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2022: Creating a Lexicon of Future
C is for Crone
“Crone” is derived from the word cronus (time), and points to the wisdom gained through life experiences. This is the time when life experiences help the woman shed the concern she has regarding judgment from others. Crone also means crown. It is the time when a woman can more confidently wear her crown unabashedly. Cronehood is a time when a woman can blossom and reclaim her ancient identity, her identity of self,who she is without all of the conditioning that is so inevitable in this lifetime. All of that can now be stripped away so her glory shines majestically. She can confidently crown herself and step into the third aspect of the Goddess: embodied maturity. She has moved from childhood through puberty and fertility to now reach this new stage. ~ Getting Your Crone On
“The Crone’s title was related to the word crown and she represented the power of the ancient tribal matriarch who made the moral and legal decisions for her subjects and descendants. It was the medieval metamorphosis of the wise woman into the witch that changed the word Crone from a compliment to an insult and established the stereotype of malevolent old womanhood that continues to haunt elder women today.” ~ Barbara G Walker, ‘The Crone’
