Women Who Run With the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Written by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Read by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Abridged

Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

Publisher: Sounds True
Release date: February 15, 2005
Duration: 02:18:46

First published three years before the print edition of Women Who Run With the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground bestseller. For its insights into the inner life of women, it established Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés as one of the most important voices of our time in the fields of Jungian psychology, myth, and women’s mysteries.

Drawing from her work as a psychoanalyst and cantadora (”keeper of the old stories”), Dr. Estés uses myths and folktales to illustrate how societies systematically strip away the feminine spirit. Through an exploration into the nature of the wild woman archetype, Dr. Estés helps listeners rediscover and free their own wild nature.

The magical storytelling, myths, and commentary on Women Who Run With the Wolves continue to inspire a new level of self-knowledge among listeners young and old.

Note: This is not my rip. This is audio only. The original is a CD-ROM-format enhanced CDs contain audio, music, and video clips.

After describing the familial and cultural obstacles that modern women face in expressing their wisdom and creative energy, the Jungian analyst unfolds a mesmerizing group of myths and folktales that reveals feminine power not often encouraged or seen by others. Helping women move beyond the expected roles of nurturer or innocent child, these stories fill the air with courage and potential–not to dominate others but to become open to one’s gifts and to give them tangible life in the world. The arresting sensuality of the author’s voice adds fitting intensity to her message that authentic living requires that a woman unconditionally accept her passions and sexual drives, do the work of cultivating them, and protect them from being squelched or subverted by others. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2010

Note–This an abridgment. I find no unabridged recording.