THE GIFT OF STORY by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D.
A Wise Tale About What Is Enough
Hardcover
$10.00
From the inside cover
We are often moved by our desire to find the perfect object to express our love for each other. The Gift of Story wisely asks the question "What is enough?" and guides us to the realization that of all the gifts that people can give to one another, the most meaningful and long-lasting are strong but simple love and the gift of story.
In this enchanting book, Dr. Estés, a Jungian-trained psychoanalyst, cantadora (keeper of the stories), and author of Women Who Run with the Wolves, reaches deep into her knowledge of archetypal psychology and the roots of the oral traditions that nurtured her.
In The Gift of Story, there are several small stories that, like Matrióchka dolls, fit inside one another. Taken together, they are a moving testament to the enduring legacy of stories and to the triumph of love over loss. Dr. Estés masterfully blends the bitter and the sweet, the dark and the light, despair and hope, into a wonderful gift that illuminates and strengthens, a gift that will be cherished by all who receive it.
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., award-winning poet, Jungian-trained psychoanalyst, cantadora in the Latina tradition, is the founder of the nascent Guadelupe Foundation, a human-rights organization that has as one its missions to broadcast strengthening stories via short-wave radio to trouble spots throughout the world.