Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estés is a rich tapestry of stories, myths, and folklore woven together to explore the feminine psyche and the wild woman archetype.

Estés introduces the concept of the "wild woman," an instinctual, primal aspect of the feminine psyche that is often suppressed or neglected in modern society. This archetype embodies intuition, creativity, and vitality, and it is symbolized by various mythological figures such as the wolf, the wise old woman, and the wild woman herself.

Wild Woman Archetype:

Throughout the book, Estés analyzes and interprets a wide range of myths, fairy tales, and folk stories from different cultures around the world. These stories serve as metaphors for the challenges, struggles, and transformations that women experience in their lives. By delving into these ancient narratives, Estés uncovers timeless wisdom and insights into the feminine journey.

Myths and Folktales:

Estés encourages women to reclaim their inner power and authenticity by embracing their instincts, intuition, and emotions. She emphasizes the importance of connecting with the natural world, honoring one's instincts, and trusting the wisdom of the body. Through storytelling and reflection, she guides readers on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

Reclaiming Feminine Power:

The book offers guidance on how women can heal from past wounds, traumas, and societal conditioning. Estés explores the process of inner transformation, which involves confronting fears, embracing the shadow self, and reclaiming lost parts of the psyche. She offers tools, practices, and rituals for self-care, self-expression, and spiritual growth.

Healing and Transformation:

Estés highlights the importance of creativity and self-expression as essential aspects of feminine vitality. She encourages women to cultivate their creative talents, whether through art, writing, dance, or other forms of expression. Creativity, she argues, is a powerful force for healing, liberation, and self-discovery.

Creative Expression:

"Women Who Run with the Wolves" is a deeply insightful and empowering book that resonates with women seeking to reconnect with their inner strength, intuition, and authenticity. It celebrates the wild, untamed spirit within every woman and offers guidance on how to live a more vibrant, fulfilling life in harmony with one's true nature.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One million copies sold! “A deeply spiritual book [that] honors what is tough, smart and untamed in women.”—The Washington Post Book World Book club pick for Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Within 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. For though the gifts of wildish nature belong to us at birth, society’s attempt to “civilize” us into rigid roles has muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own souls. In Women Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories, many from her own traditions, in order to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this instinctual nature. Through the stories and commentaries in this remarkable book, we retrieve, examine, love, and understand the Wild Woman, and hold her against our deep psyches as one who is both magic and medicine. Dr. Estés has created a new lexicon for describing the female psyche. Fertile and life-giving, it is a psychology of women in the truest sense, a knowing of the soul.

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What Is DeathDeath is the most fundamental question. Yet, people can ignore it, avoid it and just live on in their ignorance simply because all kinds of idiotic stories have been spread in the world in the name of religion.

The Process of Death What you are calling as life, right now, is like soap bubbles being blown. The entire Yogic process or the entire spiritual process is to wear this bubble thin, so that one day when it bursts, there is absolutely nothing left and it moves from the bondage of existence to the freedom of non-existence, or Nirvana.

The Quality of Death No two people in the world live their lives the same way. Similarly, no two people die the same way. People may die in the same situation, of the same cause, but still they don't die the same way.

Can Death Be Hacked When the body is still strong, what is meant to be can always be transcended.

Mahasamadhi Mahasamadhi is the end of the game. The cycle is over. There is no question of rebirth; it is complete dissolution. You can say this person is truly no more.

Preparing for a Good Death Most people in the world believe that if they die in their sleep, it is wonderful. What a horrible way to go!

Assistance for the Dying A bodiless being is a completely defenceless life. That is why that aspect of life must be conducted with utmost responsibility. When someone gives this being a little bit of help at the last moment, it will go a long way. Most of their sadhana for the next time will be taken care of at that moment itself.

Assistance for the Disembodied As we have responsibilities for the living, we have responsibilities for the dead.

Of Grief and Mourning I want you to understand that your grief is not because someone has died. One life going away does not mean anything to you. Thousands of people in the world die in a day. But it does not leave a vacuum in you. You are still partying. The problem is, this particular life going away leaves a hole in your life.

The Life of a Ghost In a way, everyone is a ghost. Whether you are a ghost with the body or without a body is the only question.

Final Round We can make this life the last one for you but we cannot make this the most wonderful one. That only you have to do. For that, you must do sadhana. You must promise me that.

The Riddle of Reincarnation Right now, most people are not even able to handle what is happening in this life, so why do they want to dig into their previous lives? They don't know how to handle the thoughts, emotions and relationships of this life. How will they handle the thoughts, emotions and relationships of many lives?

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Death-an inside story (Quotes by Sadhguru)

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