Sharon Blackie
Monday 21st October
Pilrig St. Paul's Church, 1B Pilrig St, Edinburgh EH6 5AH
7pm
7.30pm
Ungainly giantesses. Sequin-strewn fairy godmothers. Misunderstood witches. Fierce grandmothers. Hairy-chinned hags. Craggy crones. Women populate mythology, but they are rarely celebrated as heroines. Author Sharon Blackie joins us to chat all about Wise Women, an unforgettable collection of retold myths and folk tales celebrating the wisdom and power of women in midlife and beyond. Whether you're a fan of Sharon's previous works or a mythology aficionado, come along to celebrate this myth-infused manifesto for the possibilities for life from middle age onwards.
Wise Women
From early childhood, we learn about the world and its possibilities through myths and fairy tales. The heroines, though, tend to be golden-haired princesses, and the evil-doers often older women.
But from midlife onwards, women today are searching for positive versions of themselves, and this dazzling array of not-to-be-messed-with characters provides them. They outwit monsters, test and mentor younger heroines, embody the cycles and seasons of the earth, weave the world into being – and almost always have the last laugh.
These women manifest their wisdom in different ways, and so offer us inspiration for how we too can walk boldly and live authentically in the second half of life.
About Sharon Blackie
Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. Her highly acclaimed books, lectures and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of myths, fairy tales and folk traditions to the personal, cultural and environmental problems we face today. She is the author of multiple books of fiction and non-fiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted and Hagitude.