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Paganism is not a single religion, but an umbrella term for all those religions other than the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. A Pagan is a person who follows one of those "other" faiths. Many Witches, Wiccans, Reconstructionists, and other Neo-Pagans simply identify themselves as "Pagan" or "Neo-pagans" when talking with others who may not be familiar with the complexity of the different belief systems. This can make it sound like "Paganism" is a religion instead of a collection of religions. There are many roads to enlightenment, and all religions are equally valid.

This is not a faith that knocks on your door. It is one to which you make your own way. It is a way of life, a belief system that reflects itself in the ways we interact with the world around us. Personal integrity and respect for the earth are important parts of the pagan path.

 

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Meeting 2nd Thursdays, 7:00 pm
Willis Chapel
Joy Phelan 303-215-0177
j.b.phelan@hotmail.com

CUUPS LogoThe JUC CUUPS chapter is on hiatus for the Summer. We will meet for ritual but not the monthly meeting. Please use this opportunity to enjoy Mother Earth and Father Sun. Get outside and play in the dirt, go for a hike; do whatever it is you most enjoy to do in the great outdoors.

We will return to our regular schedule in September.

“Wherever we are and whatever we are doing, it is possible to learn something that can enrich our lives and the lives of others. No one's education is ever complete.”

Sir John Templeton

Mission Statement:

We, the CUUPS chapter of Jefferson Unitarian Church, value personal responsibility and integrity, diversity and compassion, competency and education in the pursuit of spiritual balance.

We offer our talents and abilities in service to the community by providing celebrations to honor the Earth and its cycles.

We provide support to those seeking to live a life more in balance with nature by exploring the teachings and traditions of various pagan and Earth-centered religions and philosophies.

We seek both mirth and reverence, and we honor the Divine in many forms.

Blessed Be,
Joy Phelan
Coordinator

Recommended Reading:

NOTE: If you are interested in actual history, read HISTORIANS. Several of the books listed here are primarily historical but also contain a bit of interpretation designed to support a particular point of view from the outset. Always consider the background and political/religious beliefs of the author when seeking historical information (or anything else, for that matter).

The Spiral Dance – Starhawk
Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner – Scott Cunningham
Positive Magick – Marian Weinstein
Pagan Meditations – Ginette Paris
The Heart of Wicca – Ellen Cannon Reed
Drawing Down the Moon – Margot Adler
The Chalice and the Blade – Riane Eisler
When God Was a Woman – Merlin Stone
Changing of the Gods – Naomi Goldenberg
A History of Pagan Europe – Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick
Persuasions of the Witches’ Craft – Tanya Luhrmann
The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory – Cynthia Eller
Mysteries of the Snake Goddess: Art, Desire, and the Forging of History – Kenneth Lapatin

Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Avenue ~ Golden, Colorado 80401
Phone: 303-279-5282
Fax: 303-279-2535

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