Wise Old Woman
nature_spirit Jungian psychology single tradition · 1
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.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wise Old Man, Twisted King, Whole King
- has aspect
- Hecate
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“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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