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The Power Of Books – A Crone’s Perspective
by Etain Butterfly
A wise person told me that books were my way out…. that books could take me to the high seas, to fly in the sky, to cook better, to sew, to learn about myself. I was a teen looking to find out who I really was just as most teens do and like so many teens I was not happy with my home situation. The wise person who told me “books were my way out” was the librarian at my high school. I will call her Mrs. B. Mrs. B talked me into working in the library in 11th grade and that is when the world opened up to me! Continue reading
Crone Inspiration
by Etain Butterfly
I work in an outpatient surgery center and I must share a story about a lively 92 year old Crone that came in for cataract surgery. As I was interviewing her I noticed she was really tan so I ask if she had been on vacation and she said with a gleam in her eyes, “Why yes, I just got back from visiting my son and his wife in Florida.” I ask if she had a nice time and she chuckled and said, “Not really, I thought they were boring. All they wanted to do was watch TV.” I asked her what she would have liked to do and she answered, “Go para-sailing on the beach, do some snorkeling to view the beautiful fish in the ocean, and to go horseback riding”. Continue reading
Posted in Elders, Life Stories
Tagged 92 year old, age, crone, energy, inspiration, outpatient, sage, wrinkles
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Death and Dying
by Andrea Faith
I have found the subject of death is sometimes avoided, even in the Pagan community. I believe this is because of our Western society’s attitude. In the East dying is considered part of the living process. Many years ago I was talking to a friend who had been to Nepal on a walking holiday and she found it interesting that their guide was not afraid of the precipices over which they were travelling. Being a Buddhist he believed he would return. We’ve been taught by Christian thought that there is either heaven or hell, and having not been given enough information, we can’t be sure if we qualify for heaven. Continue reading
Posted in Life Stories
Tagged death, death meditation, dying, last rite, pagan ritual, paganism, past life memories, preparing for death
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The Hag ~ by Andrea Faith
I am
Shunned
Ugly
Wrinkled
Smelly
One eyed
Wart covered
Crippled
I cackle Continue reading
Posted in Crone Archetypes, Life Stories, Poetry
Tagged beauty, crone, hag, maiden, mother, spiritual
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The Crone Goddess ~ Hecate
(Author unknown)
Bony Old Crone
A-sittin’ alone
A-stirrin’ Her cauldron
And makin’ a moan…..
The path of the Goddess Hecate is a path of the heart. She is Hecate the maiden, Hecate the mother and Hecate the crone. She is a triple goddess in her own right. Unlike the detached meditations of the East, or the sedate Sunday prayer meetings of the church, witchcraft ceremony is passionate. The more deeply we feel about the Goddess when we pray to Her, the more moved we are by the liturgy, the more powerful the experience. Continue reading
Posted in Crone Archetypes, Gods and Goddesses
Tagged crone goddess, Hecate, Samhain goddess
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Hail Sophia – Goddess of the Feminine
The Goddess Sophia is sometimes known as the ‘Mother of All’ or more commonly known as ‘Wisdom’. According to Gnostic tradition Sophia was born of silence and was the feminine figure akin to the human soul, as well as coexisting as the feminine aspect of the Divine. Unfortunately by the year 200AD, all the feminine imagery of God that was part of the Gnostic tradition had been excised from the orthodox canon of their teaching, and until recent times very few people knew that some groups of the early Gnostic tradition had an actual icon of the Divine Mother. Sophia was thus removed as co partner of God and was designated as the Holy Spirit aspect of the Trinity with the dove as her emissary. Continue reading
Posted in Gods and Goddesses, Music
Tagged Asherah, Demeter, Divine Feminine, Eve, feminine aspect, Gnostic tradition, Goddess Sophia, Hail Sophia, Ishtar, Isis, Janine Donnellan, Lilith, Mary Magdalene, Mother of All, Nag Hammadi, Shekina, Sophia, Virgin Mary
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She who is the mist of ages
(From an article by Katie Kesterton – submitted by Amethyst of Spheres Of Light)
“Goddess of the night, the waning moon,
Your time is full of mystery and wonder,
Misty valleys, barren moors and enchanted woodlands
Is where you reside,
Weaving your web of power upon the land,
The wonder of all things is locked within you,
The knowing and sight only time can reveal,
Your smile is that of understanding,
That in the spirit of us all are the seeds of you.”
The goddess of the waning moon, the crone, strikes a chord that resonates deep within all of us. She is a mysterious figure that is revered and sometimes feared. Continue reading
Posted in Crone Archetypes, Gods and Goddesses
Tagged crone, death, goddess, life, rebirth
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The Crone Archetype: A Woman’s Final Phase-of-Life Task
(Article from www.goodenough.org and used with permission.)
Crone represents a woman wise, powerful, and holy. The Crone is a teacher, the one who carries the perspective of wholeness as opposed to the personal. She cares about the well-being of the community and its culture. She sees things clearly, is of a spiritual nature, and has an internal beauty. Continue reading
Posted in Crone Archetypes, Gods and Goddesses
Tagged crone, Goodenough Community, Hecate, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Kali, lifeways, Sophia, White Buffalo Calf Woman, wise woman
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Transitions …my journey from Spring into Autumn
A child of the Moon is born, to two loving parents.
She grows, nurtured by the strength of their love;
safe, snug, secure and happy.
All is well with her world.
She is the Maiden;
unfolding, blossoming, learning, yearning,
hungry for knowledge. Continue reading
Posted in Life Stories, Poetry
Tagged goddess, goddess poetry, maiden mother crone, wisdom
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