In the poetic and archetypal journey of ‘Croneology’, Deborah Gregory traverses the path of the Crone, symbol of wisdom and metamorphosis. A journey not for the faint of heart as the familiar crumbles and the hour of change falls upon her.

The poet’s voice, once Maiden and Mother, now speaks with depth and richness in her fourth book as she moves slowly through the dark earth and branches that reach to the sky, learning to stand balanced, rooted in the Crone's silent strength.

Through the thicket of loss and into the clearing of rebirth, where every ending is but the prelude to a new beginning and every fall an opportunity to stand again, ‘Croneology’ encourages us to embrace our croning years with courage and grace.


“No tree, it is said, can grow to Heaven
unless its roots reach down to Hell.”

Carl Jung