I am a pagan.
I am a Druid.
I am a Unitarian Universalist.
I am an American.
You don’t have to understand or follow my path. Our experiences and our revelations are different.
Personally, all I ask for is the understanding that my spiritual path encourages me to act in service to my community.
It requires that I behave honorably and fairly in my relationships.
It inspires me to share joyful connections with others, to care for the earth, to create art, to care deeply and authentically.
It leads me to take action to protect and advocate for those who require support. I am part of a whole, and when one of us suffers, we all suffer.
It strengthens my connection to deities and spirits and ancestors, and those encounters are moving, ecstatic, and transformative.
It demands that I treat others the way I would like to be treated—with love, justice and compassion.
Personally, all I ask for is acknowledgement and respect.
With regards to our country’s government, I should not have to ask. Our Constitution provides for the free exercise of religion and prevents the endorsement or favor of one religion over others. I demand that those laws be followed and not brushed aside for the convenience and comfort OR the prejudice of the majority, because it is the law and because the right of conscience is inherently rooted in human dignity.
🌀Stacia