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In the Craft the Goddess is not omnipotent. The cosmos is interesting rather than perfect, and everything is not part of some greater plan, nor is all necessarily under control.
Starhawk
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Starhawk
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 17
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Miriam Simos
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