OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2024

Women Who Run
With the Wolves

pioneering jungian women reading group

hosted by Irina Avdeeva, M.A.

Thursdays • Oct. 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 7, 14, 21, 2024

7:00pm-8:30pm EST, Zoom
SIX Sessions

Clarissa Pinkola Estés: Women Who Run With The Wolves

Through a collection of fairy tales and myths from around the world accompanied with a depth-psychological analysis, the Jungian analyst Clarissa Pinkola Estés takes us on a journey of exploring the archetype of a Wild Woman.

Reading selected chapters from her classic book Women Who Run With The Wolves together, we will reflect on our own connection with our instinctual natures, with the life-giving force of the Wildish Woman both in women and men.

We will share our personal experience with the stories in the book and our thoughts on how we can incorporate their lessons in our every-day life. Every week, we will read one chapter at home and meet together to discuss our thoughts and impressions.

With this reading club, we would like to provide the opportunity to our students to connect with each other and explore the works of Jungian analysts in the community of people who share their interests and feel drawn to this work. We ask all participants to purchase the book and plan on reading one chapter (30-40 pages) before each session. Unlike with most of our offerings, the sessions will not be recorded.

weekly reading:

Session 1 • October 17

Introduction: Singing Over the Bones, pp. 5-25

Chapter 1: The Howl: Resurrection of The Wild Woman, pp. 25-39

Session 2 • October 24

Chapter 2: Stalking the Intruder: The Beginning Initiation, pp. 39-74

Session 3 • October 31

Chapter 3: Nosing Out The Facts: The Retrieval of Intuition as Initiation, pp. 74-115

Session 4 • November 7

Chapter 5: Hunting: When the Heart is a Lonely Hunter, pp. 130-166

Session 5 • November 14

Chapter 6: Finding One's Pack: Belonging as Blessing, pp. 166-199

Session 6 • November 21

Chapter 10: Clear Water: Nourishing the Creative Life, pp. 298-334

PIONEERING JUNGIAN WOMEN READING GROUP

Your Host:

Irina Avdeeva, M.A.

Irina has a strong background in analytical work at international organizations and international education projects. She holds two Master's degrees in International Affairs from Berlin, Germany and from the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, DC. Irina has published academic articles on global energy politics and has been organizing political debating workshops in Europe and North America. Having lived in several countries and being proficient in multiple languages, she has learned to appreciate the importance of the collective unconscious in shaping the dynamics within different cultures and across the borders. Irina has a passion for studying the works of C.G. Jung and applying the archetypal lenses to the analysis of world politics.