nolapam 's review for:

The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk

5.0

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This is perhaps the most inspiring book I've ever read about the struggle to create a better society than the one that we have. It provides beautiful imaginings of how we might work for the healing of all, be courageous, build community where we are accountable to one another, expect things of one another, but are still compassionate and forgiving when people fail at living up to our own ideals (and thus we are encouraged to respond the same way to ourselves -- to learn from our mistakes, to learn and to grow). It's messages are nuanced about good and evil and about nonviolent struggle vs. the use of violent resistance. I thought it was absolutely beautiful, and am so thankful to my friend who gave it to me.