Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Day 94 of 1000: Experiencing the Other in Relationship

Last week, I underwent a major shift in my perspective on my life. This week, I hope to make some more sense of it, with philosophical study.

Sneaking the life you want instead of going for it openly. From Estés on The Red Shoes.

How the fairy tale of The Red Shoes tells us about feral vs wild women.

Men and women have civilized sides and wild sides; both sides must be owned and accepted. The best mate for a woman accepts both sides of her too.

Finding in the myth of Psyche a way of understanding why my marriage had to end: because I needed to find my lost wildness.