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Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD, is an internationally recognized scholar, award-winning poet, Diplomate senior Jungian psychoanalyst, and cantadora (keeper of the old stories in the Latina tradition). In addition to her international bestseller Women Who Run With the Wolves, Dr. Estés is a columnist, writing on politics, spirituality and culture.Come to the stage between two worlds—come to the Theatre of the Imagination. On this new twelve-part live performance series, bestselling author and beloved cantadora (keeper of the old stories) Clarissa Pinkola Estés shares the work of her lifetime: myths, tales, and poetry with the power to nourish and heal. Contained within Theatre of the Imagination are the great universal themes—tales of loss and resurrection; of love and sacrifice; of the courage to survive—yet it is as if Dr. Estés is speaking only to you.With words that weave in and out of the interior and exterior worlds, she creates an amazing fabric of the purest wisdom—fought for, won, and preserved to teach all generations—that which is most worth knowing. You will hear more than 40 original poems, archetypal insights, and dozens of strengthening stories from Dr. Estés’ own family’s oral traditions.Dr. Estés teaches that each story holds a key to a deeper self-knowing. She writes, “Stories cut fine wide doors in previous blank walls, openings that lead to the dreamland, that lead to love and learning that lead us back to our own real lives”. Presented in her one-of-a-kind lyrical style, Theatre of the Imagination seats you in the front row at these performances of a lifetime. More than thirteen hours of signature stories plus earthy and wise advice, archetypal insights, poetry, and much more. Twelve Healing Stories Include:    * La Calavera (Godmother Death)    * The Lost Mother Moon    * Vasalisa and the Baba Yaga    * Bluebeard and the Forbidden Key    * The Ugly Duckling    * The Joyous Body    * Las Tres Osas Viejas (The Three Old Ones)    * The Fisherman’s Wife    * Skeleton Woman    * The Crescent Moon Bear    * Sealskin/Soulskin    * WolfenLearn More about:    * The cycles of life and death    * How the language of symbols translates into everyday life    * Community and healing the homesickness within the soul    * How to stop your destructive inner critic    * Reclaiming the bodies we were born with    * Facing the cycles of change in a relationship    * Agelessness and the aerial view of the elder    * How to awaken the 1,000 eyes of your intuition    * Transformation through the four vital steps to forgiveness    * The power of the Divine Child    * Finding courage and the sacred center of the psyche    * When others try to silence you: how to claim your strengthSESSION ONE: “La Calavera” (Godmother Death)- Introduction- Symbolic logic- Poem: A Newspaper Interview- Poems of the men who walked on the moon- The mystery of life and death- The story of La Calavera- In our end is our beginning- Story as medicine- Mastering the endSESSION TWO: “The Lost Mother Moon”- Introduction- Heritage- Longing for home- The story of The Lost Mother Moon- Myths about the moon- A cultural context of The Lost Mother Moon- The wound- Bringing light to the darkness- Poem: Open the DoorSESSION THREE: “Vasalisa and the Baba Yaga”PART ONE- Introduction- Archetypal imagery- Poems from the suburbs- The price of innocencePART TWO- The story of Vasalisa and the Baba Yaga- Intuition- Confronting the dark side- Poem: Retrieving Her VoiceSESSION FOUR: “Bluebeard and the Forbidden Key”- Introduction- Our loss of instincts- Poem: The Initiate- The story of Bluebeard- The characters as part of our psyche- Looking at the predator- The key question- Reclaiming powerSESSION FIVE: “The Ugly Duckling”- Introduction- The strength of exile- The story of Hephaestus- The story of The Ugly Duckling- Yearning keeps us going- Conforming to the collective culture- Saturation of the self all the way through- Alchemical transformation- Poem: The Tenth FatherSESSION SIX: “The Joyous Body”- Introduction- The price of conformity- Expectations of women’s bodies- Poem: Old Big Mother- Butterfly woman- The hall of man- Poetry in worship of the bodySESSION SEVEN: “Las Tres Viejas” (The Three Old Ones)- Introduction- Poem: The Grandmother Blessing- The story of the Three Bear Women- Crossing the crone line- The Great Mother- Marriage as merging- Reuniting all the parts- Every loss has a gain- Poem: Words in InuitSESSION EIGHT: “The Fisherman’s Wife”- Introduction- The idea of father- The gift of thought- The story of The Fisherman’s Wife- Growth of the masculine- The story of The Boy and the Eagle- Working the Earth- Poem: The Silver fish with the Pink Dress OnSESSION NINE: “Skeleton Woman”- Introduction- The story of the Skeleton Woman- Death as part of the cycle- The ability to learn- Poem: The Wedding Night Visitors- Questions from the audienceSESSION TEN: “The Crescent Moon Bear”- Introduction- Four stages to forgiveness- The story of The Crescent Moon Bear- Pandora’s Box- Reconciliation with love- The journey back- A resting place- Poem: The Daughter of Chilam BalaamSESSION ELEVEN: Sealskin/Soulskin- Introduction- Poem: She Did Not Know the Names for the Flowers She Planted- The home place- The story of Sealskin/Soulskin- Entering the mysterium- Spirit meets matter- Encountering soul- Poem: Commenting Before the PoemsSESSION TWELVE: “Wolfen”- Introduction- Poem: If You Are Lucky You Will Be Stolen One Night- Between the bitter and the sweet- The story of Wolfen- The sacred center- A double-edged sword- Making a grave- Poem: Through a Broken Tile- Poem: BellsURL: http://www.soundstrue.com/authors/Clarissa_Pinkola_Estes/Runtime: 13 hours 15 minutes