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Starhawk



Starhawk is an American author, teacher, and eco-activist known for her teachings on earth-based spirituality. Her bestselling book The Spiral Dance is often seen as a pivotal book in the revival of Goddess worship. In her other books and teaching work, she discusses topics such as neopaganism, Wicca and witchcraft, ecofeminism, and spiritually based permaculture design.

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Goddess Remembered

This documentary is a salute to 35,000 years of the goddess-worshipping religions of the ancient past. The film features Merlin Stone, Carol Christ, Luisah Teish and Jean Bolen, all of whom link the loss of goddess-centric societies with today's environmental crisis.

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Jean Shinoda Bolen
2015
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The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups

A Transition Town group involved in preparations for peak oil and climate change; an intentional community, founded with the highest ideals; a nonprofit dedicated to social change. Millions of such voluntary groups exist around the world.

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Starhawk
2011
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The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess (20th Anniversary Edition)

The twentieth anniversary edition of The Spiral Dance celebrates the pivotal role the book has had in bringing Goddess worship to the religious forefront.

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Starhawk
1999
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FindCenter Quotes ImageBeware of organizations that proclaim their devotion to the light without embracing, bowing to the dark; for when they idealize half the world they must devalue the rest.

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Reclaiming's Spiral Dance: Three Decades of Magic

Another sampling of Reclaiming's spectacular Halloween ritual in anticipation of the Thirtieth Anniversary Spiral Dance, which will take place on Halloween, October 31, at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco.

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Starhawk
2009
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Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex, and Politics

Featuring narrative, chants, songs, and rituals, Dreaming the Dark has helped many thousands of women use magic, spirituality, and community to bring about political and social change.

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Starhawk
1997
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Fireheart Interview with Starhawk

Since the ground-breaking publication of The Spiral Dance, Starhawk has been the single most visible and influential force in the Neo-Pagan revival. Thousands of people have first learned about Witchcraft from her books and workshops.

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FireHeart
2017
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FindCenter Quotes ImageA spiritual organization with a hierarchical structure can convey only the consciousness of estrangement, regardless of what teachings or deep inspirations are at its root. The structure itself reinforces the idea that some people are inherently more worthy than others.

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Starhawk - Place of Power Meditation

Starhawk leads this classic meditation. Trance to a personal place of power, visit a well of transformation - and bring gifts back to your daily life. From Starhawk's "Way to the Well" trance journey

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Starhawk
2017
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The Politics of Women’s Spirituality: Essays by Founding Mothers of the Movement

This feminist classic (first published in 1982) presents a chorus of voices exploring their authentic spirituality. The essays are active rather than reactive, revolutionary rather than reformist, and express a broad political awareness.

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Charlene Spretnak (editor)
1982
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