The Magical Crones Poetry Show

As I reached 50 I felt myself soaring with a unfamiliar calm. What I had feared all my life, was that on reaching the age of crows feet around my eyes, I would plummet into a stagnate rocking chair life and all monumental life adventures and creativity in my life would end.   That was two published books ago, a CD and new radio show.   That was a time when I felt true beauty was categorized by skin texture and perfect thighs.  

With the trade off of leaving my youth behind me,   I could finally concentrate on the person screamed over by the power of my hormones.   A comfortable calm set in.   I embraced the old friend I knew was always within me.   A deep and comfortable spirituality bloomed.  

As if pulled together by a magnet, my intuition and spirituality combined and flowered as one. Is this wisdom?   I found myself drawn to a circle of women long submerged in crone spirituality, and welcomed new arrivals like Peter at the gates.   We told our personal life stories, made sense of them and why they happened.   Most of all we encouraged each others gifts ad blessings

What is a Crone?

Crones Counsel uses the term crone to reference, and to reclaim, the name of the wise woman of ancient times. The concept of crone existed tens of thousands of years ago when women's life patterns were conceptualized in three stages - Maiden, Mother, and Crone. The Maiden was the youthful, independent woman. The Mother was a woman whoe guided others - as a biological mother or as a teacher. The Crone was the post menopausal woman who enjoyed a special, revered status. The elder woman ws viewed as a fount of wisdom, law, healing skills, and moral leadership; her presence and leadership were treasured at every significant tribal ceremony and each personal occasion from birth to death. In that light, Crones Counsel consistently focuses on the empowerment and well-being of older women and claims the honored staus of the ancient crone for contemporary women.

Poetry by Annie O'Dell & Dene Hellman from published book:An Explosion of Toads; A Celebration of Eccentricity - Original Poetry & Garden Shrines by Caite Dix Bonham, Head Sculptures by the late Margaret Midland Irish Bag Pipe Music from Madison, Wisconsin Celtic Shop. A special thanks to Kenneth youngblood for his poem contribution. The Magical Crone Poetry Show was scheduled by Elizabeth Huff & Friends at the Storm Lake, IA Library, 2007 Recorded at Studio by Curtis Bloes.