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Ritual and myth are like seed crystals of new patterns that can eventually reshape culture around them.
Starhawk
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Starhawk
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 17
Environmentalist
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St Paul
Minnesota
Miriam Simos
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In a culture where profit has become the true God, self-sacrifice can seem incomprehensible rather than noble.
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The Goddess does not rule the world She is the world. Manifest in each of us, She can be known internally by every individual, in all her magnificent diversity.
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At this moment in history, we are called to act as if we truly believe that liberty and justice for all is a desirable thing.
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Solidarity is based on the principle that we are willing to put ourselves at risk to protect each other.
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