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UESN BACKGROUND
UESN was founded in 1990 by Rev Peter Roberts, assisted by Jo Rogers as Sec/Treasurer. Peter felt that the British Unitarian movement had two main streams - Liberal Christian and Humanist - and there was a crying need for a third voice to find its expression... ie a Nature / Earth / Creation centred voice. The UESN provides a forum and creative expression for this and has become a recognised, credible part of the British Unitarian movement.
The Network started life as the “Unitarian Pagan Network”.., but some members were unhappy with
the term 'Pagan' because of negative associations. For a while, we became the “Unitarian New
Age Network” - but still, members remained unhappy with this title.
What's in a name? - a great deal, it would seem
Lyanne Mitchell took over as Editor / coordinator in 1998 and changed the format. We ran a ballot, offering a variety of titles for the Network, and “Unitarian Earth Spirit Network” won hands-down. We are a mixed bag of Unitarians and like-minded friends - some who would describe themselves as neo-pagans, druids etc and many others who are gardeners, hill walkers, nature poets, artists
- people who feel that their spirituality and creativity are strongly linked to the Earth and Nature.
We have links to a related organisation in the USA, the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPs).
For general information about CUUPs, see:
www.cuups.org/content/aboutcuups/whatiscuups.html
The CUUPs website contains some suggestions for celebrating seasonal festivals:
www.cuups.org/content/liturgy/seasonal.html