Come celebrate our Scandinavian Midsummer in honor of Freyr and Freyja– Play, feast, sing and be merry! The opportunity is open to all to give a performance during the feast.
Gathering begins at 7:00 pm, ritual starts at 7:30. There will be a potluck after ritual, and childcare services will be provided!
If you have any questions, feel free to send a message to the ritual coordinator,
Erik Kolderüp (ebkolderup@gmail.com)
Here’s the reading list from yesterday’s class.
Wicca, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner (1988) by Scott Cunningham
Irish Paganism: Reconstructing Irish Polytheism (2015) by Morgan Daimler
Star.Ships: A Prehistory of the Spirits(2016) by Gordon White
Druid Mysteries (2002) by Philip Carr-Gomm
The Path of Paganism (2017) by John Beckett
In ancient Rome the Pantheon was a temple to many Gods and Goddesses. In our time a Pantheon is a grouping of many deities from a single culture. This Beltane, Denton CUUPS will present our Pantheon: the many deities who we honor and serve. All are welcome to come learn, and listen, and if you are so moved, to respond to Their call.
And because it’s Beltane, we will begin with out traditional Maypole Dance.
Childcare will be provided.
Social hour and potluck will follow ritual.
If you have any questions, feel free to send a message through Facebook or to our ritual coordinator John Beckett ( john.francis.beckett@gmail.com )
As we rise from the cold of winter and begin our preparations for the warmer seasons, we start by welcoming the Spring Equinox with our own celebrations. This year, Denton CUUPS will be celebrating in Hellenic fashion with Mounukhia!
Join Denton CUUPS as we celebrate and honor Artemis, Light Bringer and Lady of the Beasts, for our Spring Equinox ritual. Here we will honor her as an empowering protector, and bringer of the coming light.
Gathering begins at 7:00 pm, ritual starts at 7:30. There will be a potluck after ritual, and childcare services will be provided!
If you have any questions, feel free to send a message through Facebook or to our ritual coordinators Gabrielle Milburn (GabrielleMilburn@gmail.com) or Erik Kolderüp (ebkolderup@gmail.com)
Join us as we honor Goddess and Saint Brigid and all of her many names and forms in observance of Imbolc. We will learn about the many aspects and stories of Brigid and the values that she holds most dear.
Gathering is at 7:00 PM, ritual starts at 7:30 PM. Childcare will be provided and there is a potluck following ritual.
Hail Brigid, Brigantia, Ffraid, Saint Brigit, Bride, Bridgette!
For more information, please contact use through Facebook or email us at Denton.CUUPS.Events@gmail.com
Join us Sunday, January 13th where we will be making tools for Imbolc celebrations! We will be teaching you how to make devotional corn and yarn dollies as well as Brigid’s crosses to take home for your own use.
If you have any questions, contact us on Facebook or email us at Denton.CUUPS.Events@gmail.com
Join us on Friday, December 21st for our Full Moon Winter Solstice gathering! We will host a journey of guided introspection to explore the shadows of the soul.
This will be on a Friday — as opposed to our usual Saturday — and gathering starts at 7:30 PM, the ritual at 8:00 PM. Childcare will be provided and there will be a potluck following the ritual. Black and/or white clothing is preferred for this ritual.
For more information, please contact us.
For our Samhain circle this year, I wrote a ritual based in part on methods I use to process sorrow, guilt, and self-loathing. The various parts of this ritual guided the participants through simultaneously releasing grief and experiencing joy. After the positive response I received, I decided to post a modified version as a meditation for personal practice.
Let me start with a few caveats:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via Facebook or email.
SETTING
Pick a location and position in which you are comfortable. Make sure that your surroundings are conducive to your meditation style (lighting, temperature, sounds, scents, etc.) Light any candles or incense you wish to use prior to beginning the meditation.
You will want to have something physical that you use as a representation of your grief and joy. CUUPs used rose petals at our circle; I usually use water, candle flames, or incense smoke. Feel free to use anything you want so long as it is external to yourself and involves a motion that you can use to signify going through each thing you are processing.
For the sake of convenience, I have used water for this version. This requires that you have a container the water is in and a location/container for the water to be poured. If you pour into a container, make sure that you have a location to put the water afterward (drains are perfectly fine for this purpose.)
MEDITATION
Make yourself comfortable and take a deep breath. If you wish to, you may close your eyes. Continue to breathe in deeply. Match your exhalations with your heartbeat. Feel the rhythm of Time attune itself to the beating of your heart.
In the house of your mind, enter the room where your sorrow is stored. Continue to breathe in deeply. Collect the losses you wish to remember and mourn today, but do not open them. Leave in that room the losses which are too close or not yet ready for release.
Now, enter the room where your happiness is stored. Collect the joys you wish to celebrate and remember today, but do not open them. Bring with you as many as you wish. Continue to breathe in deeply.
Leave these rooms behind. Open everything you have brought. Allow yourself to mourn your losses and celebrate your joys together. Continue to breathe in deeply.
Bring these losses and joys with you into the world and let it share in them with you. Continue to breathe in deeply and open your eyes if they are closed.
One at a time, speak or think of the losses and joys you bring for remembrance, pouring water for each one.
When you have finished, say, “For all that has been lost and no longer remembered, I grieve.” Pour half of the remaining water.
Now say, “For all that has been gained and not praised, I rejoice.” Pour the remaining water.
Make yourself comfortable and take a deep breath. If you wish to, you may close your eyes. Continue to breathe in deeply.
In the house of your mind, enter the room where your happiness is stored. Place your joys where you wish them and remember to visit as you need to strengthen yourself in your daily life. Continue to breathe in deeply.
Now, enter the room where your sorrow is stored. Place your losses where you wish them and remember to release more of them as you are able. Continue to breathe in deeply.
Leave these rooms behind. Feel the rhythm of Time resume its normal speed. Take a deep breath. Return to this world and those who share it with you.
Picture by Hannah Nutt, 2018.
Hannah Nutt
Coordinating Officer 2017-2018
Bring your sorrows and your joys, and we will share in tears and laughter.
Please join the Denton Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans for our Samhain circle as we look back at the past year.
Gathering will start at 7:00pm, with the ritual starting at 7:30pm.
Child care will be available for young children; older children welcome to participate.
Please bring a food or drink item to share.
If you have any questions, please contact us on Facebook or email us at dentoncuupstx@gmail.com.
Join us as we honor Freya and Odin to find the warrior within ourselves and rise up to life’s challenges.
We will have a Sumbel after ritual to celebrate the bounty of the harvest and accomplishments of the season.
Children who can participate respectfully are welcome to attend with a guardian. Childcare will be provided for younger children.
For more information, please contact us.
