The Crone in Autumn

Autumn Equinox Circle

“Older women are the bridge between the ancestors who stand behind us and those descendants yet to come.” Caitlin Mathews Oxford UK

The Crone embodies creative transformation. She is the Wise Woman, the Leader, the Healer. She recognises that death is only a change and that beyond death is life in a new form. She leads those going on that new path, and comforts those left behind. Her stories are about endings. She sees through her wisdom what was – is no longer.

When you enter your Crone years, you truly begin to know yourself. Life can become clear for many; no longer settling for putting yourself last – you begin to live without the constraints of the demanding day to day existence of your younger years. Gone is the rashness of youth, you choose your words carefully and they hold the power and empathy of the…