Sage/Crone
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I have lived through this and can see the larger pattern.
The Sage/Crone carries the capacity for guide. In its functional expression, it draws on the wisdom gained through experience, reflection, and understanding to guide our own choices and, when appropriate, help others navigate uncertainty without needing to determine their path for them. When distorted, it can express itself as arrogance. In this form, it becomes overly certain of our wisdom and understanding, assuming that age, knowledge, or experience gives us greater insight into what is true or what others need.
When this card comes up in a reading...
The Sage/Crone may be pointing to a need for wisdom, or revealing where superiority has taken over. It asks us to notice whether we are allowing wisdom to flow through us, or turning what we know into evidence that we know better than others.
Guide
Draws on the wisdom gained through experience, reflection, and understanding to guide our own choices and, when appropriate, help others navigate uncertainty without needing to determine their path for them.Wisdom
Allows wisdom to arise and flow through us, recognizing that it is not something we need to manufacture or possess.Inner Knowing
Trusts the understanding accumulated through lived experience while remaining open to being wrong, allowing our own wisdom to inform us without continually needing external advice, reassurance, or validation.Acceptance
Recognizes the complexity, imperfection, and changing nature of ourselves, others, and life, allowing us to accept what cannot be changed while bringing wisdom and experience to what can.
Arrogance
Becomes overly certain of our wisdom and understanding, assuming that age, knowledge, or experience gives us greater insight into what is true or what others need.Knowing Better
Assumes our experience allows us to know what is best for others, offering advice or direction when listening, empathy, or allowing someone to discover their own way may be more appropriate.Closed-Mindedness
Becomes attached to what experience has taught us, making it difficult to remain curious or recognize that new information, changing circumstances, or younger perspectives may have something to teach us.Dismissiveness
Discounts ideas or experiences that conflict with what we already know, sometimes viewing those with less experience as naïve rather than recognizing that wisdom can emerge from perspectives different from our own.