A representation of the dark forces opposing a woman’s awakening to her true nature, possibly appearing as an external or internal predator.

Vasalisa is a naïve woman beginning her soul journey, learning to heed her intuition, while Baba Yaga is an ambivalent crone/death goddess.

Manawee courts twin sisters, showing support for the dual nature of women, and his dog represents his instinctual side.

Embodies love as a life and death cycle, completing the cycle through her reconstitution as a living woman.

Engages in a search for identity that mirrors a woman's quest to find the wild goddess within, seeking supportive, like-minded people.

Symbolizes the celebration of diversity in female forms, blessing all without prejudice against body type, skin color, or age.

Represents the addiction afflicting women whose creative nature is blocked, settling for temporary relief from existential concerns.

Illustrates the struggle of a woman deprived of her true identity, asserting the right to reclaim and embody her authentic self.

Associated with a river that symbolizes the creative pollution, women must clear away to express themselves fully.

A poor orphan girl who retreats into fantasy amidst dire circumstances with tragic outcomes.

An obscene little goddess who teaches the value of bawdiness as a therapeutic means of loosening societal constraints.

Offers advice on managing rage from dredging up old injuries through the story of a wife dealing with an angry bear.

Teaches that liberation comes from revealing truths, illustrating the hindrance shameful secrets pose to spiritual progress.

Her underworld journey reflects a spiritual quest to connect with the Wild Goddess and authentic self.

Imparts the essential truth of always searching for the soul in exchange for his rescue.