At some point after fifty, every woman crosses a threshold into the third phase of her life. As she enters this uncharted territory — one that is generally uncelebrated in popular culture — she can choose to mourn what has gone before, or she can embrace the juicy-crone years.In this celebration of Act Three, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jungian analyst and bestselling author of "Goddesses in Everywoman," names the powerful new energies and potentials — or archetypes — that come into the psyche at this momentous time, suggesting that women getting older have profound and exciting reasons for welcoming the other side of fifty.
At some point after fifty, every woman crosses a threshold into the third phase of her life. As she enters this uncharted territory — one that is generally uncelebrated in popular culture — she can choose to mourn what has gone before, or she can embrace the juicy-crone years.In this celebration of Act Three, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jungian analyst and bestselling author of "Goddesses in Everywoman," names the powerful new energies and potentials — or archetypes — that come into the psyche at this momentous time, suggesting that women getting older have profound and exciting reasons for welcoming the other side of fifty.
From the bestselling author of Goddesses in Everywoman comes a celebration of life past fifty.
At some point after fifty, every woman crosses a threshold into the third phase of her life. As she enters this uncharted territory she can choose to mourn what has gone before, or she can embrace the juicy-crone years.
In this celebration of Act Three, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jungian analyst and bestselling author of Goddesses in Everywoman, names the powerful new energies and goddess archetypes of compassion, outrage, healing laughter, and new layers of wisdom that come into the psyche at this momentous time. Bolen thus suggests that women have profound and exciting reasons for welcoming the other side of fifty.
“" Goddesses in Older Women will inspire now older and wiser women's movement women to once again transform society." -- Marianne Williamson, editor of Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century "Wow! This is an empowering book. It helped me better understand the energy of my mature year, how to use it with compassion and humor, and where to get it when it seems to fail." -- Isabel Allende, author of Daughter of Fortune " Goddesses in Older Women offers a brilliant and exhilarating perspective that will revolutionize every woman's thinking about aging and free her to see the face in her mirror in a completely different way." -- Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of My Grandfather's Blessings and Kitchen Table Wisdom”
"Goddesses in Older Women will inspire now older and wiser women's movement women to once again transform society." -- Marianne Williamson, editor of Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century
"Dr. Bolen dreams big...hers is a strong voice as a leader in the women's empowerment movement." -- Dallas Morning News
"For those who celebrate their maturity, Bolen's thoughtful mytho-psychology will be an inspiration. " -- Publishers Weekly
Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, is a psychiatrist, a Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker. Her books include Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, and many others. She is a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco. She lives in Marin County, California.
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