind goes … Continue reading →
In cave in southern Spain, Researchers find human bones that had been converted into tools. Continue reading “As above so below:” a cup crafted from a human skull raises question about is ritual purpose at The Wild Hunt.
Date/Time: Saturday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. Location: UCMH Union Hall Cost: $10 (all proceeds benefit UCMH and UU Service Committee) Don’t miss this engaging live performance from local musicians Brian Cousins, Brian Podesta, and Stirling Cousins as the folk/acoustic/Americana band Second Son! Tickets are only $10 and all proceeds benefit UCMH and the UU [ … ] The post SGCC: Second Son Concert ~ October 21 at 7:00 p.m. appeared first on Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson.
I have a presentation to deliver at the University of Arkansas Sculpture department at 5:30 this evening. It is open to the public at 687 W. Praxis Lane. In the meantime, folks have been working with wood for over half a billion years, according to discoveries described in the New York Times. Ancient Logs Offer Earliest Example of Human Woodworking. I'm not surprised. Make, fix and create... Assist others in learning likewise.
Recently, people in the United States have been taking the month of September to reflect on the wrongs perpetrated against the indigenous peoples by the U.S. government and citizens. (And yes, the perpetrators of wrongs against Native Americans were nearly all White, which means that Ron DeSantis doesn’t want this material taught in the Florida … Continue reading "Documents relating to the Ute Indians and the Unitarians"
McHenry County folks can observe the International Day of Peace this evening, Thursday, September 21 from 6 to 9 pm on the Square in Woodstock sponsored by the Unity Spiritual Center. Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation will be among the religious organizations participating. This is another one of the calendar poems inspired by random, or not so random, coincidences of dates, usually discovered as I am in a mad scramble for a blog entry topic. It first appeared in 2013 when two events fell on the same day. Today, like most years, the astronomical event falls a day ahead to a proclaimed one but the calendar serendipity is still close enough. Tomorrow is the Autumnal Equinox and the first day of Fall in the North...
Welcome to the 51st year of WomenExplore! This series is entitled WomenExplore Reimagined Fall 2023 What does this mean? When covid caused the Spring 2020 lectures to be postponed, we spent our meetings learning how to use Zoom instead. Thankfully every one of our wonderful speakers was able to transition to the fall and we had a very successful online lecture series. We had been expecting that everything would return to normal and we would soon be back in our old home at the Democracy Center. However that was not to be, and through the succeeding series we discovered the advantages and disadvantages of operating online. The risk of disease transmission disappeared, as did our travel time and parking problems. Distance now presen...
“The challenges surrounding apologies and forgiveness, repentance and reconciliation, amends and atonement invite a lot of questions, and they’re neither simple nor theoretical. They impact the very structure of our criminal justice system. They are ever-present in our rapidly shifting conversation on sexual abuse. These questions haunt the legacies of every country touched by colonialism … Continue reading Repentance
Families who are planning Unitarian Universalist (UU) memorial services often want suggestions for readings. Yes, there are many websites with tons of readings for memorial services. But many of those websites are going to have material that is too religious for us Unitarian Universalists. And some of the readings you’ll find online don’t exactly fit … Continue reading "Readings for memorial services"
The Heathen community responds to a murder trial defense in Indiana that claims the accused are Odinists and the crimes are a form of ritual sacrifice. Continue reading Defense filing in Delphi murders case draws strong responses from Heathens at The Wild Hunt.
Inclusion in Action: An Organizational Culture Shift Tool In November 2021, the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC) committed to “Accountably dismantle racism and other barriers to full inclusion.” Making this decision required a lot of talking, a lot of listening, and even more self reflection. What we needed to do next was move. The Justice and […] The post Inclusion in Action: An Organizational Culture Shift Tool first appeared on Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada. The post Inclusion in Action: An Organizational Culture Shift Tool appeared first on Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada.
An early Negro National Convention. As ever, it was hard—dangerous and hard—to be Black in early 19th Century America for Freemen as well as for slaves . Take the Northern state of Ohio , for instance. It had entered the Union in 1803 under an 1802 constitution that abolished slavery. Although technically a Free State , Ohio was culturally Southern having been settled predominantly by frontiersmen moving west from Virginia and the Carolinas through Tennessee and Kentucky before, during, and after the American Revolution and the widespread Indian wars that followed. This was especially true of Cincinnati, which rapidly became the busiest port on the Ohio River . Farming in Ohio was not naturally suited to the plantation...
On a recent visit with our son who lives in Michigan, we visited a place in a small village outside of Detroit known as the largest Christmas store in the world. If any item had anything to do with the … Continue reading →
Tarot decks can be addictive. Here are five relatively new Tarot decks I find interesting. While they’re all beautiful, some are easier to read with than others.
Sometimes, our feelings are hurt by the actions of another. Sometimes, we hurt others’ feelings. How we approach repair in this situation is important–we must center the person who is hurt. How have you experienced repair when your feelings have been hurt?
Sometimes, it is necessary to find the right tools for a repair. This goes as much for the tools of relationships as it does for the tools of mechanics. What are the tools you have used to repair relationships?
A trial in Scotland claims that Witches were abusing children and forcing them to participate in occult rituals. Continue reading “Witch cult” in Scotland accused of child sexual abuse and attempted murder at The Wild Hunt.
Hudson, MA Women’s Red Tent Gatherings: Celebrating over a decade of Sharing Our Stories and Creating Community! The theme for our gathering on September 23, 2023: WELCOME!! 12:30pm-4:30pm Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson, 80 Main St., Hudson, MA 01749 www.ucmh.org Hello, fabulous women! We hope you had an amazing summer! Yes, already, it [ … ] The post Saturday, September 23 ~ Women’s Red Tent ~ 12:30-4:30 p.m. appeared first on Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson.
An eye-opening experience about the dangers at the U.S.-Mexico border and how the UU faith calls us into solidarity with those exercising their human right to migrate.
A U.S. Marshall and a slave catcher attempt to capture a Black woman and child under the Fugitive Slave Act. The infamous Fugitive Slave Act was passed by Congress on September 18, 1850. It was one part of a larger Compromise of 1850 meant to ease tensions between slave and free states. It did not work. In fact, attempts at enforcement of the law enraged many Northerners who would otherwise have been content to let slavery be out of sight and mind in the South. A Fugitive Slave Law had been in the Federal statutes since 1793. It was an enforcement provision for Article 4 , Section 2 of the Constitution, which required the return of runaway slaves and was passed at a time when slavery was still legal in most states on both sid...
The new Museum of Eureka Springs Art is taking shape at the Eureka Springs Community Center thanks to a team of volunteers and donors. Thank you Jim Nelson for the video. We have new lighting, a polished concrete floor, rolling walls that can be arranged however we want, and plywood panels offering display areas on the concrete block walls. Art comes next. Make, fix and create... assist others in learning likewise.
Three years ago I learned about the Nine Noble Virtues of the Asatru. I learned about them when I created a Yule journal for my fiance’s sister. Asatru, believed to be the ancient religion of the Vikings, is considered the … Continue reading →
I promised a friend that I’d buy 30 of his poetry books for a reading he’s doing in our congregation this weekend. Unfortunately, he self-published through Amazon. So I had to buy his books through Amazon. Yuck. I expect Amazon to underperform, but they outdid themselves this time. First of all, I paid extra for … Continue reading "Why Amazon sucks, cont."
In this week's Pagan Community Notes, The Troth leads the Pagans For Peace: A Ritual for Peace and Justice, community announcements, upcoming Pagan Pride festivals, Lights Out for the Fall migration, and more news. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of September 18, 2023 at The Wild Hunt.
On Thursday September 21, 2023 I'll be making a presentation at the University of Arkansas Sculpture Department. This poster offers the details. The Thursday afternoon presentation is open to the public. Make, fix and create... assist others in living likewise.
On September 14, the All Souls community came together for our annual Love & Light Gala, and it was a night to remember. This year’s theme, “Courageous Love,” inspired attendees to express their unique style and make bold fashion statements in their courageous attire, and there were plenty of courageous statements made. From bold colors to daring accessories and creative twists that reflected personal journeys, everyone truly embraced their “courageous attire.” It was a delight to see how everyone interpreted the theme in their own way. Selling The Shoes Off Your Feet Gala committee chair, Jeni Ellis Halliday, took this […] The post Courageous Love Shines at Love & Light Gala appeared first on BeyondBelief.
Earlier this summer, I discovered a few lovely yellow buttercup flowers under the Honeycrisp apple tree. I didn’t think too much about it. They were so pretty. Later, when I was mowing the orchard undergrowth, I mowed those flowers along with everything else. But more recently, I realized that the buttercups had spread all over […]
Four Little Girls: Ada Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Denise McNair, and Cynthia Wesley. Note —Somehow I let this tragic 60th anniversary slip by unnoticed the other day. Of all of the many battlegrounds for Civil Rights in the South, Birmingham , Alabama stood out for the level of sheer ferocity and brutality of opposition to change. Then, on September 15, 1963 the already blood-soaked city was rocked by a Sunday morning bomb blast at the 16th Avenue Baptist Church. When the dust and smoke cleared, four young girls were dead and 22 other people were injured. It was a crime of such sickening brutality that it shocked the nation. If it happened today, it would be called what it surely was then—an act of terrorism. Bir...
I recently watched the new Avatar movie, Way of Water. Just as the prequel it was action packed and had more than one message in it. But it had me questioning my true welcoming spirit. Just as in the previous … Continue reading →
Four Sandhill Cranes have been frequenting Arcadia Audubon Sanctuary in Holyoke. We don’t see Sandhill Cranes in Massachusetts all that often. But I had a long talk with a woman staffing the visitor center at the sanctuary, and she said these four seem to have been around all summer, and there’s some who think they … Continue reading "Cranes"
“The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner.” -John Muir How can you be inspired by the regenerative forces of nature?
I use models for what is "old enough" to consider seriously in my practice based on instinct and a vague understanding of the world "historiography," picking up and discarding things from 1000, 1300, or 1800 as either "older than anything else I’ve found" or "too new" - all while the modern Witchcraft movement can be meaningfully traced to the 1940s. Continue reading Horology at The Wild Hunt.
What do you do when your head tells you there is only the natural world but your heart – and perhaps, your experiences – tell you there’s more? My preference is to hold my beliefs loosely, but while I hold them, to explore them as though they’re absolutely true.
I saw a huge form, rounded and shadowy, and shaped like an egg… Its outer layer consisted of an atmosphere of bright fire with a kind of dark membrane beneath it… From the outer atmosphere of fire, a wind blew storms. And from the dark membrane beneath, another membrane […]
Whoever you are ... Whatever You Believe ... This week, we look at the heart of the big UU experiment - a welcome into religious community that transcends individual belief.
We are each given the gift of individuality. Some are given a greater gift of seeing beyond it. I learned this morning of the death of a good friend... a talented woodworker, a student in my classes, a supporter of the Clear Spring School's woodworking program, a loving father, grandfather and husband. His physical presence will be missed. In my friend's honor I share my dad's favorite poem, that I also found in a mimeographed book of poems collected for manual arts teachers. Isn't it strange that princes and kings, And clowns that caper in sawdust rings All share this common destiny: Each is given a set of rules, A lump of stone and bag of tools, That each may carve ere life has flown A stumbling block or stepping stone. — Anonymous...
Sometimes when you have been working hard, it shows. I was tired and sweaty after climbing a hill. The whole hike was almost 11 miles with a 1450 elevation gain. We were only a third of the way done when this picture was taken, but we’d just done the steepest section. If I look a […]
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek On September 17, 1683 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society in London describing animalcules—tiny one celled animals invisible to the naked eye now known as protozoa. In doing so he inadvertently founded a new branch of science—microbiology . Leeuwenhoek was an unlikely scientist. At the time most scientific investigation was the sole providence of gentlemen who had the education, leisure time for investigation, and the fortune to support the cost of their work. He was neither a gentleman nor particularly well educated. He came from a family of tradesmen or what the English called skilled mechanics. His father was a basket maker a...
Please join us on Sunday (17 September 2023) at 11:00 AM for Artist Sunday 2023 featuring the creative performance and visual artists from among the members and friends of All Souls We will be meeting in the sanctuary for this worship service. Please join us in person at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe … Continue reading "All Ages Worship (17 September 2023)"
Because the Artist Sunday worship service is a celebration for all ages, there will be no children or youth religious cducation classes for this Sunday (17 September 2023). Both children and youth religious education classes will return on Sunday, 24 September 2023.
Our adult religious education class will be taking a break this Sunday (17 September 2023) due to the Artist Sunday worship service celebrating the arts. This class will resume next Sunday (24 September 2023). Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also … Continue reading "Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education Taking a Break on 17 September 2023"
Please join us next Wednesday (20 September 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch. Our weekly Zoom lunch is going dual-platform — join us from home using Zoom or in person in the social hall. Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.
Levels are such interesting tools–I have always loved that a simple bubble inside a tube of liquid can help us keep surfaces from tilting and make things line up with each other. Sometimes, I wish that our lives came with a simple tool to let us know when we’ve tipped too far in one direction. … Continue reading Finding Level
Storm Faerywolf honors the memory of Scott Cunningham and discusses the new biography, "Scott Cunningham - The Path Taken", by Christine Cunningham Ashworth from Weiser Books. Continue reading Scott Cunningham of the Rainbow Dead at The Wild Hunt.
After a five day class at ESSA building small cabinets, I plan to spend the day putting things away, cleaning the shop, and responding to my editor on questions regarding my new book. I got a question from a reader concerning a process in my book 25 Beautiful Boxes, which is a compilation of projects drawn from my first two books, written over 20 years ago. I'll need to go back and try to refresh my memory as to what he's talking about. He wrote, that as a novice woodworker, he was trying to build the project in chapter 20, and had questions about a particular joint. In a way that's like starting Moby Dick at chapter 89, except that fiction does not require chapter by chapter growth, the way a how-to book may. I try to order my chapters ...
We think of writing as line after line, margin to margin, the kind of prose that fills today’s newspapers, books and this column. But first came poetry–in song, rhythm and the engaging forms of rhyme. Early shamans used it as oral history to relate daily life and its dangers. Poetry not only […]
What’s a blogger to do? Today is the real Mexican Independence Day and it is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and the first of the High Holy Days. These are both occasions I normally mark with blog entries. Should I repeat my almost annual entry on the Grito de Delores and Father Hidalgo and why Cinco de Mayo is an upstart pretender, a mere local celebration which became a marketing and drinking festival in the U . S . ? Or should I explain today the significance and rituals of Rosh Hashanah and the peculiarities of the Jewish lunar calendar ? Oh, wait, I did that yesterday. Sometimes when events like this collide or bush closely enough on the calendar, I have been known to commit poetry. See Purim/International Women ...
A short “ thought for the day” was offered to the Cambridge Unitarian Church as part of the Sunday Service of Mindful Meditation. (Click on this link to hear a recorded version of the following piece) —o0o— In my piece today, I’m going to continue to walk through the Japanese twentieth-century advocate of a creative, free religion or spirituality, Imaoka Shin’ichiro’s “Creed of Life,” by taking together statements 3, 4, and 5 about what he later calls a “universal cooperative society” [The previous piece, looking at his 1st and 2nd statements can be found at this link.] But in order to do this in a fashion that might help his words seem to you at all persuasive and worthy of adopting either as your ow...
Please join us on Saturday (16 September 2023) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes. This group will be meeting via Zoom and not in person. This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching. The group … Continue reading "Meditation with Larry Androes (16 September 2023)"
However, when it comes to Witchcraft practice, it’s not just the language that matters. It’s the techniques we use, the tools we get, the points of view we work with, and even the people we meet and learn from. Being in Venezuela forced me to work with limited resources, sometimes even limited information, but since I came to the United States, a door opened for more of all of this. Continue reading A Multicultural Witch’s Practice 101 at The Wild Hunt.
Sin embargo, cuando se trata de la práctica de la brujería, no sólo importa el idioma. Son las técnicas que utilizas, las herramientas que obtienes, los puntos de vista con los que trabajas, incluso las personas que conoces y de las que aprendes. Estar en Venezuela me obligó a trabajar con recursos limitados, a veces incluso información, pero desde que llegué aquí se abrió una puerta para más de todo esto. Continue reading Introducción a la práctica de un brujo multicultural at The Wild Hunt.
ETSY.com is having a sale in which any order over $25 can receive a $5.00 discount on my products, or the products of other makers.The discount comes from ETSY not the merchant. The discount code is Get5 My shop is located here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DougStowe My students and I had a great class building small cabinets at ESSA as you can see. Make, fix and create... assist others in learning likewise.
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated as the birthday of the Universe, and begins the Days of Awe, a time when Jewish people are expected to repair relationships with people and with G-d by atoning for things they’ve done wrong. Make something right and new today.
I was brought up as a Baptist. I was not an every Sunday Baptist but I was an only on holidays Baptist. Religion was basically left up to me. As a child, I had no interest in religion. As a … Continue reading →
Tonight is the first evening of Rosh Hashanah which begins at sundown. For Jews it is Yom Teruah, the Day of Shouting (or Blasting) which marks the first of the High Holy Days as well as the start of the New Year. It falls on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year that began with Passover in the spring and represents the first of the civic year. This year it ushers in 5784 on the Hebrew calendar. It is a joyous celebration filled with the hope of a brand new year and is celebrated at synagogue services highlighted by the blowing of the shofar, a hollowed-out ram’s horn, as proscribed in Leviticus to “raise a noise” on Yom Teruah. It is also it is also a symbolic wake-up call, stirring J...
The only complete Neolithic cursus to be found in the British Isles to date has been located in Isle of Arran in Northwest Scotland in the Firth of Clyde Continue reading Neolithic cursus discovered on the Isle of Arran. at The Wild Hunt.
My students in my small cabinet making class all have doors, so tomorrow we will finish assembly and plan on putting on hinges and hardware. The photo shows an example. Make, fix and create... assist others in learning likewise.
When my daughter is really upset, a drink of cold water helps her calm her body and deal with complicated emotions. The coldness is like pushing a “reset” button. For others, this physical reset involves a cup of tea, or a bite of something crunchy. -Michael Tino (CLF) What helps you physically reset yourself?
Sunday, September 17, 10:30 a.m. The Gift of Welcome The Unitarian Church of Marlborough & Hudson invites you into a time of spiritual reflection with our Soul Matters Sharing Circle . Once a month, in lieu of a formal worship service, we will gather to create safe, sacred space together, in a sharing circle format, so [ … ] The post Sunday, September 17 ~ The Gift of WELCOME ~ 10:30 a.m. appeared first on Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson.
Nourish Your Body & Spirit at Dinner Church! Join us for Dinner Church on Wednesday, September 27 . All are welcome to this family-friendly opportunity to share food for the spirit as we enjoy time together in community. We’ll have build-your-own burrito bowls (suggested donation $15 to cover the cost of the meal, $20 to help [ … ] The post Wednesday, September 27 ~ Dinner Church! ~ 6:00-8:00 p.m. appeared first on Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson.
It was a beautiful December day in Harlingen, Texas. We left early in the morning for a day trip to the ocean. I had been dreaming of this day for months. I’d had a difficult year and this was my … Continue reading →
The other day I came across a wonderful little essay “The Minimum Working Hypothesis,” It was Aldous Huxley’s attempt at providing a core to his belief in a perennial wisdom. It triggered a wave of thoughts for me. And in particular how much I owe to him and two of his […]
The Bombardment of Fort McHenry--the bombs bursting in air. On September 14, 1814 a young Baltimore attorney, Francis Scott Key, dashed off a long poem, The Defense of Fort McHenry after his release from a British warship on which he was detained during the bombardment of the fort in the War of 1812. It was published to considerable acclaim in the Patriot on September 20. Street broadsides were soon circulating with the instruction to sing the words to the tune of a popular drinking song, To Anacreon in Heaven . In later decades all but the first verse would become largely forgotten and the song would become known as The Star Spangled Banner. Key had accompanied American Prisoner Exchange Agent Colonel John Stuart Skinner to ...
The Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) announced and cancelled an event at Stonehenge after swift opposition by the Heathen and Pagan community. Continue reading AFA plans for Stonehenge event vigorously repelled at The Wild Hunt.
Many holes in fabric can be repaired by people with sewing expertise. I am not one of those people. The repairs I make are obvious and usually a little crooked–they make plain that the fabric once had a hole. Sometimes, I think that repairs in the fabric of our lives are like that–there will always … Continue reading Holes in the Fabric
A Q&A with Amanda Montei | I’ll say that in both creative and academic circles, the subject of motherhood is often seen as niche and unserious, and personal struggles with caregiving and domestic work are as well. I’ve experienced some pretty outright sexism over the years, but also so many subtle dismissals of my work and my intellect as a mother writing about motherhood, or even just “women’s issues.” Alongside the very real struggle of securing affordable childcare.
Introducing the Responsibility Covenant A Tool for Inclusive Organizations In 2021, the Canadian Unitarian Council–the national organization where we work–adopted a new guiding principle. This principle affirmed our commitment to “individual and communal action that accountably dismantles racism and systemic barriers to full inclusion in ourselves and our institutions.” We were already on a path […] The post Introducing the Responsibility Covenant first appeared on Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada. The post Introducing the Responsibility Covenant appeared first on Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada.
Today in my making small cabinets class at ESSA we are ready to begin making doors. I woke up early this morning to go through the process of making bridle joint doors, for both glass and raised panels, as my students will be making both. I am so lucky to have practiced such things over the years and to have skills to share and to have found a market for these skills. My book on designing boxes is moving through the assembly process. A cover is being designed, marketing materials are being developed, the words and photos are going through the usual editorial processes, an illustrator has been chosen, and there again I'm lucky to have skills to share and a great team to help me share them. This will be my fourteenth how-to book, not i...
Many years ago, our congregation began a deep conversation around what it means to be a welcoming congregation and what it means to be “radically welcoming.” That phrase, radically welcoming, caused us some pause–as well it should have. To this … Continue reading →
I encourage you to avoid AI-created spiritual education. It’s not hard to spot, but sometimes you have to do a little investigation. If you’re an author or teacher I encourage you to offer what AI can’t: your own experiences, own your thinking, and the lineages of which you’re a part.
Niles West High School in the 1960s. I was a senior that fall at Niles Township West High School in 1966. It was a good year for me. I was finding myself. After arriving from Cheyenne, where I was something of a pariah as a bookish kid, the year before, I had discovered that at least in some circles my interests were valued and shared. I had friends. I was active in drama and was cast in good parts. I had my own allegedly humorous column The Wind from the West in the school newspaper and my short stories and poems had been published in the literary journal Apotheosis . I competed in Forensics. Outside of school I was part of a circle of kids from all three schools in the district who were interested in things like ci...
Reading: From Prentis Hemphill, On Boundaries For me, there is a big love [that exists regardless of me]. [Which means,] there are people I have boundaries with that I’m like, “I don’t know if I love you but there’s a big … Continue reading →
Back in the 2008 and 2012 presidential election cycles, this blog encouraged people to vote for Cthulhu for president. According to an old MIT webpage : “Cthulhu is a large green being which resembles a human with the head of a squid, huge bat-wings, and long talons (true, that doesn’t really resemble a human, but … Continue reading "Elder God Party in 2024"
Our experiments in early August to make natural dyes using pine cones or invasive plants weren’t very successful. Subsequently, Carol did a lot of research and experimenting. When we held Ecojustice Camp in mid-August, she was able to produce some pretty good colors using natural dyes. The most successful colors came from turmeric powder (bright … Continue reading "Natural dyes update"
I am so pleased with the plans we have for our scheduled sessions of religious education for children and youth this year. The children, youth, and their teachers will be using stories, art, service, and learning to help the children and youth develop their UU ... read more . The post The congregation is the curriculum appeared first on Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady.
Green Sanctuary reports that a few bus tickets are still available from Schenectady to the Sunday, 9/17, NYC March to the UN Climate Ambition Summit. The bus will leave at 8:00AM on the 17th from the Union College parking lot at Seward and Nott St. ... read more . The post Green Sanctuary – Actions to End Fossil Fuels! appeared first on Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady.
A Christian pastor and his "men" promoted religious aggression with a megaphone at the Hamilton Pagan Pride Day. Our guest correspondent Yvonne Aburrow witnessed the events. Continue reading A rude interruption: Christian pastor crashes Pagan Pride at The Wild Hunt.
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