Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life

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I was really excited about the insight this book offers about the later stages of life and some of the characterizations we see about this in folklore and other stories. As we slowly begin to burn away old identities and outdated structures, we enter a state of conscious incubation in which a new life can be dreamed into being.

My first novel The Long Delirious Burning Blue was described by The Independent on Sunday as ‘Hugely potent.Please note that, as indicated in the Terms of Service which you are required to agree to before signing up below, we do not give refunds for online programs. Often very moving and enlightening, but could have used a lot more structure and felt less relatable to me, as everyone spoken about seemed to be coming from quite a place of privilege. Please find below the audio versions of a few of my retellings and reimaginings of stories about older women. I sense a change coming, a leaving behind of a certain kind of striving, yet not wanting to give up on my life’s purpose. If you like folklore, feminist spirituality and personal journey stories this is a very current and relevant book for today.

It's lovely to read about the author's friends who decided to chuck their life in the medical field/professional world and live on a lovely farm in Wales/Ireland/The South of France (okay maybe not that last one). Her internationally bestselling hybrid memoir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times was adapted as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, and was shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes and Noble Book of the Year. This inspiring book came at a time in my life when I am at a crossroads, approaching the turning point of 70 in a couple of years. September Publishing are offering a collector’s edition of Hagitude, which comes as a luxury slipcased hardback with a unique design and with exclusive content: a new, original story from me, based on a character of mine that some of you might know – Old Crane Woman. Hagitude unearths the stories of the little-known but powerful elder women in European myth and folklore, inspiring readers to imagine that the last decades of our lives might be the most dynamic of all.Menopause, like all times of transition, is a time between stories, when the old story fades and a new one is waiting to emerge. Just because you don't approve of the use of inclusive language such as Women+, doesn't mean fighting for everyone's right to exist is wrong or should even be open for debate.

This dynamic book sets out an approach to ageing, that is not about staying at all costs young but instead advocates harnessing your power, learning from myths, archetypes and role models, and plotting a liberating new path to an elder (as opposed to elderly) woman. I’m honestly amazed that someone who speaks out against the patriarchy and who values women’s spaces and who sees how truly marginalized women are cannot see the how her perceived threat - by THE most marginalized segment of society - mirrors the way men under patriarchy are threatened by the women they oppress. I have participated in several programs about menopause and aging but never felt it was an authentic, intimate discovery process.around trans women’s access to women’s spaces, and honouring the exclusionary perspectives held by prominent women in earlier feminist movements (? Please note that guest teachers are independent and not part of the Hagitude team, and their views are there own.

Once you sign up to the course, the following resources will immediately be available to you, so that you can work through them at your own pace.It's for any person going through a transition and hoping to come out the other side more in touch with their inner hag. The material is extensive, and so I recommend that you work with it over the course of a year, just as we did in the live program on which this self-study version is based.