If you have never been called a defiant, incorrigible, impossible womanโฆ have faith. There is yet time.
Clarissa Pinkola EstesThe deterioration of symbols is natural. They wear out, needing to be reclaimed, recreated; returned to the spirit.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes...stories that rise from deep suffering can provide the most potent remedies for past, present, and even future ills.
Clarissa Pinkola EstesSolitude is not an absence of energy or action, as some believe, but is rather a boon of wild provisions transmitted to us from the soul.
Clarissa Pinkola EstesSolitude is not an absence of energy or action, as some believe, but is rather a boon of wild provisions transmitted to us from the soul. In ancient times, purposeful solitude was both palliative and preventative. It was used to heal fatigue and to prevent weariness. It was also used as an oracle, as a way of listening to the inner self to solicit advice and guidance otherwise impossible to hear in the din of daily life.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes