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The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess: 20th Anniversary Edition
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The influential masterwork that launched the American Goddess movement is even more popular and relevant than ever- a bestselling spiritual classic. This brilliant overview of the growth, supression, and modern-day reemergence of Wicca as a Goddess-worshipping religion has left an indelible mark on the feminist spiritual consciousness. In this beautiful 20th-anniversary edition, Starhawk now reveals the ways in which the practice of ritual and Goddess religion have, in the face of a changing world, developed over the last 20 years — and the ways in which these changes have influenced and enhanced her original ideas. This important spiritual guidebook provides both the tools of ancient practice and the means to adapt them to our lives today — for, according to Starhawk, ‘a living tradition is not static or fixed; it changes and responds to changing needs and changing times.’
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Additional information
| Publisher | HarperSanFrancisco, Special 20th Anniversary Ed edition (15 Nov. 1999) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 336 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0676974678 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0062516329 |
| Dimensions | 15.54 x 2.13 x 23.5 cm |
by Mrs. K. Bromley
Good read, nice updates. Great if you want to learn a more traditional practice and history.
by patricia miller
Excellent book
by morgan
Interesting – but very much about groupwork
by Kate Large
I was first told about this book by my boyfriend, who had read it some time back when it was pretty new. As I was reviving my old interest in Wicca, I thought I’d give it go – and I’m so glad I did. Starhawk is quite simply a very gifted writer who also happens to be a witch – this means there’s no wading through clunky, mawkish prose to get to the ideas – everything leaps off the page, taking you along with it.
Another thing I love is Starhawk’s joy in science – physics, astrophysics, microbiology – there’s no positing of the scientific *against* the spiritual – or, indeed, the intellectual – she embraces it all. There are ideas here on magic, ritual, covens, the sabbats – but what makes this book unique to any other wiccan book you’ll read is that she also covers feminism, ecology, politics, the ‘roles/identities of the sexes’ (an conceit she rightly explodes, and wonderfully) – and as I’ve mentioned before, science.
*Another* great aspect of the latest edition of this book it that is also includes all of Starhawk’s addenda – from ten years after publication, and then 20 years. It’s wonderful to see how her conception of Wicca – and how Judaeo-Christian and other religions relate to it – develops over the years. And she’s not afraid to admit when she think she’s been wrong, most noticeably in her attitude to eastern religions.
I’d recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about wicca – though solitaries will find it extremely coven-based. But I’d also recommend it to anyone, of any age, who wants to read a wonderfully-written book, full of passion and poetry, that explores our role in the contemporary world, and gives plenty of inspiration for ways we can improve it. I’d also particularly like to recommend it to men – you’ll learn more about how men and women can relate to each other by reading the two chapters on the god and goddess, than you’ll *ever* get from some crappy “men are from mars…” style nonsense.
Quite simply wonderful. A book to turn to when you want to learn, be inspired, or even comforted.
by Greg
The definitive work on the subject of Wicca as it’s known now? Very possibly. A must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in the subject.
by TIM HOGBEN
I Love Starhawk’s intuitive and spontaneous approach to the craft
I learnt a great deal from this book. It inspired me as a trans person in my journey to explore what it is I have to offer.
by Pat
A classic in its genre. Every pagan should at least scan this volume. It’s a must for a home library on the topic.
by HayleyGeek
What a wonderful book. Of course everyone know this book if you are in the craft. Brilliant and informative. No wiccan/witch should miss out on reading this. It tells you everything. Fantastic