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Violence cannot destroy the body of the Goddess, for Her body is the world itself.

Violence cannot destroy the body of the Goddess, for Her body is the world itself.

Rachel Pollack
World, Body, Violence
Rachel Pollack (1997). “The Body of the Goddess: Sacred Wisdom in Myth, Landscape and Culture”, Element Books Limited

We tend to misunderstand the colour black, seeing it as evil, or negation of life. Rather, black means all things being possible, infinite energy of life before consciousness has constructed any boundaries. When we fear blackness or darkness we fear the deep unconscious source of life itself.

Rachel Pollack
Mean, Energy Of Life, Evil

To learn to play seriously is one of the great secrets of spiritual exploration.

Rachel Pollack
Spiritual, Play, Secret
Rachel Pollack (2002). “The Forest of Souls: A Walk Through the Tarot”, p.23, Llewellyn Worldwide

We need to act for the sake of a redemption that will be a mystery until it unfolds before us.

Rachel Pollack
Needs, Redemption, Sake

The ancients could communicate with the gods in two ways. First, it was (and is) possible to go into a trance and visit the gods in their celestial retreats, as the great shamans have always done. More easily, and less dangerously, they could let the gods speak through code, that is, divination, using dice, entrails, bird patterns, yarrow sticks, cards.

Rachel Pollack
Two, Bird, Paganism

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