Wise Old Woman

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In Jungian psychology, the Wise Old Woman is an archetype of the collective unconscious. She is also known as the helpful old woman and represents a well-known symbol in myths and fairy tales for the wisdom of the eternal female nature.

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“the priestess or sibyl has her counterpart in the figure of 'the witch...called by Jung the terrible mother'...the Twisted side of the Great Mother”

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