Customer Reviews
Reading with the body, not the mind. - By: R. E. Russnak, 17 Feb 2008 
The comments are almost as interesting as the book itself. Ok, did I learn something new about myself? No. Did it make me understand myself better? No. So how come I enjoyed every moment of the reading? How come I am thinking of buying a copy for my daughter to read? Well, it took me to a place of reading with my body, not with my mind, being guided by the flavour & the scent of intuition, the deeper knowing which we alll have, men & women alike, but which we so quickly discard in the world of reason & logic & science. Her very style of writing is full of digging deep, going right into the viscera to the place within the psyche, the source of our myths & the stories of power & strength. The archetype of the wild woman is the legacy which has been passed to us by the women of our ancestors, & I for one am grateful for the insightful excavation work done in this wonderful book.
Stories to revive the Wild Woman inside - By: Irini, 20 Jan 2008 The Wild Woman's archetype manifestation is an endangered aspect in our psyche. The chauvinistic/psychopathic societies we live in, are designed to strangle this feminine aspect as to deprive women from their instinctual nature to resist, to fight back & to overcome. Women are to be kept subservient. But despite the predators from outside, a woman's worst predator is that of her inner landscape, born of the suppression from outside.
And that is why Estes book is of vital importance to each & every woman on this planet: through excellent writing, the use of stories & a profound insight into the feminine realm, she offers us the means & ways to understand the inner & outer restrictions on our instinctual selfs, & a map out to freedom, the key to unlock the chains that hold the Wild Woman captive.
A must read!
Full of Powerful Insights - By: Zadius Sky, 30 Dec 2007 "Women Who Run With the Wolves" is roughly 500 pages long & well worth reading. It is such astounding to see or rather to understand the concept of legends & myths to bring forth the psyche of the women. There are fifteen chapters in this book, & each of them revealed new stories & they are truly enlightening.
The one story that got me to read & re-read is the "Bluebeard" story, which is reallly mind-boggling & chilling.
This is very enlightening read & full of powerful insights. And, I do recommend this book to anyone, even men who want to understand their female aspects & the inner nature of women.
Transformative - By: C. Fox, 08 Dec 2007 Mothers read this book & pass it on to your daughters.One of the few'books i have sat up alll night reading & couldnt put down.Once in a blue moon a book blows into my life & i know that after reading it i can never look at my life in quite the same way again.It lit a fire that i put out at my peril.Keep snarling sisters & baring your teeth.
The archetypal feminine psyche, guideposts from human history - By: A. Rehlinger, 10 Jun 2007 I'm somewhat astounded at some of the short-sighted reviews of this profoundly insightful book. It certainly has no assumptions that anyone is wrong or needs fixing! It does however look at the evolution of feminine psyche through the eyes of the stories of many cultures, & how these stories can reflect passages of our own journey, & how these stories can provide indications on what can happen & how we can trust ourselves in this process of growth & self knowledge even more. Storytelling is an ancient art where truths were(are!) passed down from generation to generation in entertaining but deeply informative ways to the unconscious. (television is the most prevalent, & perhaps, most destructive storytelling device in our modern culture!) Most of our learning is, sadly, quite unconscious. Pinkola Estes illustrates her rich experience & understanding of these stories, their place in human social & personal psychology & anthropology, & how we can begin to gain more understanding of the stories that have guided us, perhaps unwittingly, & what stories we may choose to live by instead. We write the script. Its a surprisingly very easy, joy-filled read that is great to dip in & out of & return to again & again. Its miles better than any media & television stories most of the populace are being unconsciously programmed with now days. There is no right answer of 'how to' but there are ancient marks on the tree to say, you're safe, you are going in the right direction, & how to trust ourselves to strike out & make trails of our own. This is the Wild Woman journey, me thinks. Certainly every woman would benefit from reading it--with an open heart & mind.
be well!
