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Earth Mother, you who are called by a thousand names. May all remember we are cells in your body and dance together.
Starhawk
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Starhawk
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 17
Environmentalist
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St Paul
Minnesota
Miriam Simos
Miriam Samos
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