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| Soul Collage card by Glenda Cedarleaf "It was inspired by a dream I had several years ago (during an especially difficult time in my life) in which my crone came to bring me back to life." |
What message does this image speak to you?
To me it speaks in the voice of the crone... it hints at death and the unknown...
Though it could illicit fear, I feel the beauty...
the poetic blossoming of wisdom deeper than words and explanation. Can you?
The word crone means 'crown', and contrary to modern, negative connotations (such as hag, old, ugly, etc.) it symbolizes a wise woman. A crone is wise in the ways of 'ebb and flow': the cycles of life, death and rebirth.
Yes, mystery enshrouds these cycles and they are imbued with aspects of magick, but the crone, or wise woman steps behind the veils of mystery and enters into the realm of magick where she becomes empowered in ways she never before imagined... True, she had to let go of some precious people, places and things before she could embark upon her destined journey, but she does so, even if not so willingly or lacking great courage...
Perhaps, we all, to some extent, fear death...
Yet, when we embrace the hidden, we pass through the veil of fear and discover meaningful truths, blessings, grace, and treasured gifts waiting for us in the realm of the unknown.
The Dark Mother, the Wise Crone is the Goddess in her hidden fullness. She is adorned in the mysterious shades of new moon energies, blood, roots and bones, but She is also the keeper of the sacred keys which with unspoken voice, promises to open doors to light, growth and rebirth, if we will but follow Her within.
For eons the Goddess was worshiped for both Her life-giving and death imposing forces, as the ancients knew these aspects of Her being could not exist one without the other. Yet, somehow, through the ages, we have divided Her and split Her in two - life or death, good or bad, and it is this illusion of separation, of duality which allows fear to enter our consciousness. Like birth, there is no reason, in and of itself, to fear death. Both are a holy rite of passage, both are part of the whole.
In order to empower ourselves as women, we must experience the mysterious power of our divine feminine wholeness. Next month, on the spring equinox, She Who Is and I will be offering an online new moon ritual embracing the dark aspects of the feminine for wholeness.
Watch our facebook pages - The Gypsy Priestess and She Who Is, as well as our website in early March for details.
