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I am a witch, by which I mean that I am somebody who believes that the earth is sacred, and that women and women's bodies are one expression of that sacred being.
Starhawk
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Starhawk
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 17
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Miriam Simos
Miriam Samos
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