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I am a witch, by which I mean that I am somebody who believes that the earth is sacred, and that women and women's bodies are one expression of that sacred being.

— Starhawk Womanspirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion (1979)

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When we practice magic we are always making connections, moving energy, identifying with other forms of being.

Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics (1982)

The long sleep of Mother Goddess is ended. May She awaken in each of our hearts — Merry meet, merry part, and blessed be.

Womanspirit Rising: A Feminist Reader in Religion (1979)

Spirituality and ritual are not something removed from the world, but are deeply embedded in it.

Toward an Activist Spirituality (2003)

The cosmos is interesting rather than perfect, and everything is not part of some greater plan, nor is all necessarily under control.

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

Spirituality leaps where science cannot yet follow, because science must always test and measure, and much of reality and human experience is immeasurable.

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

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