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How do we find an Open Heart in the midst of Deep Suffering and Despair?

by adminwomen | Jul 24, 2026 | Crone, Elder, Fierce Compassion, Spiritual Voyage, Wisewoman Transition

BEARING WITNESS I just have returned from a Zen Peacemaker’s Retreat to the Black Hills of South Dakota where I continued my study and engagement with Indigenous cultures. I had no idea how much of me was longing for a total plunge deep into the Lakota history,...

Finding “My Way” into Elder hood: The Retirement Transition

by adminwomen | Dec 28, 2025 | Crone, Elder, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Spiritual Voyage, Wisewoman Transition

You don’t have to know The Way, The Way knows The Way You don’t have to Plan The way Trust the Way Feel your Way The Way knows The Way knows  The Way knows The Way.    —Song by Lindsay Scott This song resonates with my year of riding the waves of life as an elder. ...

How do we navigate our life transitions as Wisewomen, Crones and Sages?

by adminwomen | Mar 24, 2025 | Crone, Elder, Fierce Compassion, Self-Compassion, Spiritual Voyage, Wisewoman Transition

If you are in your sixties, you are already a crone, sage, elder!!  The historical goddess literature puts those of us in our sixth or seventh decade right into the Crone stage, but did you really know what historically the crone is all about?  The Crone Goddess is...

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Recent Posts

  • How do we find an Open Heart in the midst of Deep Suffering and Despair?
  • The Crone’s Truth Mandala
  • Finding the Yin side of Life: Falling over the threshold to darkness, stillness, non-doing, and possibility!
  • Finding “My Way” into Elder hood: The Retirement Transition
  • What does “Living Life Fully” mean and why is it so important now?

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