Clarissa Pinkola Estés’s work delves into the concept of the Wild Woman, representing the instinctive nature, wisdom, and creative energy often suppressed by modern social norms. Through a psychoanalytic approach, the book offers tools for reclaiming inner freedom and authenticity.
Clarissa Pinkola Estés’s classic work explores the female psyche through myths, folktales and archetypes from diverse cultures. A timeless guide to self-discovery that reconnects women with their instincts, creativity and inner strength.
The Wild Woman Archetype
Myths & Timeless Stories
Drawing on myths from various cultures, fairy tales, and folk traditions, the author explores the deeper symbolic messages that guide women’s development. Each story serves as a map for understanding emotional transitions, healing psychological trauma, and achieving personal empowerment.
Guide to Self-Awareness & Psychological Therapy
As a renowned psychoanalyst, Estés combines Jungian psychology with wisdom gained through lived experience, creating a powerful tool for self-discovery. The book is a timeless guide for women seeking to reconnect with their instincts, maintain their boundaries, and unleash their creative power.
Publisher’s Summary
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, as a cantadora, a “keeper of old stories,” psychoanalyst and activist, masterfully bridges the world of the distant past and the modern era. Through fairy tales, archetypal myths and stories from different cultures, she seeks to bring forth the Wild Woman, the untamed one whose spirit is kin to wolves. This is a psychological portrait of women, a healing book for women of every age.
Publisher Description
“I am grateful both for the book Women Who Run with the Wolves and for Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés. It is a book that celebrates women, their courage, their care and compassion. I say it and I mean it: if you can read, read it!” Maya Angelou
“Clarissa Pinkola Estés’s work, rooted in traditional family rituals and archetypal psychology, recognizes that the female psyche today is in a state of slumber. But it is not lost. Women Who Run with the Wolves reminds us that beneath her refined exterior, woman is nature, forever wild, and through this vital force she finds her rightful place in the world.” Thomas Moore
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype spent 145 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has been published in 38 languages and has sold more than 2 million copies.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- Publisher
- Keleythos
- Original Title
- WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- Myths and Stories about the Archetype of the Wild Woman
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 624
- Release Date
- 17/12/2020
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Dimensions
- 17x24 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9786185542023
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