For this conversation, I am joined by Starhawk, a writer, activist, permaculture designer, teacher, and leading voice in eco-feminism and earth-based spirituality. I have long admired her ability to connect history, spirituality, ecology, power, and social change. She brings a depth of knowledge to the question ‘where did patriarchy come from’? We trace some of its roots through the rise of organized warfare, conquest, hierarchy, and cultures built around domination. We also explore the costs of patriarchy for all of us: Women have been diminished, controlled, and conditioned to question our divinity and authority. Men have been cut off from tenderness, vulnerability, care, and many of the qualities that make all of us fully human. The result is a power-over paradigm that continues to shape our politics, relationships, conflicts, institutions, and negotiations. But patriarchy is not inevitable. Human beings have organized themselves differently before, and we can do so again. So, we turn to what matters most now? What kind of world do we want to build together? Because dismantling domination requires more than resisting what is wrong. It asks us to develop a compelling vision of what could be right. A culture rooted in partnership with each other and the entire living world. Power-with rather than power-over. Communities capable of holding differences without escalating conflict into violence. And systems that value creativity and all life. Starhawk is the author of thirteen books, including The Spiral Dance, The Earth Path, The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups and, most recently, The Movement We Need (Substack). She also directs Earth Activist Training, where she teaches regenerative design, organizing, activism, and social permaculture. Website: http://starhawk.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starhawk_spiral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarhawkAuthor/ Substack: http://Starhawk.substack.com Earth Activist Training: http://earthactivisttraining.com/ More from Susan Coleman: Purchase Collaborative Hardball, the book: https://a.co/d/08AWQWsC Website: https://www.susancoleman.global/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/susanwcoleman Substack: https://substack.com/@susancolemanglobal Instagram: https://instagram.com/susanwcoleman Facebook: https://facebook.com/susancolemanglobal Produced by: Rome Esmaili https://www.lumen-vision-sound.com/podcasts
