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
Clarissa Pinkola Estes quotes about
love fall desire
The desire to force love to live only in its most positive form is what causes love ultimately to fall over dead.
loyalty faithful way
What is that which can never die It is that faithful force that is born into us that one that is greater than us that calls new seed to the open and battered and barren places so that we can be resown. It is this force in its insistence in its loyalty to us in its love of us in its most often mysterious ways that is far greater far more majestic and far more ancient than any heretofore ever known.
mean giving trying
While archetypes may emanate through us for short periods of time, in what we call numinous experience, no woman can emanate an archetype continuously. Only the archetype itself can withstand such projections such as ever-able, all giving, eternally energetic. We may try to emulate these, but they are ideals, not achievable by humans, and not meant to be. Yet the trap requires that women exhaust themselves trying to achieve these unrealistic levels. To avoid the trap, one has to learn to say 'Halt' and 'Stop the music,' and of course mean it.
deterioration spirit natural
The deterioration of symbols is natural. They wear out, needing to be reclaimed, recreated; returned to the spirit.
men logic ifs
If logic was anything, all men would ride sidesaddles..
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.
forgiveness forgiving god-forgives
God forgives us. ... Who am I not to forgive?
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.
teacher greater
Failure is a greater teacher than success
mean proud latina
Latina women are proud to be called Mrs. That simply means that we have a family.
simple creative upheaval
Artfulness is not simple entertainment, especially during upheaval, unleashing creative life is sacred duty.
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.
running circles air
Wolves never look more funny than when they have lost the scent and scrabble to find it again: they hop in the air; they run in circles, they plow up the ground with their noses . . . .
art moments stolen
Art is not meant to be created in stolen moments only.