In the early 1980s I was surprised by a book on pagan spirituality, The Spiral Dance that seemed to be as much about organizing communities and changing society as Goddess worship. I was less surprised to discover that the book's author had been born Jewish. In 1984 we were both participants on a "Witness for Peace" trip to Nicaragua, one whose morning minyan featured the very Jewish nature-centric "Tree of Life" meditation from The Spiral Dance, followed by a round of "Hine ma tov."
In subsequent years, along with anti-nuclear and anti-globalization activism, Starhawk has been a leader in affirming ways to live sustainably on the planet. Her work with Permaculture (and her application, post-Katrina of those ideas to the vanishing marshes that once helped protect New Orleans) sets an important example for all of us, and provides tools for building a sustainable society.
In the early 1980s I was surprised by a book on pagan spirituality, The Spiral Dance that seemed to be as much about organizing communities and changing society as Goddess worship. I was less surprised to discover that the book's author had been born Jewish. In 1984 we were both participants on a "Witness for Peace" trip to Nicaragua, one whose morning minyan featured the very Jewish nature-centric "Tree of Life" meditation from The Spiral Dance, followed by a round of "Hine ma tov."
In subsequent years, along with anti-nuclear and anti-globalization activism, Starhawk has been a leader in affirming ways to live sustainably on the planet. Her work with Permaculture (and her application, post-Katrina of those ideas to the vanishing marshes that once helped protect New Orleans) sets an important example for all of us, and provides tools for building a sustainable society.
You can find out more about Starhawk at http://www.starhawk.org and http://www.starhawksblog.org