by Jim » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:52 am
A Crone's Creed
1.) I will be mindful, living in the moment and fully aware of my surroundings. I will not dwell on the past or worry about the future. I will focus on what I am doing while I am doing it. I will attune myself to the world around me, the most powerful source of Magic, strength and wisdom. The Sky above and the Earth below, the Moon and the Trees, all have Wisdom to impart.
2.) I will treat others with respect and I will practice compassion. I will try to remember that there is a spark of the Divine in each and every one of us, and that we are all worthy of respect and kindness. Patience and compassion for others at difficult times can have a profoundly healing effect, on others and for ourselves.
3.) I will be good to myself. I will treat my physical Metabolism with the reverence it deserves, honoring this singular, magical vessel with the best offerings available, good healthy food, fresh air and clean water, pleasant surroundings and happy activities such as Meditation, rambling in the Woods, Yga, Tai Chi, Ecstatic Dancing, Singing, Chanting and Laughing. I will remember that happy and Ecstatic experiences have great healing powers and that my body is as much a part of my magical work as my mind is.
4.) I will learn to accept and love myself, and in so doing be healed. We did not choose the families we were born into, and we did nothing whatsoever to deserve any physical and emotional abuse meted out to us as children. No matter what has been said about us, we are good and beautiful Spirits, worthy of love and acceptance. I choose the path of healing, and I shall begin that healing by learning to love and accept myself.
5.) I will be good to the planet. The Old Wild Mother is strong and forgiving, but we have treated Her and Her creatures badly and our shabby thoughtless treatment is straining Her ability to heal Herself. She needs our assistance and our love more than ever, and we can help Her much though environmental and animal activism, simplifying and recycling, organic gardening and conservation. We can spend our money carefully and use it to vote NO to pollution, pesticides, factory farming, strip mining, excess packaging, and the plundering of the wilderness and Her creatures. We can make a difference, and it is one of the most magical things we can do.
6.) I will try to live cheerfully with my medical condition, to be joyful and to learn any and all of the lessons which my illness may have to teach me.
7.) I will be tolerant of other beliefs and open to other beliefs. In the words of Morgan in The Mists of Avalon, it is all one, and all life-affirming paths to the Divine are valid. I will not proselytize; neither will I criticize or judge the religious paths of others. I will be open to other teachers and belief systems, and I will share what little wisdom I have with others if they ask me to do so.
8.) I will remember that a life lived simply is beautiful. I will not worry about possessions, and I will rejoice in the natural beauties around me, the fragrance of flowers, the sound of the wind in the trees, the taste of Wild Honey, the companionship of my clan and my animal familiars. From time to time I will do magic as the village wise women and healers of old did it without robes, tools and complex preparations, but with a profound connection to the earth and deep respect for all that moves on it.
9.) I will learn to rest in the arms of the Old Wild Mother and let it all go. I am a part of the glorious eternal dance, the great cosmic cycle of life, death and rebirth, and I have nothing to fear. I will live my life quietly and with great joy, whether that life be short or long.
10.) Finally, I will express myself. From time to time, I will spontaneously break into ecstatic dancing and howling at the moon. Once in a while, I shall feel free to be stubborn, curmudgeonly and downright obscene.
If it is required for any reason, I shall also feel Free to kick butt.