Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Clarissa Pinkola Estésis an American poet, Jungian pscyhoanalyst, post-trauma recovery specialist, author and spoken word artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth27 January 1945
CountryUnited States of America
curiosity asking transformation
Asking the proper question is the central act of transformation!
matter way silent
Some say that sudden knowledge of mystical matters is accomplished only in complete quietude, or that Creator, in one of God's many forms, appears only in orderly ways that are beauteous and picturesque, or that the mystical appears only in completely silent ways. All are true. Except for the 'only' part.
moon drawing perspective
Ritual is one of the ways in which humans put their lives in perspective, whether it be Purim, Advent, or drawing down the moon. Ritual calls together the shades and specters in people's lives, sorts them out, puts them to rest.
healing past suffering
...stories that rise from deep suffering can provide the most potent remedies for past, present, and even future ills.
tyrants people black
If women were in charge of everything, there would be women tyrants. If black people were in charge, there would be black tyrants. If Hispanics were in charge, then Hispanic tyrants.
simple creative upheaval
Artfulness is not simple entertainment, especially during upheaval, unleashing creative life is sacred duty.
soul guarantees increase
Anytime we feed soul, it guarantees increase.
strong helping-others effort
We all wish to be brave and strong in the face of disaster. We all wish to be looked up to for our endurance and efforts to help others.
anger fire wish
we wish to make rage into a fire that cooks things rather than a fire of conflagration.
men logic ifs
If logic was anything, all men would ride sidesaddles..
deterioration spirit natural
The deterioration of symbols is natural. They wear out, needing to be reclaimed, recreated; returned to the spirit.
mind heroism cures
Since time out of mind, a considered act of heroism has been the cure for stultifying ambivalence.
soul body behavior
When women are relegated to moods, mannerisms, and contours that conform to a single ideal of beauty and behavior, they are captured in both body and soul, and are no longer free.
memories doe emotion
This kind of forgetting does not erase memory, it lays the emotion surrounding the memory to rest.