Magic has always been an element of Witchcraft, but in the Craft its techniques were practiced within a context of community and connection.
StarhawkTo live with integrity in an unjust society we must work for justice. To walk with integrity through a landscape strewn with beer cans, we must stop and pick them up.
StarhawkThe Goddess falls in love with Herself, drawing forth her own emanation, which takes on a life of its own. Love of self for self is the creative force of the universe. Desire is the primal energy, and that energy is erotic: the attraction of lover to beloved, of planet to star, the lust of electron for proton. Love is the glue that holds the world together.
StarhawkIt happens over and over againโa group of people come together, fired up with passion to create change. They begin with huge inspiration and enthusiasmโand a year later, itโs all foundered in the mire of conflict. We could have changed the world ten times overโif we didnโt have to do it together with other people, those irritating, self-righteous, controlling, fluff-brained, clueless idiots who are our friends and allies.
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