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Women Who Run with the Wolves

Unleashing the wild woman and reclaiming the feminie soul is the subject of this recording by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Material from the book is selectively included. The sound of her voice and her skill as a storyteller bring out the extraordinary quality of the oral tradition of these stories. Her commentary is, as usual, excellent and worth hearing many times. (2 cassets, 180 minutes)

Clarissa Pinkola Estes' 13-part NPR series includes one major story and her commentary on each 60-minute tape. Titles: Sealskin/Soulskin, The Ugly Duckling, The Crescent Moon Bear, The Fisherman's Wife, The Three Old Bears, Bluebeard and the Key That Would Not Stop Bleeding, Wolfen, The Red Shoes, Skeleton Woman, The Butterfly Woman, Vasalisa and the Baba Yaga, The Lost Mother Moon, and Godmother Death.

Demeter & Persephone

Jean Shinoda Bolen offers insights on loss and recovery from depression, told through this myth of abduction into the underworld. (60 minutes)

Wise-Woman Archetype

Jean Shinoda Bolen explores the sacred dimensions of the wisewoman/crose archetype on this live recording. Topics includ Hecate; the blood mysteries; the Inquisition as female holocaust; woman's pilgrimmage; bringing the female self to consciousness and more. (60 minutes)

Creating Health

Donated by Sue Stone, Ozark, Arkansas

Chris Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, combines non-traditional healing practices with training as a gynecologist and obstetrician. The five tapes cover the topics Creating Health, PMS (menstration and sacred power), Menopause, and Whole Nutrition. In this collection, Dr. Northrup provides an empowering wealth of subtle, simple techniques for engaging with one's body and drawing from inner wisdom.

Creating Breast Health

This is the sixth in the series Creating Health, authored by Christine Northrup, M.D. It is a holistic approach to brest wellness based on diet, nutrition, and self-knowing. (60 minutes)

A live dialogue on women and the future with Susan Faludi and Molly Ivins. (90 minutes)

Magic, Vision and Action

Starhawk, 1991.

With evidence of the spiraling environmental crisis, Starhawk calls us to recognize the sacredness of all life. A good tape for those new to Starhawk. (90 minutes)

The Blood in the Chalice

Writer and seminar leader Peg Jordan uses sagas of powerful women through the ages to create an empowering vision of women and the future. (90 minutes)

Reclaiming Feminine Authority

A set of two tapes by Dr. Cara Barker, therapist and health care professional. Dr. Barker combines psychological commentary with inner-discovery exercises drawn from Native myths and legends for female self-exploration and empowerment. (55 minutes each)