![]() ![]() Fertile and life-giving, it is a psychology of women in the truest sense, a knowing of the soul. Estes has created a new lexicon for describing the female psyche. Through the stories and commentaries in this remarkable book, we retrieve, examine, love, and understand the Wild Woman, and hold her against our deep psyches as one who is both magic and medicine. Estes unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, and stories, many from her own family, in order to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this instinctual nature. But she is an endangered species.įor though the gifts of wildish nature belong to us at birth, society's attempt to "civilize" us into rigid roles has muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own souls. The work shows the reader how glorious it is to be daring, to be caring, and to be women. An oracle from one who knows.Alice Walker I am grateful to Women Who Run with the Wolves and to Dr. ![]() It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom, and love. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature of women. Alice Walker In the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the wild woman, the wise and ageless presence in the female. Praise Women Who Run with the Wolves isn’t just another book. Within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Clarissa Pinkola Ests unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories, many from her own. Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype ![]()
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