A woman must be able to stand in the face of power, because ultimately some part of that power will become hers. - Clarissa Pinkola Estés

The way to maintain one's connection to the wild is to ask yourself what it is that you want. This is the sorting of the seed from the dirt. One of the most important discriminations we can make in this matter is the difference between things that beckon to us and things that call from our souls.
Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the choice of mates and lovers. A lover cannot be chosen a la smorgasbord. A lover has to be chosen from soul-craving. To choose just because something mouthwatering stands before you will never satisfy the hunger of the soul-self. And that is what the intuition is for; it is the direct messenger of the soul.

To take the world into one's arms and act towards it in a soul-filled and soul-strengthening manner is a powerful act of wildish spirit.

Así fue como comprendí que esta tierra, de la que dependía nuestro alimento, nuestra existencia, nuestro descanso y nuestra posibilidad de descubrir la belleza, tenia que ser tratada de la misma manera en que deseamos tratar a los demás y a nosotros mismos. Cualquier cosa que le ocurra a ese campo también nos ocurre en cierto modo a nosotros.