Maxioms by Starhawk
The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.
The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.
The word "Witch" carries so many negative connotations that many people wonder why we use the word at all. Yet read more
The word "Witch" carries so many negative connotations that many people wonder why we use the word at all. Yet to reclaim the word "Witch" is to reclaim our right, as women, to be powerful; as men, to know the feminine within as divine.
On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take placeon hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in read more
On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take placeon hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in ordinary houses. Writers,teachers, nurses, computer programmers, artists,lawyers, poets, plumbers,and auto mechanics - women and men from many backgrounds cometogether to celebrate the mysteries of the Triple Goddess of the Danceof Life. The religion they practise is called Witchcraft.
The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters read more
The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters of the Church, into hatred of those who those who brought that flesh into being. Misogyny, the hatred of women, had become a strong element in medieval Christianity. Women who menstruate, and give birth, were identified with sexuality and therefore with evil. "All witchcraft stems from carnal lust, which is in women insatiable," stated the Malleus Maleficarum.
Through the Goddess, we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and celebrate our emotions.
Through the Goddess, we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and celebrate our emotions.