As we know half of the species will go thru menopause, if we have the privilege. We are in good company, with the whales, as only a handful of species will get to live beyond the reproductive years. What does this mean for us as women? It means a huge ‘change’ in orientation. No longer the fertile Maiden biologically focused to create life, what is it now that we are creating? Menopause research is exploding - thankfully- as we have been overlooked since ever! There are now bio-identical hormones, as well as the abundance of natures garden, with herbs and supplemental support available to us all. However, at a deeper and more spiritual level, what is going on within us at this time of life? What is the metamorphosis about? As we enter into the Crone years, we are in a huge becoming. But what are we becoming? In a culture that steers women toward youth only to attract the male, often the Rx is only geared toward remaining young, or at least to delay all of the aging process. There are gifts waiting for us as we age however, and now we can do it so much more gracefully than ever before! Accepting and expanding all of these gifts can help us in this process as we go thru this ‘change’. A change that can be in fact the most magical and empowering time of our lives.