February 17, 2022

Life is what happens
when you’re busy
making other plans.
John Lennon

We must be willing
to let go of the life
we planned so as
to have the life
that is waiting for us.
Joseph Campbell

Is it a matter of coincidence or consequence or cosmic intervention? When a major boulder lands in our path that question might land as well as we wonder why or perhaps WTF? It’s worth considering, although it doesn’t move the boulder.

Still. Joseph Campbell would offer that perhaps this is part of our Hero’s Journey. We walk life’s circle round and round. That if we consider our life journey as a mythic quest or even a series of mythic quests, encountering challenges is implicit and necessary and essential to gathering the boon of insight and wisdom. Intriguing to think about, but it doesn’t move the boulder. 

The rocky path is ours to walk and the boulders are ours to remove. Yet as elders, as Crones, we’ve long journeyed this path and we’ve removed many boulders. We’ve also claimed our own agency in this process. We’ve become more adept and adaptable. We’ve become wiser. 

As we remove those boulders yet again and again, we see the patterns of coincidence and consequence, we sense the patterns of divine intervention. And we step into the deeper wisdom of cosmic consideration. Joseph Campbell would be delighted. John Lennon…well, who knows?

Blessings of Crone Wisdom,
Judith

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