This is a straightforward introduction to earth based, feminist spirituality. It’s a beautiful read especially the final chapter about the connections between politics and magick; a subject that isn’t given enough attention in my opinion.

There are some fantastically creative rituals contained in its pages, plus guides to everything you wanted to know about doing a ritual but were afraid to ask!

Reading The Spiral Dance as a man is an interesting experience in itself because the book requires you to shift into a matrilineal way of thinking and feeling about the world, which isn’t something men are often required to do. For me, it reminded me about the unspoken privileges men enjoy even when we think we’re “right on”!

The best thing about Starhawk’s writing though is that it’s grounded in activism and practicality – it’s an honest account of how to practice witchcraft and how to juggle all of the conflicts that this can throw your way. Yet it also insists on the poetic qualities of social action and the inherent beauty of the earth and our need to protect her.

I loved this book and am so glad I read it.