DatC #072 - CUUPS and The Glowing Green Bird with John Beckett

Down at the Crossroads

Hello and thank you once again for joining me down at the crossroads for some music, magick, and Paganism. Where witches gather for the sabbath, offerings are made, pacts are signed for musical fame and we cross paths with today’s most influential Pagans, occultists, and deep thinkers. I am your bewitching, bald headed, host Chris Orapello and tonight Tara and I meet with CUUPS officer, Druid, and Patheos blogger John Beckett to discuss his work and experiences with the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) as well as a recent blog post he wrote titled "The Otherworld is Bleeding Through" which touched upon real life otherworld experiences and dealing with them as people of the 21st century.

I grew up in Tennessee with the woods right outside my back door. Wandering through them gave me a sense of connection to Nature and to a certain Forest God. I’m a Druid graduate of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, the Coordinating Officer of the Denton Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans and a former Vice President of CUUPS Continental. I’ve been writing, speaking, teaching, and leading public rituals for the past eleven years. I live in the Dallas – Fort Worth area and I earn my keep as an engineer. - Patheos: About John Beckett

Featured Songs:

• "The Battle of Evermore" by Finvarra
• "1157 (Till It's Over)" by S.J. Tucker (from The Green Album)
• "Hourglass" by Bekah Kelso (from The Green Album)
• "Point of You" by Elephant Revival
• "The Swing" by Eivør
• "How Can We Believe We Own It All" by Damh the Bard (from The Green Album)

Links Mentioned:

• Patheos: Under the Ancient Oaks
• "The Otherworld is Bleeding Through" by John Beckett
• "Talking About Our Experiences" by John Beckett
• Denton CUUPS Chapter
• Many Gods West
• Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS)
• CUUPS Convocation 2016 in Salem, MA
• The Green Album