Woman as Archetype

"We are all filled with a longing for the wild. There are few culturally sanctioned antidotes for this yearning. We were taught to feel shame for such a desire. We grew our hair long and used it to hide our feelings. But the shadow of Wild Woman still lurks behind us during our days and in our nights. No matter where we are, the shadow that trots behind us is definitely four-footed."
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, PH.D.



"Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Though the gifts of wildish nature come to us at birth, society's attempt to 'civilize' us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own soul. Without Wild Woman, we become over-domesticated, fearful, uncreative, trapped."
(Jacket Cover and intro of "Women Who Run With the Wolves")

I promised to deliver many Works-in-Progress (WIP) so thought this was a fitting, though more personal, start.
You might say that I am on a quest to find my own Wild Woman.