Pigs Eat Wolves: Going Into Partnership with Your Dark Side

I was raised in a very religious (Baptist) home, and grew up with the associated psychological disposition that places everything on either the side of light or darkness. I came across this book in the early 90's and must say it was totally transformative. I still place this book as one of the most important that I've read in my entire life (born 1957, so I've been here a while). To this date, I think about it often, which is why I'm here writing this review 18 years after having read it. R. Grimes

By using a familiar story, Charles Bates makes powerful tools easy to grasp. Pigs Eat Wolves engaged me to the point of rethinking significant decisions in my life and the assumptions on which they are based. I can see a broader range of choices than prior to reading this book. It's easy to read and well worth the effort.

I loved this book. I couldn't imagine at first where Bates was going with this old, old story, but I was delighted with the new perspective and the underlying revelation that he brings out of this old tale. This is not a children's story. It is a completely new story to me, and has contributed to my person growth. I think he has skillfully reworked the metaphor of pig and wolf in a language that speaks to the inner self. It goes beyond the old moral of " work hard and you'll be rewarded in the end." According to Bates, whether you work hard or not, life still has some challenges for you, and understanding that will better prepare you to meet them. I think anyone who is consciously on the path to person growth will appreciate this story. It's short and can be read over a weekend. I hope that he will do the same with some of the other Mother Goose tales.