The Crone/Wise Woman

The Crone or Wise Woman is the destructive aspect of the Goddess, and She is feared more in this aspect than any other. She is known by many names-Kali, Lilith, Sehkmet, to name a few. As the Dark Goddess, She demands that Her children own up to and take responsibility for all of their creations. Much of humanity has turned away from Her and Her representation of death. Many find Her too intense to deal with. Yet it is through the Crone that people experience the cycles of death and rebirth providing the opportunity for growth, change, and evolution.

When things become too structured, too linear, too masculine, the Crone rises up bringing with Her the chaos and destruction necessary for polar opposites to come together and create a New World. Cataclysmic natural disasters such as tornados, hurricanes, floods, fires, tsunamis and earthquakes are the planet's way of purging and releasing that which no longer serves us. The Crone even uses man-made disasters such as the BP Gulf oil leak to help dissolve the old and make way for the new. Large scale disasters bring with them massive, rapid change to civilizations. With this rapid change comes the opportunity for mankind to step away from separation and competition and move toward unification and cooperation.

The key word for chaotic times is change. When we don't like what we've created, we naturally ask for change. Anything that is requested is granted by the Universe. However, we must understand that when that one change we requested occurs, everything else changes along with it. Make friends with change because whether we like it or not, it is the only constant in our world just now. There are many people who are hanging on tightly in an effort to maintain the status quo. I personally believe that there is no longer a status quo. When I attempt to grasp anything from the old ways, I find it slipping through my fingers.

When the Crone steps in, we are forced to look at the dark parts of ourselves and our creations. She does not appear to punish us like wayward children. She knows in Her infinite wisdom our deep desire to move forward, to raise our vibration, and to create something new through cooperation and building community. Until the old is purged and released, we cannot move forward. I encourage you to make friends with the Crone. She is leading us toward reunification of the polar opposites within ourselves and points the way to our future. Once we accept the Crone as an integral part of ourselves, we find there is nothing to fear.