The wild woman. She is the internal, eternal essence of the feminine: instinctive, intuitive, primitive, powerful. In this remarkable collection of multicultural myths and stories, a renowned Jungian analyst and storyteller reintroduces this important archetype into the lives of modern women.
| The Bounty of Wild Woman | ||
| Foreword | xvii | |
| Introduction: Singing Over the Bones | 1 | |
| The Stories | ||
| 1. | The Howl: Resurrection of the Wild Woman | 21 |
| La Loba, The Wolf Woman | ||
| The Four Rabbinim | ||
| 2. | Stalking the Intruder: the Beginning Initiation | 35 |
| Bluebeard | ||
| The Natural Predator of the Psyche | ||
| Naive Women as Prey | ||
| The Key to Knowing: The Importance of Snuffling | ||
| The Animal Groom | ||
| Blood Scent | ||
| Backtracking and Looping | ||
| Giving the Cry | ||
| The Sin-eaters | ||
| The Dark Man in Women's Dreams | ||
| 3. | Nosing Out the Facts: the Retrieval of Intuition as Initiation | 70 |
| The Doll in Her Pocket: Vasalisa the Wise | ||
| Task 1 | Allowing the Too-Good Mother to Die | |
| Task 2 | Exposing the Crude Shadow | |
| Task 3 | Navigating in the Dark | |
| Task 4 | Facing the Wild Hag | |
| Task 5 | Serving the Non-Rational | |
| Task 6 | Separating This from That | |
| Task 7 | Asking the Mysteries | |
| Task 8 | Standing on All Fours | |
| Task 9 | Recasting the Shadow | |
| 4. | The Mate: Union with the Other | 111 |
| Hymn for the Wild Man: Manawee | ||
| The Dual Nature of Women | ||
| The Power of Two | ||
| The Power of Name | ||
| The Tenacious Dog Nature | ||
| Creeping Seductive Appetite | ||
| Achieving Fierceness | ||
| The Interior Woman | ||
| 5. | Hunting: When the Heart is a Lonely Hunter | 127 |
| Skeleton Woman: Facing the Life/Death/Life Nature of Love | ||
| Death in the House of Love | ||
| The First Phases of Love | ||
| The Accidental Finding of Treasure | ||
| The Chase and the Hiding | ||
| Untangling the Skeleton | ||
| The Sleep of Trust | ||
| Giving the Tear | ||
| The Later Phases of Love | ||
| Heart as Drum and Singing Up | ||
| The Dance of Body and Soul | ||
| 6. | Finding One's Pack: Belonging as Blessing | 164 |
| The Ugly Duckling | ||
| Exile of the Unmatched Child | ||
| Kinds of Mothers | ||
| The Ambivalent Mother | ||
| The Collapsed Mother | ||
| The Child Mother and the Unmothered Mother | ||
| The Strong Mother, The Strong Child | ||
| Bad Company | ||
| Not Looking Right | ||
| Frozen Feeling, Frozen Creativity | ||
| The Passing Stranger | ||
| Exile as Boon | ||
| The Uncombed Cats and Cross-Eyed Hens of the World | ||
| Remembrance and Continuance No Matter What | ||
| Love for the Soul | ||
| The Mistaken Zygote | ||
| 7. | Joyous Body: the Wild Flesh | 197 |
| Body Talk | ||
| The Body in Fairy Tales | ||
| The Power of the Haunches | ||
| La Mariposa, Butterfly Woman | ||
| 8. | Self-Preservation: Identifying Leg Traps, Cages, and Poisoned Batt | 213 |
| The Feral Woman | ||
| The Red Shoes | ||
| Brutal Loss in Fairy Tales | ||
| The Handmade Red Shoes | ||
| The Traps | ||
| Trap #1 | The Gilded Carriage, the Devalued Life | |
| Trap #2 | The Dry Old Woman, the Senescent Force | |
| Trap #3 | Burning the Treasure, Hambre del Alma, Soul Famine | |
| Trap #4 | Injury to Basic Instinct, the Consequence of Capture | |
| Trap #5 | Trying to Sneak a Secret Life, Split in Two | |
| Trap #6 | Cringing Before the Collective, Shadow Rebellion | |
| Trap #7 | Faking It, Trying to be Good, Normalizing the Abnormal | |
| Trap #8 | Dancing Out of Control, Obsession and Addiction | |
| Addiction | ||
| At the Executioner's House | ||
| Trying to Take Shoes Off, Too Late | ||
| Returning to Life Made by Hand, Healing Injured Instincts | ||
| 9. | Homing: Returning to Oneself | 255 |
| Sealskin, Soulskin | ||
| Loss of Sense of Soul as Initiation | ||
| Losing One's Pelt | ||
| The Lonely Man | ||
| The Spirit Child | ||
| Drying Out and Crippling | ||
| Hearing the Old One's Call | ||
| Staying Overlong | ||
| Cutting Loose, Diving In | ||
| The Medial Woman: Breathing Under Water | ||
| Surfacing | ||
| The Practice of Intentional Solitude | ||
| Women's Innate Ecology | ||
| 10. | Clear Water: Nourishing the Creative Life | 297 |
| La Llorona | ||
| The Pollution of the Wild Soul | ||
| Poison in the River | ||
| Fire on the River | ||
| The Man on the River | ||
| Taking Back the River | ||
| Focus and the Fantasy Mill | ||
| The Little Match Girl | ||
| Staving Off Creative Fantasy | ||
| Renewing the Creative Fire | ||
| The Three Gold Hairs | ||
| 11. | Heat: Retrieving a Sacred Sexuality | 334 |
| The Dirty Goddesses | ||
| Baubo: The Belly Goddess | ||
| Coyote Dick | ||
| A Trip to Rwanda | ||
| 12. | Marking Territory: the Boundaries of Rage and Forgiveness | 346 |
| The Crescent Moon Bear | ||
| Rage as Teacher | ||
| Bringing in the Healer: Climbing the Mountain | ||
| The Spirit Bear | ||
| The Transformative Fire and Right Action | ||
| Righteous Rage | ||
| The Withered Trees | ||
| Descansos | ||
| Injured Instinct and Rage | ||
| Collective Rage | ||
| Stuck in Old Rage | ||
| Four Stages of Forgiveness | ||
| 13. | Battle Scars: Membership in the Scar Clan | 374 |
| Secrets as Slayers | ||
| The Dead Zone | ||
| The Woman With Hair of Gold | ||
| The Scapecoat | ||
| 14. | La Selva Subterranea: Initiation in the Underground Forest | 387 |
| The Handless Maiden | ||
| Stage 1 | The Bargain Without Knowing | |
| Stage 2 | The Dismemberment | |
| Stage 3 | The Wandering | |
| Stage 4 | Finding Love in the Underworld | |
| Stage 5 | The Harrowing of the Soul | |
| Stage 6 | The Realm of the Wild Woman | |
| Stage 7 | The Wild Bride and Bridegroom | |
| 15. | Shadowing: Canto Hondo, the Deep Song | 456 |
| 16. | The Wolf's Eyelash | 462 |
| Afterword: Story as Medicine | 466 | |
| Addendum | 474 | |
| Notes | 479 | |
| Education of a Young Wolf: A Bibliography | 507 | |
| Acknowledgments | 514 | |
| Index | 519 |
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Posted March 31, 2006
I read this book in college and I have decided to reread it now that I have gotten married. I enjoyed reading this great book in college, because it was reccommended to me by a classmate in one of my Psychology classes. I highly reccommened this book as an interesting read for women.
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Posted July 10, 2012
What is it that makes a woman not like a man? The common answer, of course, has to do with genitalia and reproduction, a less common though still frequent distinction comes from the presence of two X chromosomes in every cell of the female body. Neither of this means of differentiation, as obvious as they seem, help answer the question.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, both a Jungian Analyst and professional story teller ('contradora') draws on a rich mix of background from both of her professions to lay the underpinnings from the collective unconscious and archetypes to provide a much more sophisticated if complex answer to the nature of a woman. If you are a woman, this may help you define yourself, uif you are a man, the book will both enhance your respect for as well as add a bit to your dim understanding of those marvellous aliens with two X chromosomes. Very Highly Recommended indeed!
This book was and still is a great read. It's definetly one of my favorites! It's inspirational, it makes you think, gives you an understanding, it's down to earth and it's real. Every woman should own this book! Honestly, I sometimes use this book as a guide. I open it randomly, as I do with most all my books and where I open it, I go to the beginning of that story and I read it. Ususally the story is pertaining to things that are happening around me at that time and it gives me a different outlook, a different view or opinion about my situation. Bottom line, it's a must for woman, and I feel if/when men buy her book they will get a better understanding of woman on a deeper level.
In paperback, I have had my book, The Woman Who Run with Wolves since 1996. I wanted it as a gift and I got it. I actually didn't just want it, I had to have it. At that time the book was not as popular as it became. About 3 yrs ago I bought another book to have as back-up for this one. Although the book can now be purchased in hardcover I bought another paperback. Personally I like this book in paperback, it's easier to take with me eveywhere.
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Posted April 10, 2010
Ms Estes keeps your attention through her stories.The stories would have appeal and provides interest to anyone but, especially for women. I would say that no matter what your background is, this will have you saying, "that fits me". Her voice is gentle and calming as she reads her stories. This CD is an excellent source to introduce you to Ms Estes work.
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Posted April 7, 2009
A beautifully written collection of insightful stories. I've kept this book at my side for years, it never gets old. Ms. Estes is a superb storyteller, and the wisdom gained from these stories is priceless.
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Posted March 16, 2009
Excellent book.
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Posted February 11, 2006
I cherish this book and I read it over and over again .The work of a brilliant woman who becomes ones voice for one so silent . You find yourself agreeing with the author and learning to love the instinctual gifts we as women possess. It is a book for every woman who feels the injustice of a world which undervalues us .
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Posted December 15, 2005
I loved this book. It helped me when I was going through a bad breakup. I always come back to this book when I need a little self confidence. Through the stories you will realize things you have never really realized before. It is a thought provoking book. Give it a chance. It might be a little hard for some to read but stick with it it gets better!!!
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This book will never be sold at a yard sale! It helped me through very difficult times with my ex-husband, and it still gives me insight into life from a woman's perspective. This is a must have for any woman.
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wonderful focus on the female instinctive nature, paying attention to cycles and rhythms, and the female soul which has the power to create, nuture and destroy, amazing book
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I have read this book 5 times and each time I extract new insight. Absolutely fascinating psychological explanations of childhood fairytales. This book is a MUST for any woman who desires to live her life honestly and fully.
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