Why are the qualities of the wise woman so important to the young, and why is the wisdom and vitality of the young so important to the elder? Together, they symbolize two essential aspects found within the soul of every woman individually.

Because the soul of the woman is lost in the depths of time and her spirit is eternally young ... these two together compose the essence of "being young while aging, old while being young."

The psychoanalyst Clarissa Pincola Estés awakens the ancient spirits, the old souls, those that sleep within the trunks of trees, in the forest, in streams, and in waterfalls.