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Title: The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk ISBN: 0-553-37380-3 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (67 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: This Could Be The Future --Christians & Non-Xtians Be(a)ware
Comment: This Novel is a Journey through realization of what can happen when one Religious Power gains control of all-other religions and people, in this Technological Age. This is a Revelation of what our world could become, if Zealous "religious" people are in-control.
All those of "Alternative" faiths will enjoy this book & those of Dominant (Dominating) Faith's will despise this book. The Fifth Sacred Thing is definately a sacred book in the Pagan community. I honestly believe everyone should read this wonderful tale of the possible future.
For all those of Alternative Faith, this is a treasured story.
For all those of Zealous Adherence to Dogma, this book will be a burden and a curse to their thinking process and their plans of global domination.
The "Millennialists" are representative of a Religio-Political Force, dominating and subverting everything Pure: Earth, Fire, Air, Water & Spirit..... Stripping Humans of all the basic rights of life and forcing their views on the world, in a Nazi-like system of Control. However, a small community remains, removed from the destructive system of Corruption--separated by harsh lands and broken roads....and decades of Fear.
This wonderful Novel depicts the very believable scenario of a New Inquisition, in-which everyone must agree to the corrupt State Religion, or suffer and lose thier names, titles, professions and the right to have Water.
I highly recommend this book to all Thinking Individuals--depsite their religious preference. Starhawk has given the world a new Vision of the way things CAN be..... This is not a "Tree-Hugging Hippy" book. The characters are very well-written and you will grow to cherish them and hope the best for them, throughout their Journey. I felt for these characters more-so than any others I have read-about for many, many years.
The first ten pages gets off to a rough start, then the book smooths-out and becomes an engrossing tale that makes it very difficult to put the book down. Now, I want to know what happens to the characters and the World, AFTER the "Fifth Sacred Thing !"
Rating: 5
Summary: Paradise - And the Price We May Have to Pay
Comment: Starhawk starts out giving us an amazingly Utopian Wiccan vision of the future in San Francisco, a place that while it seems Wicca has "won out," other religions are respected as well. When I am down I read the first chapter of this book to bring me back up again.
Arrayed against this oasis of sanity Starhawk gives us an Evil General bent of invasion and destruction of this wonderful place. If the book has a fault its that most of the "bad guys" remain somewhat cardboard. It seems that Starhawk has concentrated her efforts on that she knows best.
Having said that, the author pulls no punches. While the book starts out Utopian and peaceful the price that is paid for that oasis is anything but. Real people, the good people we care about (and the people who Starhawk seems to concentrate her character abilities on) pay a heavy price to keep and defend their way of life. Its a good reminder that good may triumph over evil only if good works at it real hard.
The Fifth Sacred Thing is a fairy tale with teeth. If you are a fan of Starhawk's non-fiction books then you must read this one to see how she sees her real-life ideas put into practice. I'd also recommend it as a book for Wiccans to give to their friends as a tale of how Wiccan morality can work well.
Rating: 5
Summary: My favorite book
Comment: This book is excellent Pagan fiction. I have read it six or seven times. I have bought copies as gifts for friends to enjoy. The characters are real. The story is gripping, and its main characters are Pagan!
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Title: Walking to Mercury by Starhawk ISBN: 0553378392 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Spiral Dance, The - 20th Anniversary : A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Goddess: 20th Anniversary Edition by Starhawk ISBN: 0062516329 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Twelve Wild Swans : A Journey to the Realm of Magic, Healing, and Action by Starhawk ISBN: 0062516698 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Pagan Book of Living and Dying : T/K by Starhawk, M. Macha NightMare ISBN: 0062515160 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 29 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Truth or Dare : Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery by Starhawk ISBN: 0062508164 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 27 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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