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How Old is an Old Woman?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Charlotte Henley Babb

I’ve been listening to Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ audio book the Dangerous Old Woman, where she speaks of the two milion year old woman, the ancient female self. Recently fossils of two women, a boy, and an infant, dated roughly at … Continue reading →

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Initiation of Housework

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Charlotte Henley Babb

Baba Yaga is an interesting witch. While she is definitely dangerous–her fence is made of human bone and skulls, her kitchen cabinets pegged with fingers and toes–she is also fair and plays by her rules. Without the magic doll and the … Continue reading →

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Red-headed-step Child in a Strange Land

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Charlotte Henley Babb

In her discussion of the tale of Vasalisa the Wise, Dr. Ested talks about the evil step-mother and sisters and how they represent the impact of culture and socialization on the wild soul. I think each of us at some … Continue reading →

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Weavers of Life

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Charlotte Henley Babb

In Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ audio book, she talks about the weaver, an archetype of all cultures because in even the oldest human tribes, women made cloth by weaving, knitting, crocheting, or in other ways. Archaeologists have found impressions of fabrics … Continue reading →

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Bluebeard:The Natural Predator

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Charlotte Henley Babb

Why do we have a natural predator in our own psyche? It hardly seems healthy to have to protect ourselves from some kind of a death wish or built-in trickster. Living at the top of the predatory food chain, as … Continue reading →

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Wobbly from the Rapture Trap

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Charlotte Henley Babb

We all have access to the Rio Abajo Rio, the river below the river that flows under reality much like Faery does, and the ticket is creating in our deepest, truest selves. That flow of energy in the altered state that … Continue reading →

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Rabbit, Moon and Rainbow

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Charlotte Henley Babb

I was born in the year of the Rabbit–not the most imposing of totem animals, compared to the Dragon, the Tiger or even the Serpent. While some folks transform the Rabbit into the Cat, any predator being more impressive than … Continue reading →

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