The third aspect of the ancient Triple Goddess was the Crone.
The third phase of a woman's life is after menopause.
To aspire to be a crone
is to want the psychological and spiritual growth
that she symbolized.
The crone is an archetype
an inner potential that we grow into becoming.

Jean Shinoda Bolen, Crones Don't Whine

Come and meet some of the crones we admire and are inspired by.

Meet the women who helped shape us into the powerful juicy women we are becoming. Many of these women are crones by age and all are crones in their essence. May you explore some of these teachers of the deep inner work from a place of resonance and recognition.

Placing a link to this post at the bottom, so that it’s on every single one of our pages and posts, feels so grounding. As if we, as A Cauldron of Crones, are putting down roots and connecting to ancestral roots. We are touching other women’s roots, no matter where or when they live. We are acknowledging the deep experience and wisdom these women are imbued with and we are in co-creation with. -Meghan

Hayley Curtis falls into the category of ‘crone by essence’. She will forever be our heart led teacher and guide even if she is half our chronological age. Visit her incredible membership, Gene Keys Unleashed with Hayley Curtis and her lively Instagram account, _hayleycurtis.

To be a crone is about inner development, not outer appearance. A crone is a woman who has wisdom, compassion, humor, courage, and vitality. She has a sense of truly being herself, can express what she knows and feels and take action when need be. She does not avert her eyes or numb her mind from reality. She can see the flaws and imperfections in herself and others, but the light I which she sees is not harsh and judgmental. She has learned to trust herself to know what she knows.

Jean Shinoda Bolen, Crones Don’t Whine

Our Devoted Ageless Crones & Gene Keys Unleashed Cauldron Alchemizers

There is a medieval sound to the word "crone" and a mischievous note to the suggestion that a woman would aspire to be one. ... I am proposing that it is time to reclaim and redefine "crone" from the word pile of disparaging names to call older women, and to make becoming a "crone" a crowning inner achievement of the third phase of life.

Jean Shinoda Bolen, Crones Don't Whine

These crone qualities are not acquired overnight. One does not become a full-fledged crone automatically following menopause, any more than growing older and wiser go hand in hand. There are decades that follow menopause in which to grow psychologically and spiritually. 

Jean Shinoda Bolen, Crones Don't Whine

Crones don't whine is a fundamental characterization. It's a basic "rule" that describes conduct unbecoming of a crone. Whining is an attitude that blocks spiritual and psychological development. Whining makes genuine communication impossible and extorts what then cannot be freely given. To catch oneself whining is an "aha!" moment. This insight can be the beginning of wisdom for a whiner who has the ability to observe herself and wants to change.

Jean Shinoda Bolen, Crones Don't Whine, Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women

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