
The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales

In psychological interpretation we call on all aspects of the fairy tale to represent the drama within a single woman’s psyche.
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés • Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

much to teach us about personal alchemy and transformation. Versions of “Beauty and the Beast,” these animal bridegroom stories, beg us to wed our inner uncivilized one in a lifelong ceremony of liberation, and “Sleeping Beauty” holds the very key to the inner wise one’s awakening.
Danielle Dulsky • The Night House: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Rites, and Magick for the Wise and Wild

