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The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess
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The Spiral Dance is a highly informative, poetic, and extremely readable overview of the growth, supression, and modern-day renaissance of witchcraft as a religion with special relevance to the women's movement.
Starhawk, a priestess of the Old Religion, makes clear that this is a sophisticated spiritual and psychological system, the roots of which go back to the Stone Age. The Goddess is percevied as expressing the wholeness of life, the Divine made manifest in the world.
The Spiral Dance demystifies a much misunderstood and maligned tradition while revealing authentic mysteries through which anyone can discover the divinity residing within her or his own soul.
Rituals described include casting the circle, raising the cone of power, invoking the Goddess and God, and reaching trance states. The book also gives spells, chants, invocations, and advice on creating one's own rites, and shows how these rituals and exercises are linked to psychological states.
For women, the Goddess is an image of personal strength and creative power; for men, She is the nurturing source within. For both, Goddess religion can become the means of expanding awareness, tapping creativity, and encouraging community.
The Spiral Dance is a highly informative, poetic, and extremely readable overview of the growth, supression, and modern-day renaissance of witchcraft as a religion with special relevance to the women's movement.
Starhawk, a priestess of the Old Religion, makes clear that this is a sophisticated spiritual and psychological system, the roots of which go back to the Stone Age. The Goddess is percevied as expressing the wholeness of life, the Divine made manifest in the world.
The Spiral Dance demystifies a much misunderstood and maligned tradition while revealing authentic mysteries through which anyone can discover the divinity residing within her or his own soul.
Rituals described include casting the circle, raising the cone of power, invoking the Goddess and God, and reaching trance states. The book also gives spells, chants, invocations, and advice on creating one's own rites, and shows how these rituals and exercises are linked to psychological states.
For women, the Goddess is an image of personal strength and creative power; for men, She is the nurturing source within. For both, Goddess religion can become the means of expanding awareness, tapping creativity, and encouraging community.
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