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\"714image\"<\/a>with Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.<\/p>\n

To be a crone is not a matter of age or appearance. Becoming\u00a0 a “crone” is a crowning inner achievement. \u201cCrones Don\u2019t Whine\u201d is the first of thirteen defining qualities of the crone because whining blocks spiritual and psychological development. Crone qualities are those that can be taken to heart and cultivated throughout life; they support authenticity, integrity, soul growth and social activism. While physiology and socialization make 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.<\/p>\n

\"bolen-jean-shinoda\"<\/a>Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst and an internationally known author and speaker. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women and of the International Transpersonal Association. She was a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing\u2019s \u201cPioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award\u201d and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.\u00a0She is the author of The Tao of Psychology<\/i><\/a>, Goddesses in Everywoman<\/a><\/em>, Gods in Everyman<\/a><\/em>, Ring of Power<\/i><\/a>, Crossing to Avalon<\/a><\/em>, Close to the Bone<\/a><\/em>, The Millionth Circle<\/a><\/em>, Goddesses in Older Women<\/a><\/em>, Crones Don’t Whine<\/a><\/em>, Urgent Message from Mother<\/a><\/em>, and Like a Tree<\/a><\/em> with over eighty foreign translations.<\/p>\n

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