Many Paths CUUPs

10/23/2026

Everybody stop by the Garden of Beadin' this weekend for their Talisman and Tarot Wellness event!!!

10/14/2026

Ahhhhhhhhh ~~~
That's the sound of all the tension leaving my body as the vibration of a 25lbs set of bells is waved over my chest, lol. WOW this sound bath was beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

Is anyone interested in hearing the entrancing magic of Steve's immersive sound experience? He does this twice a week at the Garden of Beadin'! Reach out to us or them for more details, and give a HUGE thank you to Steve for blessing us with his favorite form of magic.

10/14/2026

Lots of information was hashed out at this month's meeting!! Not only did Alice absolutely wow us with her planning and organizational skills, she shared the official on-the-calendar plan for 2027. Feel free to browse - just don't strain your eyes, dears, it will be coming out on our newsletter soon 😂

Will led the charge on getting Samhain planned, and this year's theme is The Path to the Dead 🪦💞 We plan on taking our memories and stories of our beloved dead with us as we help them travel from this world to the next. There are still a couple of spots open for things to do during the ritual, so please reach out if you're interested in taking part! Look for more details to come!

Did you miss this month's meeting? No hard feelings, come make the next one! It'll be on November 14th at 2pm at the UU Church in Bloomington. If you can't attend, please reach out and we'll get you on the newsletter or Discord group.

We look forward to seeing and hearing from you!

10/07/2026

Once again: we are NOT meeting today!!!

We will be meeting at 2pm on this Saturday the 10th and every second Saturday going forward.

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Due to the universally hated meeting time of our regularly scheduled monthly meeting, we have voted, discussed, and decided:

Our monthly meetings are moving to Saturdays!!!

Please join us at 2PM on the second Saturday of the month at the Universalist church of Bloomington, IL.

Our next meeting will be October 10th at 2PM sharp. Or dull. There will likely be people showing up any time between 1:45 and 2:15. But we are so very happy to be able to accommodate more of our members and we welcome you to join us, new or returning, for our October planning for Samhain!

Welcome, witchy ones!

09/30/2026

All are invited to join the Winter Solstice Choir! More details are in the original post.

Winter Solstice Choir!

All are invited to join the Winter Solstice Choir, led by Charlie Berggren! With story and song, we’ll celebrate the longest night, the return of the light, and the interconnectedness of all living things.

You must be 16 or older. Previous choral experience helpful but not required.

We'll have a couple rehearsals leading up to the Dress Rehearsal at 6:00pm on Friday, December 18 and the Winter Solstice Celebration at 6:00pm on Saturday, December 19.

Details in comments.

09/26/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Due to the universally hated meeting time of our regularly scheduled monthly meeting, we have voted, discussed, and decided:

Our monthly meetings are moving to Saturdays!!!

Please join us at 2PM on the second Saturday of the month at the Universalist church of Bloomington, IL.

Our next meeting will be October 10th at 2PM sharp. Or dull. There will likely be people showing up any time between 1:45 and 2:15. But we are so very happy to be able to accommodate more of our members and we welcome you to join us, new or returning, for our October planning for Samhain!

Welcome, witchy ones!

09/26/2026

Did everyone get a chance to say hello at the Transgender Resource Fair yesterday?? It was so awesome to see so many people out and ready to support our trans community, thank you all for coming! It's our deepest wish as a coven that the LGBTQ+ members of our Many Paths community can find space to be safe, supported, and welcomed as they explore their spiritual strengths with us.

We proudly affirm the human experience by including queerness in our rituals, involving three aspects of deity - the masculine God, the feminine Goddess, and the neutral Revealer. People of many identities have represented all three in our rituals, ensuring that our similarities and differences are celebrated in as many ways as we have members.

Please remember, you are worth taking care of. We loved seeing you at the resource fair and would love to see you at our next meeting, which will be on Saturday, October 10th at 2pm. Details to follow!

09/15/2026

Official notice from CUUPS Peoria, Keepers of the Great Grove: Mabon time has changed to doors opening at 6:30 PM for those coming for the festivities on September 19. Make sure to support our sister coven with the next of our wheel of the year rituals!

09/14/2026

Oh, how gorgeous was our Hestia workshop?? I learned things about her that I absolutely did not anticipate, and was so grateful to be there with such a positive group! What was your favorite part that you learned, Attendees?

We made Witch Bells for this workshop!! I have them pictured below - set up, in progress, and finalized. They all turned out so beautifully! Thank you all for coming, lovely to see returning faces and new ones, too. Hopefully we can meet for our next upcoming events!

Next month's monthly meeting will be on October 14th at 7pm, as we are still finalizing our time-change for the monthly meetings. We will absolutely update you when we do make that change - here, on the discord, over email, everywhere. Keep your eyes peeled for info to come!

Feel like running your own workshop? There are openings for group members next year to present their knowledge and practice as a workshop to everyone here - reach out to us to learn more and talk about when we'd be able to do so!! I will keep you all up to date on when we will be meeting, don't worry.

So beautiful to see your shining faces this weekend. I so look forward to the next time we meet!

07/14/2026

What an incredible turn out we had for the King Paimon workshop!! Lots of new faces, and to them we say welcome! It also seems we have a few workshop regulars... it is always good to see you, friends 😊

What an educational workshop. We learned more about the Ars Goetia and Demonolotry than I anticipated, and even learned a few things about myself and my practice! I'm sure I'm not alone in that, the crowd there seemed really wowed by the work that Will and Alice put into this. Thank you both for being such helpful resources ~

This time, we made prayer beads to be used in our individual practice, as pictured below. Lots of people showed their creativity with this - it was lovely to see everyone's craft! They were blessed for various usage and sent on their merry ways, and I've had mine with me ever since. Yup, that thing is totally a stim toy now. Paimon seems fine with it! 😂

We look forward to seeing everyone at our next gathering, which will be the Lughnasadh ceremony!! Please join us on August 8th from 6-9PM for the ritual and potluck, which, weather permitting, should be outside.

We hope to see everyone soon! Be merry and live well, may this season bless you ✨🌞