The Earth Path

Synopsis

From the earliest times, respecting our interdependent relationship with nature has been the first step toward spirituality. Earth, air, fire and water are the four elements worshiped in many indigenous cultures and celebrated in earth-based spiritualities such as Wicca. In The Earth Path, America's best-known witch offers readers a primer on how to open our eyes to the world around us, respect nature's delicate balance, and draw upon its tremendous powers. The Earth Path explores the core material of Starhawk's bestselling classic on Wicca, The Spiral Dance, from the perspective of twenty-five years of deepened practice of rooted earth-based spirituality. This book will teach the reader to use the tools of observation, awareness, and magic to deepen connections with the natural world and includes the Spiral Dance ritual. Tree-huggers and city dwellers, weekend gardeners and technocrats, will also benefit from practical tools for bringing our daily lives more in harmony with nature, healing the environment around us, and meeting our practical needs in sustainable ways. Filled with inspiring meditations, chants, and blessings, it offers healing for the spirit in a stressed world and helps readers find their own sources of strength and renewal. In the interests of the ecology espoused in The Earth Path, it will carry the following notice: This book is printed on 25-30% post-consumer recycled paper where the virgin fiber portion is elemental chlorine free meets SFI standards, that is, from wood that is grown and harvested using sustainable forestry practices and, in addition, the Work will be printed using soy-based inks.