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When women hear those words, an old, old memory is stirred…

“When women hear those words, an old, old memory is stirred and brought back to life. The memory is of our absolute, undeniable, and irrevocable kinship with the wild feminine, a relationship which may have become ghostly from neglect, buried by over-domestication, outlawed by the surrounding…” quote by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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“When women hear those words, an old, old memory is stirred and brought back to life. The memory is of our absolute, undeniable, and irrevocable kinship with the wild feminine, a relationship which may have become ghostly from neglect, buried by over-domestication, outlawed by the surrounding culture, or no longer understood anymore. We may have forgotten her names, we may not answer when she calls ours, but in our bones we know her, we yearn toward her, we know she belongs to us and we to her.”

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Women have an innate, deep connection to the wild feminine, often forgotten due to cultural domestication.

In simple terms: Women share a primal bond with nature, often ignored.

Key Takeaway

Reawaken and honor the wild feminine within.

Themes

identity nature feminine archetype

Mood

introspective empowering

Type

mythic inspirational

When to use this quote

  • Personal growth
  • creative expression
  • environmental activism

Key Concepts

Mythology psychology ecopsychology

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does the wild feminine mean to you?
  • How can you reconnect with it?
A Different Perspective

Modern life can suppress this connection, making it hard to access.

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