The Crone We will need the strong core of grace given by the Harvest Queen as we approach the following transition. We approach Yule, the dark of the year, with the Winter Solstice our next passage. As we embrace The Crone we are fully aware that life will seem to end with the death of our bodies. Our strength is within, yet as our bodies age we sometimes doubt our abilities. We forget inconsequential things, minds and bodies wandering, sometimes at peace and sometimes restless. Forgetting is a way of shedding what is not important: The Crone brings awareness that we will close our eyes to sleep soon, and we will enter the deepest mystery of all. Acceptance is wise. The time of the Crone is not only about our doubts and fears. Acceptance of the transitions to come allows us to embrace our role as Wise Women. We play with children, giving ourselves over to the fullness of the play. We lead by example, showing our daughters, nieces and friends how to face the dark. We lo