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The deterioration of symbols is natural. They wear out, needing to be reclaimed, recreated returned to the spirit.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 27
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Indiana
United States
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