▁the ▁P ret enders ▁mixed ▁in ▁with ▁their ▁more ▁vit ri ol ic ▁work . ▁ ▁Sp in ▁critic ▁Brian ▁C ull man ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" h ymn ▁to ▁the ▁et ernal ▁femin ine ." ▁ ▁The ▁Ma iden , ▁Mother ▁and ▁Cr one ▁that ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁are ▁Arch et ypes ▁of ▁the ▁collect ive ▁un cons cious , ▁specific ▁psych ological ▁imag ing ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁psych ological ▁trans itions ▁women ▁under go ▁over ▁a ▁lifetime . ▁The ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Modern ▁W itch craft ▁and ▁Ne o - P agan ism ▁interpre ts ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁containing ▁pag an ▁them es . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁Arch et ypes ▁of ▁the ▁collect ive ▁un cons cious ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁religious ▁belief . ▁Vic ▁Gar bar ini ▁of ▁Music ian ▁magazine ▁suggested ▁that ▁a ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁Hy nde ▁" try ing ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁[ h ers elf ] ▁where ▁all ▁[ her ] ▁songs ▁come ▁from ." ▁ ▁Green wald ▁cons iders ▁it ▁" a ▁tim eless ▁love ▁song ▁about ▁a ▁life - long ▁love ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Green wald , ▁the ▁mel ody ▁comb ines ▁folk ▁music ▁and ▁g ospel ▁music ▁elements . ▁ ▁C ull man ▁evaluated ▁" H ymn ▁to ▁Her " ▁as ▁" a ▁st un ner " ▁which ▁comb ines ▁" the ▁spirit ▁behind ▁' The ▁M ists ▁of ▁A val on ' ▁with ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁Sand y ▁Den ny ' s ▁best ▁work