| The Red Shoes: On Torment and the Recovery of Soul Life Contributor(s): Estes, Clarissa Pinkola (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591794390 ISBN-13: 9781591794394 Publisher: Sounds True OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: November 2005 Annotation: This dramatic excursion into the realm of the soul illuminates how we are driven to destructive behavior by ignoring our inner needs. Join Dr. Estes as she tells the story of The Red Shoes, and analyzes how cultural pressure and inner hunger lead to the addiction/self-destruction cycle. Healing, she says, comes from a life "made by hand" that is a unique extension of the instinctual self. A treasury of counsel from the author of The NewYork Times #1 bestseller Women Who Run with the Wolves. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Spiritual - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.77" W x 6.81" (0.18 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: The Red Shoes is a dramatic excursion into the realm of the soul with analyst Clarissa Pinkola Est s. Using an ancient tale deeply rooted in our collective psyches--The Red Shoes--Dr. Est s illuminates how people fall prey to destructive impulses while seeking to balance their inner lives. In our culture, she begins, we may travel life's path in one of two ways: 1) in handmade shoes, crafted with love and care according to the unique needs of the individual soul; or 2) in Red Shoes, which promise instant fulfillment, but ultimately lead to a painful, hollow split existence. Drawing from real-world examples--such as the tragic end of Janis Joplin--Dr. Est s analyzes the deeply seated needs that lead to addiction. By listening to your instinctive forces, she says, you can free yourself of the exterior traps that torment and destroy the soul. This is the way to construct a life that is uniquely your own--a life made by hand. The Red Shoes is a treasury of ideas and counsel, threaded with magical storytelling about the complete life each one of us deserves to lead. Additional Contents: The Internal Predator; how instincts are injured; learning to say no; the exile; vulnerability and seduction; feral women; and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Estes, Clarissa Pinkola: - Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD, is an internationally recognized scholar, award-winning poet, diplomate senior Jungian psychoanalyst, and cantadora (keeper of the old stories in the Latina tradition). In addition to her international bestseller Women Who Run With the Wolves, Dr. Estés is a managing editor and columnist writing on politics, spirituality, and culture at the newsblog TheModerateVoice.com, and she is a columnist at The National Catholic Reporter online. |