About
"Paganism 101: A Unitarian Exploration of the New Paganism" is originally by Louse Bunn with Fritz Muntean and Kara Cunningham.
It is an experiential curriculum that will enable participants to conduct Pagan rituals on their own as independent practitioners.
It includes practices, beliefs, and history of Modern Pagan spirituality, a nature-based worldview that is deeply rooted in Western Esoteric traditions.
It is an active and powerful way to engage with the Unitarian Universalist sixth source -- "the spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions that celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature. "
We have adapted the Spring 2021 session of 10 classes for Zoom.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the series, students will be able to do some or most of these...
Describe Paganism in their own words
Name several different pagan paths and some pagan history
Describe some misconceptions of paganism
Describe how modern paganism relates to Unitarian Universalism
Discuss the purposes of ritual, including celebrating the wheel, making life transition points, blessing and healing
Recognize the solar wheel of the year, name the 8 points on it, and meanings associated with each sabbat
Describe meanings associated with the lunar cycle
Recognize the four elements and list several correspondences
Recognize items on an altar table and tools and what they are for
Who is this for?
New seekers trying to figure themselves out
Experienced Pagans wanting to share their experiences and/or go back to “beginner eyes”
CUUPs leaders thinking about teaching this course at their CUUPs chapters
Solitaries seeking a short term group for practice
Unitarian Universalists wanting to expand their world religions education
Flow of Lessons
Each lesson we learn about a new topic and a new ritual component. The lessons are "layered" in the sense that every time we do mini ritual in class, we add another part so by the end of the class series, we are doing a full ritual.