The Late Bloomer

The Late Bloomer: Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype  What makes talent bloom? Ask what makes a tree blossom. They are the same.It is not unfathomable. It only takes concentration. Concentration of energies is what makes a tree flower. Not bigger, not faster, not taking up more space. Rather … less space. Density … Pressure in hard places. Often, in the dark. Relentlessly. Freely. For as long as it takes.Hold faith, a gestation can go long and for good reason, and nothing much shows above ground … But then, one day … —Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD Return once again to the fireside with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés for the next presentation of her masterwork on the Dangerous Old Woman. This six-session event shares more original stories, poems, and psychological commentary exploring the cycles of “burgeoning, blooming New Life.” With an audience Q&A and a blessing prayer following each talk, The Late Bloomer speaks to all of us who sense within “great talent untapped complete