During Winter this year, I had the good fortune to be able to sit in Circle at Mullumbimby for the
first Winter Woman/Bone Wisdom workshop with Jane Hardwicke Collings (Founder of the School of Shamanic Womancraft) among sistars of the Four Seasons Journey. Jane isnāt yet a Crone, but is closing in and preparing herself, what we callĀ a Baby Crone.
Questions on this day started with:
Crones are the Truthtellers, the Myth-busters, the Storytellers...Ā This is the ultimate right of passage. A total unconditional space of holding.Ā Susun Weed says:
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The Crone speaks first and for as long as she wants.
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Today we are holding the Crone in her most exalted form...
As we enter the new year so comes the time of deep reflection. Looking back on the past and measuring how far we have come. What decisions we made that rippled into our present moment. This time of year simultaneously projects us into the future with the setting of goals, aspirations and intentions.
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I wonder if it truly is reflecting how tight the grip of time is on our lives. When our minds spend their time swinging endlessly between the past and future. Not to say its a bad thing by any means, reflecting on the past and its stepping stones to our present moments can be extremely enlightening and insightful. Just as planning our next steps are equally as fruitful. But where the greatest treasures lie are here in the present moment as it opens a doorway to the depths of self.
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As we transition between 2 things, past and future, last year and this one, there is a lure to go so deep within and connect w...
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