Cronehood

It was a little vain, perhaps, but the notion of cronehood sent me immediately to my mirror.

Many circles create ceremonies to mark a woman's passage into cronehood and designate special status to crones

An archaic term, really, but I like it. crone: A menopausal or post-menopausal Wiccan. The time at which a woman assumes her cronehood is intensely individual.

Grant (name) the gifts of inspiration, and a clear and quick mind as he/she approaches the honored state of (Sagehood/Cronehood).

She speaks her commitment to herself as an elder and to the aspects of cronehood she will celebrate.