Patriarchy values the hard over the soft; the tough over the tender; punishment, vengeance, and vindictiveness over compassion, negotiation, and reconciliation. The 'hard' qualities are linked to power, success, and masculinity - and exalted. The 'soft' qualities are identified with… — Starhawk Copy Share Image
“It’s worth ten times the price to get you out of those things. Besides, I’ve got credits to burn.” He did. They all did.… — Starhawk Copy Share
Ritual and myth are like seed crystals of new patterns that can eventually reshape culture around them. — Starhawk Copy Share
The truth is that while men, in our society, are encouraged to have strong egos and to function in competitive, aggressive, intellectualized modes that… — Starhawk Copy Share
Only by transforming our own economy to one of peace can we make possible economic democracy in the Third World or our own country.… — Starhawk Copy Share
[On 9/11:] ... those towers represented human triumph over nature. Larger than life, built to be unburnable, they were the Titanic of our day.… — Starhawk Copy Share
Fascination with the psychic - or the psychological - can be a dangerous sidetrack on any spiritual path. — Starhawk Copy Share
Sexual integrity means honestly recognizing our own impulses and desires and honoring them, whether or not we choose to act on them. If we… — Starhawk Copy Share
Beware of organizations that proclaim their devotion to the light without embracing, bowing to the dark; for when they idealize half the world they… — Starhawk Copy Share
Systems don't change easily. Systems try to maintain themselves, and seek equilibrium. To change a system, you need to shake it up, disrupt the… — Starhawk Copy Share
Unless I have enough personal power to keep commitments in my daily life, I will be unable to wield magical power. To work magic,… — Starhawk Copy Share
The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has… — Starhawk Copy Share
The Goddess is not separate from the world – She IS the world, and all things in it: moon, sun, earth, star, stone, seed,… — Starhawk Copy Share
