In a culture where profit has become the true God, self-sacrifice can seem incomprehensible rather than noble. (p215) - Starhawk

In a culture where profit has become the true God, self-sacrifice can seem incomprehensible rather than noble.

The love of the Goddess is unconditional. She does not ask for sacrifice — whether human or animal — nor does She want us to sacrifice our normal human needs and desires. Witchcraft is a religion of self-celebration, not self-abnegation.

When power relations of domination are no longer the norm in society, and when men assume truly equal shares of all aspects of childrearing, perhaps we will be able to fully reclaim the nurturing aspects of the God. Until then, let us hope some men will begin this process by the way they lead their lives.