“During menopause, the flow of energy becomes intensified and steady, like a ‘direct current’. We are charged with the energy to the degree we have opened ourselves to the wisdom of the Crone.” Farida Crone (Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup, M.D.)
There is a great deal of negativity associated with menopause, much like the many myths and attitudes towards menstruation. Because menopause is an indication of the second half of a woman’s life, some may think of menopause as the beginning of the end.