A review by savaging
The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess by Starhawk
4.0
Ok so who's in on the coven?
If you read this book, I highly recommend getting the 20th anniversary edition. This allows you to read how Starhawk's thought has developed in the decades since the book was published. The two introductions were some of my favorite parts, highlighting her changed thinking on gender, political engagement, and other issues. I love to see a wise old witch remain open to learning new things, queering her old beliefs.
And I'm also a sucker for all her wild and weird ritual write-ups. A valuable how-to for covenless, rootless, secular witches like myself. Merry meet and merry part and merry meet again, Starhawk!
If you read this book, I highly recommend getting the 20th anniversary edition. This allows you to read how Starhawk's thought has developed in the decades since the book was published. The two introductions were some of my favorite parts, highlighting her changed thinking on gender, political engagement, and other issues. I love to see a wise old witch remain open to learning new things, queering her old beliefs.
And I'm also a sucker for all her wild and weird ritual write-ups. A valuable how-to for covenless, rootless, secular witches like myself. Merry meet and merry part and merry meet again, Starhawk!