Includes bibliographical references and index.

The bounty of wild woman. Foreword -- Introduction: Singing over the bones -- The stories. The howl: resurrection of the wild woman -- Stalking the intruder: the beginning initiation -- Nosing out the facts: the retrieval of intuition as initiation -- The doll in her pocket: Vasalisa the wise -- The mate: union with the other -- Hunting: when the heart is a lonely hunter -- Finding one's pack: belonging as a blessing -- Joyous body: the wild flesh -- Self-preservation: identifying leg traps, cages, and poisoned bait -- Homing: returning to oneself -- Clear water: nourishing the creative life -- Heat: retrieving a sacred sexuality -- Marking territory: the boundaries of rage and forgiveness -- Battle scars: membership in the scar clan -- Le selva subterranea: initiation in the underground forest -- Shadowing: canto hondo, the deep song -- The wolf's eyelash -- Afterword: Story of medicine.

"Estes points to storytelling, our ancient narratives, as a way for women to reconnect to the Wild Woman all women have within themselves, but have lost' Emma Watson Go out in the woods, go out. If you don't go out in the woods nothing will ever happen and your life will never begin. Within every woman, there lies a powerful force of energy, creativity and self-knowing- their wild woman. For centuries, she has been repressed by a male-orientated value system that trivialises her emotions. Until now. With a combination of time-honoured stories, myths, fairy tales and casework, this is the feminist classic loved by over 2 million women, that will set you on a beautiful path to unleash your inner wild"--Publisher's description.