October 13, 2003
Jean Shinoda Bolen:
A booksigning for
"Crones Don't Whine," and also a talk about The Millionth Circle.
Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women (and Exceptional
Men)
To be a crone is not a matter of age or appearance. Becoming a
"crone" is
a crowning inner achievement. "Crones Don't Whine" is the first of
thirteen
defining qualities because whining blocks spiritual and psychological
development. Crone qualities are those that can be taken to heart and
cultivated through life which support authenticity, integrity, soul
growth
and social activism. While physiology and socialization makes it more
difficult for most men to develop crone qualities, exceptional men can
become crones. Crone development comes through connecting deeply with
others
and with soul qualities in ourselves. Maturity, wisdom, and compassion
develop over time through love and reflection, they are the fruits of
consciousness and choice. Crones together can change the world.
Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, clinical
professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco,
a
Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and
the
2002 recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing at Pacific
Medical
Center's "Pioneers in Arts, Sciences, and the Soul of Healing Award".
She is
a feminist and former board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women,
recipient of the 2003 Woman of Vision and Action award by Women of
Vision
and Action.
She is the author of Crones Don't Whine, Goddesses in Older Women,
Goddesses
in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, The Tao of Psychology, Ring of Power,
Crossing to Avalon, Close to the Bone. and The Millionth Circle which
inspired the founding of The Millionth Circle Initiative
(www.mlllionthcircle.org). For more info www.jeanbolen.com
