The Judeo-Christian heritage has left us with the view of a universe composed of warring opposites, which are valued as either good or evil. They cannot coexist. A valuable insight of Witchcraft, shared by many earth-based religions, is that polarities are in balance, not at war.
Starhawk, The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess
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