Women and Mythology

Reflect on the final few moments of the Ugly Duckling story. In this episode, Maria Souza will explore the ideas of cold, knowing how to accept help, and how to enter the thriving phase, the swan life. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as a living for...

Explore the four archetypes of the mother in the Ugly Duckling story and the inner mother we carry as women. In this episode, Maria Souza will reflect on the characteristics of the ambivalent mother, the collapsed mother, the unmothered mother, and the strong mother archetype. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Wo...

Explore the Ugly Duckling as a symbol of the instinctual nature of women and the duckling's birth family as a symbol of a cruel culture. In this episode, Maria Souza will reflect on the gifts that exile offers us and the strength one must have to endure the journey for belonging. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.c...

Listen to the story of the Ugly Duckling, a tale about endurance, belonging, and finding one's kind. This version of the story is found in the book Women Who Run With The Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as...

What are the seven tasks of the story of Skeleton Woman? In this episode, Maria explores the images from the story and the symbols of the seeker archetype, the sleep of trust, the power of tears, and the untangling of the life-death-life nature. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a...

Who is Lady Death? What does she offer us? In this episode, Maria explores the archetype of the Skeleton Woman. Listen and reflect on the power that death brings to life, the unstoppable cycle of life-death-life, and the role of death within relationships. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology P...

Listen to the story of Skeleton Woman, a tale about the life-death-life nature, love, and our relationship with the many endings that life brings. This version of the story is found in the book Women Who Run With The Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology Pod...

In this special episode, Maria Souza gives some insights on navigating the podcast Women and Mythology: from the types of episodes available to how to listen to each of them. Maria also talks about the wild woman archetype in its shadow and light and the book Women Who Run With The Wolves. This introduction episode might be helpful if you are new to mythical work. A warm welcome to all of you! May...

Explore symbols from the story of Manawee. Who is the wild mate and his little dog? Reflect on the distractions we all find on our road and the importance of Deep Work. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a soulful exploration of myth as a living force in our contemporary lives. Hos...

Who are the twins in the story of Manawee? In this episode, Maria explores the dual nature of women: the ego and the soul self.  Listen and reflect on the duality, the power of the names, and the significant figure of the father in a women's psyche. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology Pod...

Listen to the story of Manawee, a tale about the dual nature of women, the instinctual nature of men, endurance, and the distractions that await us on the road. This version of the story is found in the book Women Who Run With The Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women &...

On this final part of Vasalisa's journey, we comment her descent into the life-death-life cycle and the burning of her shadow self.  In this episode, we will look at the symbols of the crown, the fire skull, the working hands, and the three horses. This episode closes the interpretation of the story of Vasalisa. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Websit...

Would you be able to stand in the presence of a powerful witch? What does Vasalisa gain when she serves the wild goddess? In this episode, we will explore the archetype of the witch and the meaning of each task performed by Vasalisa. Enter the natural, fearless, and instinctual world within you. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenand...

She loses her mother and is subjected to a cruel stepfamily. She meets a witch who gives her fire. Do you think this storyline will ring any bells? Listen to the story of Vasalisa, an ancient Russian tale about retrieving intuition and encountering the wild mother. This version of the story is found in the book Women Who Run With The Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Connect with Maria: Instag...

Reflect on intuition as the soul voice and the treasure of women's psyche. Symbolized by the doll in the tale of Vasalisa, intuition is seen here as a soul-preserving force. In this short episode, Maria shares some of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés ideas on the intuitive self. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ W...

Explore the archetype of the too-good mother, who must die after a certain age so a woman can live boldly. In this episode, Maria explains and offers examples of how the too-good mother acts in our psyches and why it is essential to release ourselves from it. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mytholog...

In our first episode, your host Maria Souza will share the myth of La Loba, Wolf Woman. A story about finding the soul and connecting with the Wild Woman archetype. This story is found in the book Women Who Run With The Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology...

Who is La Loba, Wolf Woman? What does it mean to gather the bones? In this episode, Maria explains and interprets key symbols of the La Loba story. Explore the symbolisms of seeking and incubating the bones, singing, and developing integration. Connect with us: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women & Mythology Podcast is a sou...

Listen to the story of Bluebeard, a timeless fairy tale that holds one of the most basic initiations women must go through, understanding that the predator exists. This version of the story is found in the book Women Who Run With The Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Connect with Maria: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenandmythology/ Website https://www.womenandmythology.com ✨ Women &a...

She was told not to use a particular key, but she did so anyway... Do you follow your curiosity? In this episode, Maria will explore the archetype of the predator, the innate force that lives within us and seek to kill the light. She will also discuss the importance of curiosity and why women must nurture their curious nature. Join her to reflect on this deep initiation and examine the symbols of...