This is the 3rd installment in a 3 part series. Go to Part 1 here and go to Part 2 here. The Holy Woman Dr. Estés (2011) latest book, Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother’s Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul, is a treatise on the Virgin Mary that uses stories, poetry, prayers and artwork … Continue reading Sacred Texts in Women’s Spirituality: The Holy Woman
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“Women are Overqualified for Everything!” ~ The Wise Woman Archetype
(Part 2 of a 3 part series on Sacred Texts in Women's Spirituality: The Work of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés ~ see Part I here.) In her six part sound recording, The Dangerous Old Woman, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés tells stories and commentary about the Wise Woman archetype. She immediately draws the listener in by … Continue reading “Women are Overqualified for Everything!” ~ The Wise Woman Archetype
Sacred Texts in Women’s Spirituality: Encountering the Wild Woman
I call her Wild Woman, for those very words, wild and woman, create the fairy-tale knock at the door of the deep female psyche. Wild Woman, Wise Woman, Holy Woman. They share the same heartbeat. ~ Estés A few years ago while engaged in public speaking training, one of my assignments was to memorize a … Continue reading Sacred Texts in Women’s Spirituality: Encountering the Wild Woman