The New England Council is looking for  a women for the Council positions of Marketing/Fundraiser Goddess.

Welcome Caprice Tarbox - new Webmistress

If you are interested or would like to suggest someone contact Susan Bates at scbmoonbeam@aol.com or call her at 978-841-4115.

Crone Wisdom Circle

Where: Home of Susan Bates

               34 Whitman Street, Stow, MA  01775

          Please RSVP if attending  978-841-4115 or scbmoonbeam@aol.com

When:   will meet once a month,

             hopefully near the Full Moon           

Time:    7:00pm to ?  

Who:    Any woman over the age of 49 or any woman who has not

           experienced a Moontime for one year regardless of age (via natural process or

           hysterectomy) and is ready to embrace this phase of her life

What to bring: When you come for the first time bring piece of ribbon (any color) to embellish our Wise Woman Turtle staff
drums/rattles, a cushion, etc., an open heart and your Wise Woman!                           

Crone Wisdom Circles are a way for women to Honor and Joyfully welcome the process of aging, and to learn how to embrace the strength and wisdom that comes with this transition through the support of other Wise Women.  This Circle will provide a safe place for women to celebrate, share and grieve together, to create beautiful and meaningful initiation ceremonies for women stepping into this time of power, to process our fears of growing old, to gracefully (or ungracefully!) learn how to embrace the aging process and to participate in healing rituals for ourselves, our communities and Mother Earth.

According to Bayla Bower, For millennia women’s wisdom was honored; crones were revered. Today, women are reclaiming the identity and status of the Ancient Crone.  We are coming of age, accessing our wisdom and acting upon it.  Croning is the process of becoming an active wise woman. Croning can begin at any age and is particularly relevant for women over 45. Personal experiences of aging and ageism provide the impetus to recognize and reverse the negative images (internal and external) of old women.  We can activate our potential as wisdom carriers and guardians of the future by learning of our ancient crone heritage, honoring the cycles and seasons, respecting the web of life.

A women who calls herself Crone is willing to acknowledge her age, wisdom, and power.  Through conscious self-definition, she helps to reverse hundreds of years of oppression, degradation, and abuse aimed at old women. In ancient times, the crone was revered as an old woman who embodied wisdom and knew the truth of cyclic existence,  Crones cared for the dying and were spiritual midwives at the end of life, the link in the cycle of death and reality.  They were healers, teachers, way-showers, bearers of sacred power, knowers of mysteries.