The Crone
Intention: Honor wisdom, endings and the value of long experience
Offerings & Symbols
- A black candle
- Something aged or well-used
- Written wisdom passed down to you
Culture: Modern Wicca and neopaganism, as one aspect of the Triple Goddess
The Crone represents the third aspect of the modern Triple Goddess: deep wisdom earned through long experience, comfort with endings and mortality, and authority that comes from having lived through a great deal, often associated with the waning and dark moon and with winter.
Associations
Wisdom from experience, comfort with endings, deep authority, the waning moon, winter.
Ways people honor her (modern)
- Seek out and genuinely value the wisdom of older people in your life
- Reflect on an ending you've made peace with, rather than one still resisted
- Mark the dark moon with quiet reflection
- Read about her place within the broader Triple Goddess framework, and consider modern reclamations of "crone" as a positive identity
Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.
