{"product_id":"the-late-bloomer-1","title":"The Late Bloomer","description":"\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume Four of the Dangerous Old Woman Series with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"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…\"\u003c\/em\u003e —Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003eAre you waiting for New Life, for your talents to bloom? With The Late Bloomer, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés presents volume four of her masterwork on the Wise Woman archetype, bringing you six sessions of original tales, stories from her ethnic families, poems, blessings, and psychological commentary exploring the cycles of \"burgeoning, blooming New Life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ultimate Blooming Takes Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough we are each created with countless gifts to share in this lifetime, no one is born in full development, begins Dr. Estés. The Late Bloomer—the one at the verge of tipping forward into her creative powers—speaks to all of us who sense within \"great talent untapped … touchingly wondrous yet wounded or held back by fate in some way.\" Meet the wise old woman in the form of The Late Bloomer in her many guises, as she beckons us to ignite the creative fire of the interior life, to burst into bloom time and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep Forward into Your True Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Estés asks, \"What is your reason for being here on earth? What are the promises you made to Creator before you came? That is your original shape—the holy shape of how you are meant to go in life, regardless of all crosswinds.\" The old woman as the wise Late Bloomer calls us to \"step forward into our true shapes, and to step onto the open road and blue sky… where we can be born into New Life again.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"prod_para\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStories, Poems, and Blessings Include\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"prod_box_list\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe High Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Emperor's New Clothes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Maker of Pencils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eHow To Animate The Life-Force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eLa Danzanta-An Old Woman's Rules for Ever-Renewing Creative Jing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Fisherman's Wife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Woman Who Was Eaten by Her Relatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eAs a Woman Learns to Be Queen of Herself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eWords for Walking Back to the Strong House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Child in the Ice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Dream of Chac Ma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Dress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Hair-Curler Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Ritual of Marzana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Rose Tree Warrior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"prod_list_lireg\"\u003eThe Smoke Tree Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sounds True","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":35715453747358,"sku":"AF02365D","price":55.96,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio Download","offer_id":35715453780126,"sku":"AF02365W","price":17.63,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/1337\/3854\/products\/2121.jpg?v=1597564886","url":"https:\/\/soundstruemhs-com.myshopify.com\/products\/the-late-bloomer-1","provider":"soundstruemhs.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}