Wednesday, March 07, 2007

On the subject of crones... :) and my first crone

As I've repeated (ad nauseum), I love myth, folk lore, fairy tales, Jungian archetypes, symbols, etc. I discovered this link to another subject that, uh, interests me. Here are a few books I really need to read (I'll post the complete list on my book blog):

Bolen, Jean Shinoda (2003) Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. York Beach, Maine: Red Wheel/Weiser

Bolen, Jean Shinoda (1998) Close to the Bone. New York: Scribner

Bolen, Jean Shinoda (1995) Crossing to Avalon: A Woman's Midlife Pilgrimage. New York: Harper San Francisco

Brewi, Janice and Brennan, Anne (1988) Mid-Life Spirituality and Jungian Archetypes. York Beach, Maine: Nicolas-Hays

(here she is checking on the first of the Homestead Purple Verbena and with a little Photoshop magic) click on image to enlarge

Chinen, Allan B. (1989) Once upon a Midlife: Classic Stories and Mythic Tales to Illuminate the Middle Years. Wilmette, IL: Chiron

Chinen, Allan B. (1989) In the Ever After: Fairy Tales and the Second Half of Life. Wilmette, IL: Chiron

Pretat, Jane R. (1994) Coming To Age: The Croning Years and Late-Life Transformation. Toronto: Inner City Books

Damn! I really should have stock in Amazon!
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8 comments:

  1. ACey3/07/2007 2:04 PM

    Wow, GREAT link Jen! I've got this one bookmarked now.

    Do you have this one?
    http://www.elderwoman.org. Their links page will get you going, if it hasn't already.

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  2. Kay3/07/2007 4:49 PM

    Thanks for the list of crone books. I'm sending a link to a friend of mine with whom I exchange "crone wisdom." I guess my comment about not embarrassing much these days is part of being a crone, isn't it? But remember, mythologically speaking, the garden crone and the garden girl are both parts of the same spirit/goddess/whatever, so you're the girl too!

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  3. jenclair3/07/2007 5:42 PM

    ACey - It is a great link, isn't it? Can't wait to get my hands on some of them! No, I don't have that link. Thanks!

    Kay - Ah, another woman who doesn't mind being called a crone. Live as a crone has a lot to offer! :) Yes, the girl is part of me, too, without the insecurities of my youth. Not that I'm not frequently insecure, but I take my mistakes more lightly.

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  4. jenclair3/07/2007 5:51 PM

    ACey - I just realized that I have visited Marion's blog. Found it through Time Goes By. Good stuff!

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  5. Anonymous3/08/2007 9:29 AM

    wow, great link, tks!!!!!

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  6. jenclair3/08/2007 11:32 AM

    jude - I'm a Joseph Campbell fan anyway so the site contains much to explore, but these books really intrigue me.

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  7. Anonymous5/13/2007 7:09 PM

    I love your crone dolls! Do you sell them? Bronwen

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  8. jenclair5/14/2007 6:23 AM

    Bronwen - I've only made the one Crone doll, and she is a sort of spirit doll for me, a doppelganger of sorts. Never thought of selling them, but with so many of us baby boomers around, it might be a hot item! :p

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