The Conqueror, whose core issue is safety splits us into Conqueror and Enemy/Victim, tells us, "Don't trust!" and generates fear, paranoia, distortions of reality, and the need to annihilate enemies.

— Starhawk The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess (1979)

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