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Pagan Interest Circle
PICT
PICT conducts monthly rituals on the Saturday evening closest to the Full Moon, starting at 7:00 p.m. Our mission is to create a place for Unitarian Universalist Pagans to practice our spirituality in community, as well as for those who are interested in Paganism and Unitarian Universalism to learn and worship with us. If you'd like to participate, please email us here.
WHO WE ARE
For over 20 years the Pagan Interest Circle (PICT) of the First Unitarian  Universalist Church Society of San Francisco, a Chapter organization of  CUUPS, has been meeting for monthly Full Moon Rituals on the Saturday evening closest to the Full Moon, and for the solar pagan holidays of Winter Solstice and  Beltane. We are an open circle dedicated to providing ritual space for all respectful families and individuals of any age. Our policy requires that our rituals are clean and sober, drugs, alcohol, fragrance and animal free. Individuals who rely on an animal companion are welcome but will need to secure their animal away from the the ritual room/space.
Upcoming
The Pagan Interest Circle
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The Pagan Interest Circle Invites You Into Our Full Moon Ritual Circle, Saturday, March 15th at 6:45 PM in the Chapel. We gather to Invoke Persephone Before We Emerge From the Shadows.
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The Full Moon rises at 11:58 PM PDT on March 13th, bringing a Total Lunar Eclipse. The moon is in earth’s shadow. It’s called the Blood Moon: the only light on the moon comes from the edges of the earth’s atmosphere, which scatters in a way that makes the moon look red.
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Traditionally, lunar eclipses are not a good time to engage in intention-setting or spell work. They are portals of change, release, and chaos.
Instead we are asked to observe what is within ourselves and what is around us. The powerful energy of this lunar eclipse heralds the opportunity for a dramatic shift in our relationships and dissolution of any rigidity we hold towards opinions and attitudes of others.
We are asked to observe what is within ourselves and what is around us.
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The earth casts its shadow on the full moon. These past few months we seem to be living, in Jungian terms, in a collective shadow-time.
And the Divine Feminine has consistently shown up at our Moon Circles in Her different aspects.
This full moon total eclipse is just one week before the spring equinox, Ostara, whose themes are new life and balance.
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Persephone emerges from the Underworld as the Goddess of Spring.
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In the Pagan Interest Circle’s Full Moon Ritual, Saturday, March 15th, at 6:45 PM, we will prepare ourselves for Persephone’s arrival. We will tell her story: reflect on her violent abduction into the Underworld, where she was forced to stay for 6 months each year, but then stepped into her power and became queen.
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Let’s discover what she can teach us about living in, then emerging from, the Shadows.
We will make personal Persephone talismans to hold and carry her energy in our day-to-day lives.
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Please bring any objects you may associate with Persephone to place on her altar.
As always, finger food or a non-alcoholic beverage to share after the ritual is most welcome.
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Any questions? Contact Christine Patch-Lindsay at cplhealer@comcast.net or text (415) 424-6964.
PAGAN INTEREST CIRCLE'S
New Ritual Calendar for 2025
Here is the Calendar of Ritual Dates for the calendar year of UUSF.
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2025
January 11
February 15
March 15
April 12
May 4: Beltane
May 10
June 14
July 12
August 9
2024
January 27
February 24
March 23
April 20
May 5th: BELTANE
May 25
June 22
July 20
August 17
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MEMBERSHIP
As Chapter organization of CUUPS, we ask for annual $20 membership dues collected each October at Samhain. All our Rituals are open to all; membership not required. Only members are allowed to vote on issues that may come before the group.
To learn more about CUUPS,
check out the FaceBook page "Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans- CUUPS".
Or, go to patheos.com and read the CUUPS blog, Nature's Sacred Journey: Celebrating UU-Paganism & Earth-Centered Experience.
Have any questions?
Or, if you no longer wish to receive PICT announcements,
please contact Christine Patch-Lindsay.
E-mail: cplhealer@comcast.net
or Text Message to set up a time to talk. 415-424-6964.
