Mother, Maiden, Crone

A Sonnet Inspired By A Beautiful Work By Angie Livingstone, The Glittering Fox

By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred Published 5 months ago • 2 min read

"Triple Goddess. Maiden, Mother and Crone" by Angie Livingstone, The Glittering Fox

Introduction

This is my hundred and first piece inspired by Angie Livingstone's amazing and mystical artwork.

This is an extended sonnet.

The subject resonated with this piece I wrote on Jordan Reyne's set of EPs:

These are Jordan's explanations on the three states of woman:

The Maiden is an emergent character - only allowed to "be" in a context of innocence and naivety. Her battle is to become what she is, despite any negative judgments over what are considered transgressions from the archetype (naivety, innocence, nascent sexuality).
The Mother character wrestles with balancing societal expectations with what she herself wants from her life. She is the character society often feels completely entitled to judge, touch, and regulate. As a result, she is the moral body and struggles with both external assessments and with what to do when her attempts to do what is expected of her do not work out as planned.
"The Hag", or Crone, was once seen as wise, but the elderly today are often simply marginalised or overlooked entirely. The "Crone's" invisibility, however, has another side. She can be as political as she likes, and many of her songs are just that. The Crone is more outside the gaze of what is expected of women (attractiveness), compared to the other two figures, so is allowed to speak her mind. It is a voice within her voicelessness and an identity that she herself has some power to construct.

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The music is "Birth Ritual" from "Mother" by Jordan Reyne

Mother, Maiden, Crone

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Three States Of Womanhood
Mother, Maiden And Crone
Earthly Spirits Of Good
Together They Are One
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Mother, Bringer Of Life
First Of This Trinity
To Give Comfort In Strife
With Female Divinity
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Maiden Walks In The World
Touched By Evil And Love
Her Strength A Flag Unfurled
Always Victorious
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The Crone Is All Wisdom
The One Who Understands
For Knowledge, She's The One
Matriarch, Guiding Hand
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Mother, Maiden And Crone
Together They Are One
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