The Reader's Companion to Women Who Run With the Wolves

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Myths and stories of the wild woman archetype. A complimentary guide, specially prepared by the author.

44 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

An American poet, psychoanalyst and post-trauma specialist who was raised in now nearly vanished oral and ethnic traditions. She is a first-generation American who grew up in a rural village, population 600, near the Great Lakes. Of Mexican mestiza and majority Magyar and minority Swabian tribal heritages, she comes from immigrant and refugee families who could not read or write, or who did so haltingly. Much of her writing is influenced by her family people who were farmers, shepherds, hopsmeisters, wheelwrights, weavers, orchardists, tailors, cabinet makers, lacemakers, knitters, and horsemen and horsewomen from the Old Countries.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I consumed this before the full book and appreciate its brevity and the intensity that the author brings with her interp of the myths and stories.

[Guillermo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was written for women. Read as a man it is hard to find meaning in all the words but one can find patterns that belong to all humans.
Particularly the explanation of the poisoning of creativity it is useful to both genders.
I heard Clarissa talking the most 'femenine' parts of my psyche.
More importantly i kept thinking of the women in my life that would benefit most from this book. My mother and sisters, and hardly could think of any women that i care about that would not.

[Alyona · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved all the fairy and folk tales used along with the analogies. Very engaging and thought provoking.

[Melanie Gorsch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every women READ THIS BOOK.