She's in Germany with her mom (my sister) and her two sisters.
I totally believe in the magic of sleeping under the stars - being close to nature - our children seem to be hermetically sealed off from it. We've lost so much of our wildness, being civilized. Maya and I are big fans of Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., author of Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. Estés is also an award-winning poet, Jungian psychoanalyst, and a cantadora (keeper of the old stories) in the Hispanic tradition.
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But other people find this book annoying and unrealistic. I can see that, too, but I still love the book.
Est‚s finds evidence in the most diverse tales of the necessity for women to reclaim their wildness. The precise nature of this wildness is difficult to fathom, but, at best, it seems to include a genuine capacity to access feelings and to accept one's contradictions, while, at worst, it appears to amount to the kind of self-indulgence that prevailed during the
me'' generation. Est‚s claims that her book is for every woman,whether you be spicy or somber, regal or roughshod''; but her underlying assumption that every woman is free to abandon what holds her back seems ignorant of social and economic realities. The author provides few concrete examples that might help women understand what she expects them to do, and her prose abounds in generalizations and oddities (``the ambitious woman...who is heartfelt toward her accomplishments'') that further undermine her credibility and her considerable scholarship. Hortatory, ecstatic, and, ultimately, irritating. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.When I have more time I'll read her poetry :) I hope she has time to come back on here :) With a baby (how old?) she probably has her hands full. :)
I very much want to read that book!!! It's been recommended to me before by a good friend. Thanks for sharing the info!!
It's a great book! I've found copies online via bookfinder.com to send to friends.
The baby is 8 months old now. Keeping her mama very busy.
Someday you will meet Maya online, or maybe in person - with Steemit anything can happen! :)
Love it! And thanks again for your friendship on here. It makes me feel at home :)
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