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#74382 06/28/02 05:46 PM
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Dear wow: the movies stole that "when you call me that, smile" from Owen Wister's "The virginian" of
almost a hundred years ago.

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/owister.htm You have to scroll down a ways.


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Most women consider being called a crone slightly insulting.

The dictionary give a definition that is certainly insulting ("An ugly, withered old woman; a hag"), and says the word is related to carrion.

Would the word crone be associated with a witch?



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Keiva: you are most unwelcome to post in AWADtalk.
You are able to only because you managed to bluff
Wordsmith into thinking you would sue him.


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Dear AWADboard folks,
I deleted my post as it might be construed as an acknowledgement of the previous poster.
I apologize for any confusion this may have caused to you.

"The Crone is all races and all generations. An
ancient woman of Courage and Determination."


Google "crone" (in quotes) for more information re context of crone in the deleted post.

Aloha



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Keiva: According to post over a month ago, the licensing authority in your
state said you had not paid required fees. Thus you were bluffing when
you made Wordsmith believe you would sue him. I despise you.



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Just any other one of Keiva's tricks...Insulting women.

See the complete list
http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=announcements&Number=73423

Go away Keiva. You are not wanted here


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ancient woman of Courage and Determination

I quite like some neo-hippy stuff (soooooo unlike me ) I just found on the archetypal Crone:
http://www.waningmoon.com/guide/library/lib0015.shtml
- may have some appeal to our favourite High Priestess!

I also recall an Irish (? of troy's services required here) legend of a young man whose patience is severely tried by an old crone. He passes the test, and the crone reveals herself as a beautiful goddess.



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Thanks for the link FOAB, quite interesting. Here's a
Listing of the Table of the Year for Wiccan and Pagans
February 2nd, Candlemas
IMBOLG, CANDLEMAS, OIMELC - FEB 2
Dedicated to Brigid the GODDESS of Fire and Inspiration. GODDESS of Fertility, that which was born at SOLSTICE now begins to manifest. This is also the day of initiation, the RITE of passage for WITCHES. This is a time to plant the seeds of short term goals for the new cycle and new energy. The candle procession symbolizes the Feast of the Waxing light celebrating the Rebirth of the Sun.
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March 21st, Spring Equinox
SPRING EQUINOX, EOSTAR, THE FESTIVAL OF TREES MARCH - 21-23
The chains of winter are broken, Spring has arrived, This is the time when all of life burst forth in joyous celebration. As at IMBOLG this is the seed time but for long range goals. Day and Night are equal bringing balance. Persephone rises from the Depths of the Underworld and brings forth new life. Hair is adorned with flowers, Eggs are decorated as they are a symbol of rebirth, This is considered the true MOTHERS Day.
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April 30th., Beltane
BELTANE, MAY EVE, RUDEMAS APRIL 31-MAY 1
This is a time of Fertility, Creativity is nurtured. The Mayploe, a phallic fertility symbol symbolizing the God is joined with the Goddess as it is placed within the Earth. Ribbons hang from the top inviting all to join the dance of fertility weaving the magic of desire. This is a time of wild delight. Jumping the bonfire brings purification and luck.
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June 22nd., Summer Solstice
SUMMER SOLSTICE, MIDSUMMER EVE, LITHA, JUNE 21-23
This is the longest day of the year, the power of the Sun is at its peak and at the same time this is the beginning point of the waning of the Suns energy and power. We celebrate the strength and energy this day holds and ask that the magick created today carry us through the dark half of the year.
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July 31st., Lammas
LAMMAS, LUGHNASAD, LUGH-MASS - JUL.31st/AUG.1
Light diminishes the days grow shorter, we have worked hard to bring things to fruition, but the Harvest is not yet clear, we know that to harvest we must sacrifice. This is the time to look within and see the sacrifice that needs to be made to transform. This is the first Harvest, the honoring of the Grain and the Corn. In Pagan times this was the time of games of skill and competition and Lugh was Honored.
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September 21st., Autumn Equinox
AUTUMN EQUINOX, MABON, SEPT 21-23
The time of balance between light and dark, the time of the true thanksgiving, when the Harvest is realized and thanks is given for the abundance received. This is the second Harvest, the harvest of all vrops grown and reaped. We prepare for the descent into the darkness.
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October 31st., Samhain
SAMHAIN, HALLOWMAS, ALL SOULS DAY, HALLOWS EVE,-OCT 31ST
Most WITCHES consider this the WITCHES New Year, it is the time of the Crone, of endings and beginnings, death and life. We honor our Ancestors and in respect we create a feast offering and celebrate their memory. The veils between the worlds are the thinnest and we commune with our dead and look into the mysteries through Divination and Scrying. Samhain is considered the third and final Harvest, that of the Livestock.
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December 21st., Winter Solstice
YULE, WINTER SOLSTICE, -DEC 21-23
The longest night of the year, darkness prevails and yet gives way and changes to bring the birth of the New Sun, and with it the hope and promise of the New Year. It is the time to release that which does not serve and prepare to birth forth a new vision for the next future. Lighting of candles, the Yule Log or bon fires symbolically give life and power to the Sun. ---------------------
Copyright (C) 1995 by Echos of Enchantments., Lakewood,Ca.
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I also like http://www.cronechronicles.com "A Journal Of Conscious Aging"


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