WARMING THE STONE CHILD

The subtitle of this collection in the Jungian Storyteller Series is "Myths and Stories About Abandonment and the Unmothered Child." Estes's silky smooth soprano voice is almost hypnotic as she tells these metaphorical stories. Her tone seems cool and detached as she narrates fairly complex tales. While she suggests aspects that may be particularly meaningful, her gentle voice allows the listener to place the emphasis where he or she wishes. Estes blends myths, fairy tales, fables and Jungian psychology into a unified presentation of the orphan figure who spends his or her life searching for or recreating the inner mother. M.G.S. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT 93]