The Red Shoes: On Torment and the Recovery of Soul Life [Abridged, Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Clarissa Pinkola Estes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2006

This dramatic excursion into the realm of the soul illuminates how we are driven to destructive behavior by ignoring our inner needs. Join Dr. Est's as she tells the story of The Red Shoes, and analyzes how cultural pressure and inner hunger lead to the addiction/self-destruction cycle. Healing, she says, comes from a life ?made by hand, ? that is a unique extension of the instinctual self. A treasury of counsel from the author of The NewYork Times #1 bestseller Women Who Run with the Wolves.

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how people fall prey to destructive impulses, analyzes the deep-seated needs that lead to addiction, and offers ways to free us from the traps that torment and destroy the soul. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Clarissa Pinkola Estes was born in Indiana in 1943 to parents of Spanish and Mexican ancestry, but was later adopted by Hungarian immigrants. She received her Ph.D. from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was certified as a Jungian analyst in 1984. She worked as a psychoanalyst in private practice and developed and taught the Writing as Liberation of the Spirit program in state and federal prisons. Estes served as executive director of the C.G. Jung Center for Education and Research and cofounded and codirected Colorado Authors for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights. One of Estes's better-known writings, Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype (1992), is drawn from tales and myths she heard firsthand from members of such cultures as Asian, Mexican, African, and Greek. She also wrote The Gift of Story (1993). Her books can be found indexed under Psychology, Women's Studies, Mythology, Spiritual Development, and Poetry. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 1 pages
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Unabridged edition (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591794390
• ISBN-13: 978-1591794394
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A self -crafted life, May 31, 2009

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M. Howe "Nana" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This is is an amazing story that illustrated the importance in understanding the need for self-crafting one's own life. Sometimes, if we are not careful the wish for an easier life can take us to places we later regret. This story and analysis held the interest of my 16-year old son and at the end its all he wanted to talk about for hours afterwards.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!, December 29, 2007

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Lori L. Hoffman "lorilee228" (poconos pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Red Shoes: On Torment and the Recovery of Soul Life (Audio CD)

Clarissa Pinkola Estes is wonderful and I love this cd more than any of her other work. I also love Warming the Stone Child.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listening with your inner ear, September 19, 2010

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Natalia - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Red Shoes: On Torment and the Recovery of Soul Life (Audio CD)

Those who have read Dr C.P.Estes "Women Who Run With The Wolves" already know the story this recording is based on. But the quality of listening to it in spoken word is unparalleled. First of all, you can hear what the author stresses in order to understand the meaning of the story better. Second, it's easier to digest on a deeper level of psyche, with your inner ear. Third, it has an artistic quality to it, what you hear is supposed to touch your senses, wake up your consciousness, especially when Dr Estes sings a song in intervals between every part and in the end of this recording. And she does it so breathtakingly, not only because it is sang with clear and well-trained voice, but her song also contains a poetical description of what was just said.
Of course it is best to listen to it at home, in peace and quietude, but I also tried to take it outside with me on my iPod and it worked wonders. You go into the outer world with a calm voice in your ears which helps to perceive your surroundings without losing the conscious center.
Dr Estes' works are not for everyone. If you expect easy solutions to your problems given to you in one quick dose, you should consider a different author maybe. This has nothing to do with pop psychology. You must be willing to go deep and prepare yourself for listening to/reading it over and over again before it clicks inside of you, before you'll be able to apply this wisdom to your individual self. The main advantage is, however, that the recording helps with this process like anything else.