The Lady of the Harvest

The Lady of the Harvest

Completion, grief, loss, harvest, release.

After we have experienced the nurturing and fulfillment of the Bright Mother, the Lady of the Harvest, also called Old Woman or Crone, helps us to let go of what is finished and liberate ourselves to move onto the next phase of our activities and relationships. As in the natural world, the old becomes compost for new growth in our lives. The Lady helps us to adapt to change and release.

Often we associate the Lady of the Harvest with loss, regret and grief – and often we are right to do so. The basic phases of grief are shock/denial, anger/guilt, emotional storm, acceptance, regaining of perspective, the beginning of healing, and the deepening of our capacity for love. The Lady of the Harvest understands grief and is patient and kind as we go through the sometimes painful process of letting go. We may well need to be patient and kind with ourselves.

On the other side of this letting go business, there are many things that make us lighter and happier when we release them – old traumas, tasks or stages in our lives that we are glad to have finished. Such releases are cause for celebration and the Old Woman joyfully celebrates with us.

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