The crone, or dark of the moon, is the wise, but destructive aspect of the Lady. Destruction, of course, is not necessarily a bad thing. At dark of the moon, reject and banish those bits of your life which are hampering your progress - so that by the coming of the Maiden again you can begin anew and refreshed.

The Crone has knowledge, because she has lived long. her strength is summed up powerfully in Llewellyn's The Crone - sit with her, your bare feet on the floor, and ask her, humbly, for help. She will always Listen.