The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power

A strong affirmation of women's power to say no to out of control patriarchal power. The author encourages women to develop a new moral system in an otherwise doomed world.

This book had some good points to make, but the pervasive "males are the enemy" attitude was off- putting. Also some of the scholarship was outdated, like the nine million Burning Times figure. However, the psychology of the fear of death and the ways people have evolved to address it was fascinating. I'm glad I read it, but I probably won't read it again.

Though it reads a bit like a composite of student papers at the end of a course, it's still worth reading.

world needs feminine wisdom of dark aspect of Goddess

To Jen -
Barbara Walker