Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
UPDATED, WITH NEW MATERIAL BY THE AUTHOR"WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES isn't just another book. It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom, and love. An oracle from one who knows."--Alice WalkerWithin every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature of women. But she is an endangered species. In WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES, Dr. Estés unfolds rich intercultural myths,...
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Within every woman there is a wild creature--an inner force filled with passion and creativity. Unleashing this natural power and reclaiming the feminine soul is the subject of Women Who Run With the Wolves, the original audio gem that launched Dr. Estés’ legendary book. Drawing from her work as a Jungian psychoanalyst and poet, Estés uses her own stories and folk tales to inspire a new level of self-knowledge among women everywhere. Publishers Weekly Folklore, fairy tales and dream symbols are called on to help restore women's neglected intuitive and instinctive abilities in this earthy first book by a Jungian analyst. According to Estes, wolves and women share a psychic bond in their fierceness, grace and devotion to mate and community. This comparison defines the archetype of the Wild Woman, a female in touch with her primitive side and able to rely on gut feelings to make choices. The tales here, from various cultures, are not necessarily about wolves; instead, they illuminate fresh perspectives on relationships, self-image, even addiction. An African tale of twins who baffle a man represents the dual nature of woman; from the Middle East, a story about a threadbare but secretly magic carpet shows society's failure to look beyond appearances. Three brief, ribald stories advocate a playful, open sexuality; other examples suggest ways to deal with anger and jealousy. At times, Estes's commentary--in which she urges readers to draw upon and enjoy their Wild Woman aspects--is hyperbolic, but overall her widely researched study offers usable advice for modern women. (July)
The Bounty of Wild WomanForewordxviiIntroduction: Singing Over the Bones1The Stories1.The Howl: Resurrection of the Wild Woman21La Loba, The Wolf WomanThe Four Rabbinim2.Stalking the Intruder: the Beginning Initiation35BluebeardThe Natural Predator of the PsycheNaive Women as PreyThe Key to Knowing: The Importance of SnufflingThe Animal GroomBlood ScentBacktracking and LoopingGiving the CryThe Sin-eatersThe Dark Man in Women's Dreams3.Nosing Out the Facts: the Retrieval of Intuition as Initiation70The Doll in Her Pocket: Vasalisa the WiseTask 1Allowing the Too-Good Mother to DieTask 2Exposing the Crude ShadowTask 3Navigating in the DarkTask 4Facing the Wild HagTask 5Serving the Non-RationalTask 6Separating This from ThatTask 7Asking the MysteriesTask 8Standing on All FoursTask 9Recasting the Shadow4.The Mate: Union with the Other111Hymn for the Wild Man: ManaweeThe Dual Nature of WomenThe Power of TwoThe Power of NameThe Tenacious Dog NatureCreeping Seductive AppetiteAchieving FiercenessThe Interior Woman5.Hunting: When the Heart is a Lonely Hunter127Skeleton Woman: Facing the Life/Death/Life Nature of LoveDeath in the House of LoveThe First Phases of LoveThe Accidental Finding of TreasureThe Chase and the HidingUntangling the SkeletonThe Sleep of TrustGiving the TearThe Later Phases of LoveHeart as Drum and Singing UpThe Dance of Body and Soul6.Finding One's Pack: Belonging as Blessing164The Ugly DucklingExile of the Unmatched ChildKinds of MothersThe Ambivalent MotherThe Collapsed MotherThe Child Mother and the Unmothered MotherThe Strong Mother, The Strong ChildBad CompanyNot Looking RightFrozen Feeling, Frozen CreativityThe Passing StrangerExile as BoonThe Uncombed Cats and Cross-Eyed Hens of the WorldRemembrance and Continuance No Matter WhatLove for the SoulThe Mistaken Zygote7.Joyous Body: the Wild Flesh197Body TalkThe Body in Fairy TalesThe Power of the HaunchesLa Mariposa, Butterfly Woman8.Self-Preservation: Identifying Leg Traps, Cages, and Poisoned Batt213The Feral WomanThe Red ShoesBrutal Loss in Fairy TalesThe Handmade Red ShoesThe TrapsTrap #1The Gilded Carriage, the Devalued LifeTrap #2The Dry Old Woman, the Senescent ForceTrap #3Burning the Treasure, Hambre del Alma, Soul FamineTrap #4Injury to Basic Instinct, the Consequence of CaptureTrap #5Trying to Sneak a Secret Life, Split in TwoTrap #6Cringing Before the Collective, Shadow RebellionTrap #7Faking It, Trying to be Good, Normalizing the AbnormalTrap #8Dancing Out of Control, Obsession and AddictionAddictionAt the Executioner's HouseTrying to Take Shoes Off, Too LateReturning to Life Made by Hand, Healing Injured Instincts9.Homing: Returning to Oneself255Sealskin, SoulskinLoss of Sense of Soul as InitiationLosing One's PeltThe Lonely ManThe Spirit ChildDrying Out and CripplingHearing the Old One's CallStaying OverlongCutting Loose, Diving InThe Medial Woman: Breathing Under WaterSurfacingThe Practice of Intentional SolitudeWomen's Innate Ecology10.Clear Water: Nourishing the Creative Life297La LloronaThe Pollution of the Wild SoulPoison in the RiverFire on the RiverThe Man on the RiverTaking Back the RiverFocus and the Fantasy MillThe Little Match GirlStaving Off Creative FantasyRenewing the Creative FireThe Three Gold Hairs11.Heat: Retrieving a Sacred Sexuality334The Dirty GoddessesBaubo: The Belly GoddessCoyote DickA Trip to Rwanda12.Marking Territory: the Boundaries of Rage and Forgiveness346The Crescent Moon BearRage as TeacherBringing in the Healer: Climbing the MountainThe Spirit BearThe Transformative Fire and Right ActionRighteous RageThe Withered TreesDescansosInjured Instinct and RageCollective RageStuck in Old RageFour Stages of Forgiveness13.Battle Scars: Membership in the Scar Clan374Secrets as SlayersThe Dead ZoneThe Woman With Hair of GoldThe Scapecoat14.La Selva Subterranea: Initiation in the Underground Forest387The Handless MaidenStage 1The Bargain Without KnowingStage 2The DismembermentStage 3The WanderingStage 4Finding Love in the UnderworldStage 5The Harrowing of the SoulStage 6The Realm of the Wild WomanStage 7The Wild Bride and Bridegroom15.Shadowing: Canto Hondo, the Deep Song45616.The Wolf's Eyelash462Afterword: Story as Medicine466Addendum474Notes479Education of a Young Wolf: A Bibliography507Acknowledgments514Index519
\ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ Folklore, fairy tales and dream symbols are called on to help restore women's neglected intuitive and instinctive abilities in this earthy first book by a Jungian analyst. According to Estes, wolves and women share a psychic bond in their fierceness, grace and devotion to mate and community. This comparison defines the archetype of the Wild Woman, a female in touch with her primitive side and able to rely on gut feelings to make choices. The tales here, from various cultures, are not necessarily about wolves; instead, they illuminate fresh perspectives on relationships, self-image, even addiction. An African tale of twins who baffle a man represents the dual nature of woman; from the Middle East, a story about a threadbare but secretly magic carpet shows society's failure to look beyond appearances. Three brief, ribald stories advocate a playful, open sexuality; other examples suggest ways to deal with anger and jealousy. At times, Estes's commentary--in which she urges readers to draw upon and enjoy their Wild Woman aspects--is hyperbolic, but overall her widely researched study offers usable advice for modern women. July\ \
