Dreaming the Dark
Dreaming the Dark
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Starhawk. Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex, and Politics. 15th anniversary ed. Boston: Beacon Press, 1997.
Coming nine years after her foundational The Spiral Dance, Starhawk's Dreaming the Dark shifts focus to a more political and psychological framework, connecting spirituality directly to social activism. It deals with themes like power dynamics, social justice, and the use of ritual in personal and political transformation. As the title suggests, she discusses how magic, sex, and politics, interact in the <muggle-world> of power dynamics, language, communities and groups. This book combines theory and practice, with exercises intended to empower individuals and communities to confront systems of oppression. The book is highly reflective, drawing on Starhawk’s experiences as both a witch and an activist. This fifteenth anniversary edition includes revisions based on Starhawk's evolving ideas in the intersection of social justice, spirituality, and activism.
If you have already read The Spiral Dance, you'll find that Starhawk spends more energy here on empowerment and transformation through Pagan spirituality and Wiccan practice. It is a call to action for activists who want to integrate spirituality into their work.
Published by Beacon Press which is an independent publisher of serious non-fiction that seek to change the way readers think about and promote such values as freedom of speech and thought; diversity, religious pluralism, and anti-racism; and respect for diversity in all areas of life.
The Bloomsbury Review called this Starhawk's "best book."
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