Warming the Stone Child — Clarissa Pinkola Estés

The pain of abandonment, both real and metaphorical, can cast a shadow over our entire adult experience. With the Warming the Stone Child app, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés investigates the abandoned child archetype in world myths and cultures to find clues about the process of healing the unmothered child within us all. This gifted storyteller and senior Jungian psychoanalyst illuminates the psychology of abandonment in childhood, how it affects people in later life, and its curious gifts and powers—creating a unique experience with a practical edge.

Highlights include:
- The Inuit fable of the Stone Child
- Symptoms of the adult "abandoned child"
- The story of the Little Red Cap
- The English tale of the Stolen Moon Mother
- The four types of abandonment
- Re-creating the inner mother

Drawing from many world cultures, Dr. Estés has gathered a collection of deep myths, fables, and fairy tales with the adult listener in mind. This app presents a compelling picture of the orphan figure through the ages, while helping us understand the meaning of pre-adolescent abandonment in our own lives.

The Warming the Stone Child app features:
- Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ commentary about the abandoned child (1 hour, 30 minutes of audio teachings)
- A relaxing slide show
- An interactive vine garden to help you concentrate while listening (iPad only)
- Bookmarking to help you easily find your favorite content
- A bonus interview transcription of “Diamonds in the Dark,” an in-depth conversation with Dr. Estés

About the Author

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 managing editor and columnist writing on politics, spirituality, and culture at the newsblog TheModerateVoice.com, and she is a columnist at The National Catholic Reporter online.