itnessing the death of fertility and bringing herself as seed. Celebrating Inanna's descent/sacrifice means celebrating seasonal transitions. The rhythms of a healthy human life echo the rhythm of the universe. Participants affirm that they are not alone, but part of a great communion of being that includes plants, animals, other humans, the earth itself. Rituals take root in the body, shaping body wisdom, so that acting in the light of the conceptions they express becomes second nature. When shared, rituals create and confirm community. Commitment to the goddess requires taking political action against environmental damage. Goddesses provide an orientation that can help us save the planet from ecological destruction. The Pagan movement, by asserting that sexuality and pleasure are sacred, stands as an important counterbalance to repressive religions. Paganism offers a home to people of all sexual orientations. Paganism invites us to reclaim our place in Nature and to reclaim our bodies. It invites us to include our sexuality in our spirituality "Flesh and spirit are one" (Starhawk, 1979, p.8). We can find a way to bring dignity, grace, power, and integrity to the way we celebrate our sexuality. Then we can ad another dimension to our experience of being human and become more conscious and valuable members of the circle of Nature. We will see our world again as sacred and the body, whether male or female, as sacred as well. True social change can only come about when the myths and symbols of our culture are themselves changed (Starhawk, 1979, p.10). Witchcraft demands responsibility, it imbues the view that all things are interdependent, interrelated, and therefor mutually responsible. An act that harms anyone harms as all (Starhawk, 1979, p. 11). Earth can not endlessly provide for all our needs, we must become stewards of the Earth, providers for the needs of others through co-creation with the source. Goddess is immanent but She need...
