Starhawk is a co-founder of the Reclaiming tradition and the author or coauthor of thirteen books on earth-based spirituality, Paganism, Goddess religion and activism, including the classics The Spiral Dance, The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups, her visionary novel The Fifth Sacred Thing and its long-awaited sequel, City of Refuge. Starhawk directs Earth Activist Trainings, http://www.earthactivisttraining.org/, teaching permaculture design grounded in spirit and with a focus on organizing and activism. http://starhawk.org/ She travels internationally, lecturing and teaching on earth-based spirituality, the tools of ritual, and the skills of activism.