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677heal them, and made this bargain with him in the presence of witnesses: 
678that if he should cure her blindness, he should receive from her a sum 
679of money; but if her infirmity remained, she should give him nothing. 
680This agreement being made, the Physician, time after time, applied his 
681salve to her eyes, and on every visit took something away, stealing all 
682her property little by little. And when he had got all she had, he 
683healed her and demanded the promised payment. The Old Woman, when she 
684recovered her sight and saw none of her goods in her house, would give 
685him nothing. The Physician insisted on his claim, and. as she still 
686refused, summoned her before the Judge. The Old Woman, standing up in 
687the Court, argued: "This man here speaks the truth in what he says; for I
688 did promise to give him a sum of money if I should recover my sight: 
689but if I continued blind, I was to give him nothing. Now he declares 
690that I am healed. I on the contrary affirm that I am still blind; for 
691when I lost the use of my eyes, I saw in my house various chattels and 
692valuable goods: but now, though he swears I am cured of my blindness, I 
693am not able to see a single thing in it."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">-----------------&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="mwDw"><i>Aesop's Fables</i></span>&nbsp;are a collection of fables (i.e., very short stories with a moral).&nbsp;
693 These were&nbsp;credited to the slave Aesop, an ancient storyteller&nbsp;who lived in Greece&nbsp;between 620 and 564 <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Common_Era" id="mwFQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" style="color: black;" title="Before the Common Era">BCE</a>. &nbsp;There are many translations and versions of these stories.&nbsp; &nbsp;This one came from the book&nbsp;<i>Three Hundred Aesop Tales</i>&nbsp;translated by Rev. George Fyler Townsend in 1871.<br /><br />The story starts with a bargain between the doctor and the old woman.&nbsp; The woman agrees to pay if the doctor agrees to heal her.&nbsp; I remember trying to make such a bargain with an actual doctor once as a joke.&nbsp; His face foretold the truth which is no one can promise another a cure.&nbsp; Perhaps the very fact that he agreed to such a bargain depicts his nefarious nature.&nbsp; &nbsp; Further, he was even willing to bring this claim to court.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The old woman cleverly bases her response on whether or not she is blind, for blindness (or lack of blindness) is not something that could be proven at all.&nbsp; She doesn't argue that the doctor stole from her, she argues she can't see.&nbsp; Why? An old woman is unlikely to prevail against someone of a higher class. The court might wonder why such a nobleman would steal from a poor old woman. But by arguing she's blind because her house is empty, she puts the solution to this puzzle in the hands of the judge.&nbsp; He can then see clearly what is going on.&nbsp; Hence, when we are disadvantaged by our class, race, age, sex, education, wealth or experience, the wise crone shows us how to prevail.&nbsp; She did so by becoming fully aware of her status and then using it to her own advantage.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I found two morals:&nbsp; 1) He who plays a trick must be prepared to take a joke. 2) There are few good offices done for other people, which the benefactor does not hope to be the better for himself.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps an even better moral has to do with the willingness of the medical establishment to take everything from those who are sick and vulnerable. Sadly, it's something that happens to way too many people today.</span></p>
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837<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <o:OfficeDocumentSettings>   <o:AllowPNG/>  </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]-->  <p class="MsoNormal">Let&#8217;s pretend you are lost in the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>(Those of you who love metaphor know exactly what I mean.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You&#8217;re certainly going to get hungry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You definitely will be thirsty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>As the night begins to fall, you might even find yourself feeling lonely and afraid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If this was a fairy tale, just as you are about to lose hope, a cottage appears &#8211; right in the middle of the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The cottage is the home of the crone, a wise woman, who can appear as friend or foe depending upon your need or worth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If you have found yourself at this blog, know that you are worthy of the quest before you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Listen with an open heart and the crone may yet show you favor and assist you on your journey.</p>  <p class="MsoNormal">In the world of Jungian psychology, the forest has a strong association with the unconscious mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It is a place of initiation and rebirth and symbolizes the feminine principle or the Great Mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>J.C. Cooper in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols </i>writes, &#8220;Entering the Dark Forest or the Enchanted Forest is a threshold symbol; the soul entering the perils of the unknown; the realm of death; the secrets of nature, or the spiritual world which man must penetrate to find the meaning.&#8221;</p>  <p class="MsoNormal">The Crone&#8217;s Cottage is a spot where the heart is opened and the spirit renewed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Together we&#8217;ll explore the ancient world of myth, legend and folklore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We&#8217;ll also look at contemporary films and stories that continue this tradition of fantasy and we&#8217;ll discuss the theories of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. </p>  <p class="MsoNormal">
837Know that it is when your journey is difficult and the path dark and unclear, that the Crone offers you a helping hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>She may leave you enriched by your visit; giving you food, shelter and a clue as to how best to proceed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Sometimes she may haunt you with an unanswered question that lead you deeper into the forest of yourself. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this is true only if you choose to accept her help. You must see beyond her visage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You must see beyond the fear of the unknown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For when you do so, you are proven worthy and her magic takes you home.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>  <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal</w:View>   <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>   <w:TrackMoves/>   <w:TrackFormatting/>   <w:PunctuationKerning/>   <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>   <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:DoNotPromoteQF/>   <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>   <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>   <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules/>    <w:DontGrowAutofit/>    <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>    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