The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power
What is the history of the Crone?
Associated with the final stage in the cycle of life, The Crone was the third aspect of the Triple Goddess in ancient culture, the other two being the Maiden and the Mother. She was the summation of women's life experience, a wise old mother who symbolised knowledge, judgement and death.
The Myth and Reality of the Triple Goddess
She was Eliza for a few weekswhen she was a baby –Eliza Lily. Soon it changed to Lil. Later she was Miss Steward in the baker’s shopAnd then ‘my love’, ‘my darling’, Mother. Widowed at thirty, she went back to workAs Mrs Hand. Her daughter grew…
Read more…Arianne Clement, Canadian, b. 1980 The Art of Aging, Christine 2016-2018 Fine Art Photography Arianne Clément is a Canadian photographer born in Quebec in 1980, known for her work exploring the hidden universe of beauty, sexuality and desire in…
Read more…As members of the Aging Abundantly Community, we embrace the aging process with a focus on the important things in life; body/mind/spirit.
You need to be a member of Moondance Social Network to add comments!
Comments are closed.
"I asked an elderly woman once what it was like to be old and to know that the majority of her life was now behind…
…
AGING....
You grow old,…
She is Maiden, Mother and Crone…
Comments
“Instead of fighting the darkness, you bring in the light.” — Eckhart Tolle
“Honor your desire for a new life. Say yes to the small inklings of interest and curiosity that present themselves each day.”
― Lynn A. Robinson
Image Credit: Oleg Riabchuk
Arianne Clement, Canadian, b. 1980
The Art of Aging: Christine, 2016-2019
Thank you for the invite.
welcome to the circle of elderly...