Goddesses in Older Women

By Jean Shinoda Bolen

Goddesses in Older Women is the third and final installment of her excellent series, including Gods in Everyman and Goddesses in Everywoman. Bolen explores the archetypes of Greek goddesses as well as broader ones, such as the Crone, to understand women at an archetypal level. She likewise offers suggestions on how to identify and channel certain archetypes for success. As she writes, “When an active archetype rather than an external expectation is the basis for a role we take, there is depth to the choice.” Goddesses in Older Women is perhaps the best possible resource for understanding the subject it explores: archetypes in post-menopausal women.