Women who run with the wolves : contacting the power of the wild woman / Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The bounty of wild woman: the stories — The howl: resurrection of the wild woman — Stalking the intruder: the beginning initiation — Nosing out the facts: the retrieval of intuition as initiation — The mate: union with the other — Hunting: when the heart is a lonely hunter — Finding one's pack: belonging as blessing — Joyous body: the wild flesh — Self-preservation: identifying leg traps, cages, and poisoned bait — Homing: returning to oneself — Clear water: nourishing the creative life — Heat: retrieving a sacred sexuality — Marking territory: the boundaries of rage and forgiveness — Battle scars: membership in the scar clan — La selva subterranea: initiation in the underground forest — Shadowing: canto hondo, the deep song.

In the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the 'wild woman', the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and power. For centuries, the 'wild woman' has been repressed by a male-orientated value system which trivialises women's emotions. Using a combination of time-honoured stories and contemporary casework, Estes reveals that the 'wild woman' in us is innately healthy, passionate and wise.

Thoughtfully written and compelling in its arguments, Women Who Run With The Wolves gives readers a new sense of direction, a self confidence and purpose in their lives.