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Harrisburg – Magic Recipes: Science and the Profound Meaning of Spring

Unitarian Church of Harrisburg PA 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg

Eggs and seeds are quintessential symbols of birth and spring, but did you ever really contemplate the magic that hides inside them? The new science of emergence is like 1+1 = poetry; it’s magic, but also rigorous science, and spring is full of this magical unfolding. The secret is (shhh…) we are that magic, too! […]

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Glacier (Kalispell), MT – Fiddling While Rome Burns

Glacier UU Fellowship, Kalispell, MT 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell

When the entire planet is engulfed in flames (climate change, nuclear arms, fascism, extinction, mass migration), isn’t full-time activism the only reasonable activity? Isn’t everything else a kind of indulgence? What if activism just isn’t your thing? What if your talents and passions lie in something like fiddling? JD shares his own wrestlings with this […]

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Verdugo Hills, CA – This is Not My Beautiful House

UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta

One of our culture’s foundational myths is about ownership, security, and permanence. In the natural world and indigenous cultures, these are aberrations! JD offers a bit of science, some personal experiences, and a Talking Heads song as puzzle pieces toward a new, more vulnerable humility grounded in stewardship instead of ownership.  Note: 10:30 Pacific Time! […]

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