The God is wild, but his is the wildness of connection, not of domination and violence. Wildness is not the same as violence. Gentleness and tenderness do no translate into wimpiness. When men -- or women, for that matter -- begin to unleash what is untamed in us, we need to remember that the first images and impulses we encounter will often be the stereotyped paths of power we have learned in a culture of domination. To become truly wild, we must not be sidetracked by the dramas of power-over, the seduction of addictions, or the thrill of control. We must go deeper. Starhawk
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When men are living in the world of domination, their instincts will tell them how to live. They will use violence and power to control others, causing them to behave exactly the way that they want others to. This will not make you a person who is wild, but a person who is selfish. When you are selfish, you are controlling other people’s emotions.

You will control how they feel about anything that you choose to do. The God is wild, but his is the wildness of connection, not of domination and violence. Wildness is not the same as violence.

Gentleness and tenderness do no translate into wimpiness. When men -- or women, for that matter -- begin to unleash what is untamed in us, we need to remember that the first images and impulses we encounter will often be the stereotyped paths of power we have learned in a culture of domination. To become truly wild, we must not be sidetracked by the dramas of power-over, the seduction of addictions, or the thrill of control.

We must go deeper.

Source: The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth Of The Ancient Religion Of The Great Goddess

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