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Contrasting Symbolism: Sunflower Imagery in Ginsberg's Modernity and Blake's Romantic Reflection
Authors: Jesudas Roseline
Published: November 2024

This investigation examines the significance of symbols in Allen Ginsberg's "Sunflower Sutra" and William Blake's "Ah! Sunflower" in the context of Roland Barthes' theory of signs, emphasizing their distinct interpretations. This research used a thorough qualitative method to check the poems, applying Barthesian analysis to sort their meanings into three different systems. The results show that Ginsberg's Sunflower stands for spiritual growth and self-discovery, while Blake's "Sunflower" explores the link between innocence and experience. Data gathering involved a close look at key lines from both poems, supported by a psycholinguistic view that ties semiotic readings to the authors' mental states. This method shows the complicated ties between symbols, meaning, and the poets’ psychological backgrounds, enhancing our understanding of their works. It helps readers explore the deeper feelings and reasons behind the writing of each poem.
New Frontiers in Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Wiersma Jacquelyn K.
Published: November 2024

This article is a summary of the Research Roundtable at the Sandplay Therapists of America (STA) National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, November, 2018. Presenters described recent international outcome research studies in sandplay which use quantitative methods, randomized controlled trials and effect size statistics. The presentation highlighted studies that used brain imaging and neurobiology, that studied many different populations and conditions and that incorporated group sandplay. Overall, these studies supported the effectiveness of sandplay. Presenters discussed a proposed meta-analysis for sandplay. The STA research committee offered its support for new research and described the benefits of adding quantitative research to its existing body of case study and theoretical research.
Trauma, Innocence and the Self-Care System: Implications for Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Kalsched Donald E. , Freedle Lorraine Razzi
Published: November 2024

The article describes Dr. Kalsched's model of the dissociating psyche, called the Self-Care System (SCS) and its applications to sandplay therapy. The SCS often appears in the material of trauma-survivors as a type of "core complex" of the traumatized psyche. First, Dr. Kalsched discusses this dynamic system and the unconscious archetypal "powers" that defend a sacred, innocent core of the whole personality from further violation. Next, Dr. Freedle shares the sandplay process of a young man "Howard" that involves "implicit surges," sensory play, regression, contact with the divine, the recovery of a core of lost innocence and vulnerability, and the capacity for embodied emotion following trauma. Dr. Kalsched then offers an analysis of the theory and practice related both to the model of the dissociating psyche and the clinical case. The information in this article was presented during the keynote address at the 2018 STA National Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
Making Connections: Sandplay Therapy and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics®
Authors: Freedle Lorraine Razzi
Published: November 2024

This article explores how sandplay works using the conceptual framework of Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model of therapeutics® (NMT). The work of neuroscientist Antonio Damasio on the development of "self processes" is also reviewed in this context, along with the author's research and practice involving "Sandplay's Sensory Feedback Loop" and the neuropsychology of sandplay and trauma. Recent neuroimaging studies on sandplay therapy are presented that show promise for the involvement of "top-down" and "bottom-up" mechanisms of change exploring how the brain functions and develops, along with therapeutic activities that promote neurodevelopment advances understanding of the sandplay process. Moreover, the manner in which a child or adult engages in sandplay therapy may provide valuable information regarding what activities may be beneficial outside of the sandplay session to optimize development.
Reflections on the STA National Conference: Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2018
Authors: Sugatt Sarah S. (Sally) , Kaplan Jill
Published: November 2024

In this reflection article Sally S. Sugatt, current President of the Board of Trustees of STA and Jill Kaplan, Past President of the Board of Trustees of STA, reflect on the 2018 STA National Conference—Transformation in Sandplay Through Image, Story and Ceremony—which took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Sally S. Sugatt was Program Chair and Jill Kaplan was Operations Chair.
In Conversation With Prof. Dr. Yasunobu Okada
Authors: Punnett Audrey
Published: November 2024

Dr. Audrey Punnett, interviewed Prof. Dr. Yasunobu Okada during the 25th Congress of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy – Dreaming with the Hands – in Berlin, August 5-9, 2019.
Using Sandplay Therapy With Severely Mentally Ill Adults in a Residential Therapeutic Community
Authors: Loue Sana
Published: November 2024

AIM: Exploratory research was conducted over a 17 month period at a therapeutic farm community for adults with chronic mental illness to assess the feasibility of integrating sandplay therapy into the menu of therapeutic offerings and to evaluate the acceptability of the therapy to residents. Secondarily, the research sought to determine whether the modality offered clinical benefit to research participants. It was hypothesized that sandplay therapy would be both feasible and acceptable because both the therapeutic farm and sandplay therapy seek to create a safe and protected space in which individuals can grow and rediscover themselves. METHODS: Volunteers were recruited from among the community's residents to participate in the research; 19 residents participated in the research. Residents' primary mental illness diagnoses included bipolar disorder, major depression, and schizophrenia. Informed consent to participate was obtained from participants or their guardians and assent obtained as needed. Individuals could participate as frequently as they wished on days on which sandplay was made available. Sandplay scenes were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. RESULTS: Eighteen of the 19 individuals continued with sandplay until their discharge; sessions ranged in number from 1 to 29. Residents utilized sandplay to communicate about their daily activities, to build relationship with the researcher-therapist, to process emotions, and to recover traumatic memories. The sandplay scenes variously reflected themes of forward movement, connection between the past and the present, fear and anger, a sense of safety, and feelings of gratitude, appreciation, and hope. Participant comments indicated that participation in sandplay therapy was both helpful and welcome. conCLUSION: Research findings indicate that it is feasible to include sandplay therapy in the therapeutic offerings within the therapeutic farm community setting and that sandplay therapy is acceptable to many of the residents with diagnoses of severe mental illness. Anecdotal resident and staff comments suggest that sandplay therapy may offer clinical benefit to many of those who utilize it.
Hands in the Sand: Explorations, Musings, Reflections
Authors: Anderson Marion
Published: November 2024

This article reflects upon and examines the role of the hands in human development as well as their connection with brain activity and possible ways of becoming psychologically active in moments of creative blocks or depression. Examples of clients' seemingling aimless use of their hands moving through the sand reveal spontaneous creation of meaningful symbols in the individuation process.
Reflecting on the ISST Congress, Berlin, 2019
Authors: Parkinson Jean
Published: November 2024

Jean Parkinson reflects on 25th Congress of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy: Dreaming with the Hands, Berlin, 2019.
Transforming the Dragon: One Man's Journey
Authors: La Cour Anita Treloar
Published: November 2024

This article follows the sandplay process of a man struggling to free his creativity, relieve his depression and come to terms with his relationship with women and the Feminine in his internal and external worlds. The image of the dragon played an prominent role in the client's process. Initially as a potential threat to productivity and the emergence of his self, suggestive of his defenses against connection and self-revelation, and later as a possible representation of wisdom, power and integration. The quality and representation of the image of the dragon changed during his sandplay therapy. In his process he befriended the dragon resulting in the transformation of his relationship to the image of the dragon and feminine images.
Is Sand a Symbol? Seeing the Invisible Through Pattern and Structure in Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Noel-Hermann Ruth
Published: November 2024

The author discusses pattern and structure in sandplay therapy. She presents three clinical examples including that of a 6-year-old girl with elective mutism as well as that of a 7-year-old boy who had school problems; his sandplay process progressed from depictions of unstructured to structured space, from chaos to organization. The author also discusses the therapy of a 12-year-old who was bullied at school.
"Changes in Verbalizations During Sandplay: An Empirical Study," by Audrey Punnett and Merle Canfield
Authors: La Cour Anita Treloar
Published: November 2024

Anita Treloar La Cour reflects on the 2020 article "Changes in Verbalizations During Sandplay: An Empirical Study" by Audrey Punnett and Merle Canfield, which was published in the Journal of Analytical Psychology, 65(3), 497-518.
The Cave in Sandplay Therapy: Containment, Transformation, Emergence
Authors: Castellano Ruth
Published: November 2024

The author explores and amplifies the image and symbolism of the cave and discusses the psychotherapy process and sandplay scenes of two women who used cave symbolism in their work. The author focuses primarily on the sandplay process of a middle-aged female who came to therapy with significant history of trauma, alcohol abuse, and the traumatic loss of a sibling. The author also describes the brief sandplay process of a client woman who developed significant and chronic anxiety and mood dysregulation as a result of childhood trauma.
From Death to Rebirth: A Journey Back to the Feminine
Authors: Liang Jingye
Published: November 2024

This article is about a client who suffered serious trauma during her childhood. Because of these experiences, her life in the outside world became unbearable for her. This client's work focused on the unbearable painful experiences caused by her childhood trauma and the inner world reactions to those traumatic events. The therapeutic process lasted 4 years. At the end of this process, the client was able to imagine a better future and fresh perspectives provided her with new possibilities in life.
"The Lava Ate My School": The Use of Group Sandplay to Reduce Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress in Displaced Elementary School Students
Authors: Freedle Lorraine Razzi , McGee Michael , Blechman Sarah , Souza John , Zandbergen Danielle L.
Published: November 2024

Children impacted by natural disasters are vulnerable to developing mental health problems including anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders. This field-based study explores the use of group sandplay with students whose lives were disrupted by a volcanic eruption in their community. Participants (n = 12) included first graders, ages 6-7 whose school had been recently consumed by lava. Using a mixed-method, pre-post design, data were collected during a school-based outreach project. The Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) Short Form and the Child Report of Post-traumatic Symptoms (CROPS) were administered before and after a series of 5 group sandplay sessions and analyzed using paired samples t-tests. Qualitative data were also collected, including interviews with school staff and analysis of archetypal sandplay themes. Findings indicated a significant reduction in ratings for anxiety and post-traumatic symptoms with each measure showing a large effect size (d= 1.25 for anxiety; d = 1.40 for post-traumatic symptoms). Themes indicated movement toward integration, balance, and access to internal resources, despite the continued presence of threat. Interviews with school staff supported the findings and showed that children enjoyed group sandplay, and were more calm and better able to talk about the event. Implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed. CORRESPONDENCE concerning this article should be addressed to Lorraine Razzi Freedle. e-mail: lrfreedle@gmail.com.
Al Safat Hayam – On the Banks of the Sea: The Ebb and Flow of Life
Authors: Zeiger Robin B.
Published: November 2024

Individuation and integration of parts of the Self can present as a delicate dance between emerging internal images and contact with the external world. The in-between place between the banks and the waters is a symbolic space that speaks of this energy, sometimes delicate and sometimes fiercely powerful. This article focuses on the power of the banks vis-a-vis Jewish sources on water, and other Jewish stories, including the ebb and flow of life that occurs on the banks of the sea as Moshe leads the Jewish nation from slavery to freedom. Three clinical examples of sandplay with images of water and the banks are presented.
The Closet in Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Shook-Yim Chan Sally
Published: November 2024

A woman in her mid forties selected the closet in her sandplay process sparking a journey of exploration and discovery for the author. The paper describes the symbolism of the closet in different cultures and how the closet miniature enabled this woman to explore her early trauma. The sandplay room itself became a big "closet" for her, a container for incubation and rebirth. The client connected with hidden layers of her psyche via the inner image of the closet as portal and activated a new source of energy and healing. The temenos of the therapeutic relationship enabled her to access the deep feminine unconscious to facilitate her process of transformation.
Tim: A Father's Blessing
Authors: Sugatt Sarah S. (Sally)
Published: November 2024

In this proceeding the author presents material about a 12-year-old boy who had been adopted when he was an infant. The client had been referred to therapy after using a pocketknife to scratch his arms. The pattern of these markings recalled those of ritual scarifications during initiation ceremonies. The author remarked that for the purposes of this presentation—The Meaning and Importance of a Father's Blessing to Transform the Space Between Us—Masculine Awareness Committee Sandplay Therapists of America Fall Workshop 2021—she selected aspects of this client's therapy that had to do with a powerful affirmation of the client by his father.
Sandplay Therapy: An Evidence-Based Treatment
Authors: Freedle Lorraine Razzi
Published: November 2024

There is a substantial and growing body of evidence demonstrating the efficacy and effectiveness of sandplay therapy in the treatment of children and adults with a wide variety of clinical presentations. This article briefly defines evidenced-based treatment and provides an overview of the research base for sandplay therapy in this context. In an era where high value is placed on scientifically-proven psychotherapies, this article is beneficial for sandplay therapists, clients, collaborating professionals, payers, and policy makers alike.
The Marriage of Sandplay and Spirituality: The Importance of Silence, Being and Love
Authors: Chiaia Maria Ellen
Published: November 2024

This article represents a plenary session from Sacred Landscapes of the Psyche—National Conference of Sandplay Therapists of America, Redondo Beach, California, 2022. The author points out that silence is key to the work of sandplay therapists and refers to "being with the patient," "being to being" and the "practice of being." In silence, human connection and love can arise and healing may occur. Dr. Chiaia speaks of love as the ability to empathize, understand and also discusses its importance in the relational field. What happens in the silent relationship of sandplay enables the numinous and the ineffable to emerge. Dr. Chiaia presents clinical material from patients who went through a process of healing, transformation and growth and for whom identity arose out of being. The author wrote that silence, presence and being were shared relationally both verbally and nonverbally, and out of that love could arise.
Transference and Countertransference in Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Bradway Kay , Zappacosta Judy D.
Published: November 2024

In this article Kay Bradway discusses transference and countertransference with reference to Kalff, Jung, Freud, Fordham and Kohut. She presents the rationale for her introduction and use of term "co-transference" when speaking of transference and countertransference. This article first appeared in the first issue of the Journal of Sandplay Therapy in 1991. This important article returns now with with introduction and note by Judy Zappacosta (Associate Editor) who briefly refers to the clinical case which is not included in the 2022 publication.
The Image of the Marsh in a Child's Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Jivan Debbie
Published: November 2024

This article describes the psychotherapy of a 6-to-9-year-old boy who presented with past birth trauma, sensory processing disorder, pronunciation disorder, temper tantrums, low muscle tone and difficulty with peers. He used sandplay throughout his treatment. At the end of each session, rather than leaving behind the scene he had created, he poured water into the tray resulting in figures becoming jumbled in mud—an outer expression of his inner experience. This can be seen as an example of what Fordham described as the deintegration-reintegration process which led not only to constant fluctuations within therapy but also to the development of the ego-Self axis. The author uses mainly Neumann's stages of child development to highlight the patient's progress as he gradually overcame his impairments. By the end of treatment the child had become articulate, artistic and more engaged with age-appropriate relationships with family and peers.
In Dialogue With Professor Takuji Natori, President of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Punnett Audrey
Published: November 2024

This is an interview with Prof. Takuji Natori, who describes his current role as President of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST) and the challenges of conducting business since his tenure began just shortly before the pandemic—August 2019. Creative solutions have emerged including regional meetings within the ISST Board and more frequent online Board meetings. Natori-san also talks about the challenges conducting sandplay therapy at a time of social distancing, the importance of the relationship in sandplay, transference and countertransference, as well as symbols and myths important to him in the context of the Japanese culture.
Addressing the Creativity Crisis: Sandplay Therapists' Mode-Shifting and Professional Identity Development
Authors: McRoberts Rachel
Published: November 2024

This study was conducted in response to the creativity crisis and a call from the field to study and revive the awareness, value, and skill development of creativity. The professional version of the Mode Shifting Index (MSI) (Pringle & Sowden, 2017) was presented to members of the Sandplay Therapists of America to explore if aspects of creative cognition, namely ability and awareness of shifting between associative and analytic thinking, was impacted by professional identity development. While results were statistically insignificant across levels of credentialing, creativity scores were high overall, and participants indicated that creativity is important to sandplay therapy and their professional identity. Possible implications of this study include increasing awareness of the value and efficacy of creative cognition, evidenced in sandplay therapists, as well as the ongoing need for creativity training and support in the healing arts.
Diagram of the Psyche
Authors: Weinrib Estelle , Zappacosta Judy D.
Published: November 2024

"Diagram of the Psyche" by Estelle Weinrib first appeared in the Journal of Sandplay Therapy in 1991. It is republished with an introduction by Judy Zappacosta (Associate Editor). This article provides a simple yet important description of the foundation of Jung's theory of personality, which contributed to Dora Kalff's sandplay therapy. A cone shape is used to display the various aspects of the psyche and their relationship to each other. In addition to the diagram is the list of 11 definitions that help to describe these various aspects.
STA National Conference – Sacred Landscapes of the Psyche
Authors: Sugatt Sarah S. (Sally)
Published: November 2024

The author reflects on the Sandplay Therapists of America (STA) National Conference "Sacred Landscapes of the Psyche" in Redondo Beach, California, June 2-5, 2022.
The Sandplay Meta-Analysis
Authors: Driscoll Regina
Published: November 2024

The author reviews "A Meta-Analysis of Sandplay Therapy Research Outcomes" by Jacquelyn K. Wiersma, Lorraine R. Freedle, Rachel McRoberts, Kenneth B. Solberg; the article was published in the International Journal of Play Therapy. Online first publication, March 31, 2022.
At the Crossroads of Death and Life: Mourning, Purpose and the Orphan Archetype
Authors: Bortz Mark
Published: November 2024

In this paper the author explores the sandplay scenes and dreams of a 9-year-old boy whose mother died 3 months prior to beginning therapy. This case will serve to illustrate the activation of the archetypal image of the orphan clinically and symbolically. The article explores this image as a meeting point for the archetype of the abandoned child and that of the divine child. The author discusses how, for this child patient, the temenos of the sand tray—as well as the co-transference—facilitated an inner alchemical transformation where unbearable pain led to growth and development. The 9-year-old child's process involved a deep process of mourning the loss of his mother. Eventually the child was able to maintain an inner soulful connection to the mother and to celebrate her life.
The Wolf as Pathfinder in Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Raduta-Petrescu Andreea
Published: November 2024

This article describes the sandplay process of a 9-year-old girl who was brought to therapy by her parents because of her sadness, frequent crying, isolation from her peers at school, lack of self-confidence, difficulty defending herself from her peers, constant need of mother's presence. The author explores the process of transformation and healing through sandplay therapy and presents relevant clinical material. The symbolic miniature of the wolf appears in many of her sandplay scenes and sustains her emotional growth and the development of her courage in order to face the reality of daily life. The wolf miniature, from her sandplay scenes, reveals multiple symbolic meanings: the embodiment of intuition and of the feminine principle; the voice of the soul; an archetypal image of the Great Mother; an archetypal image of the Great Warrior and as totem, guide and wise pathfinder. The therapist's solid therapeutic alliance with the parents, created during the regular parental counseling sessions, was also a key factor for the positive outcome of this child's treatment.
Spirit and Matter: A Journey to the Soul
Authors: Stephanopoli Philippe Voglimacci
Published: November 2024

The main thread of this article is the anima mundi. The author shows part of the sandplay process of a depressed man who regains a taste, or zest for life. He was challenged by the repetition of a rider and his mount in a particular position that suggests a partner relationship of this man with his unconscious, like the alchemists who described their relationship with the philosopher's stone. His unconscious came as a benevolent support to the therapy with numinous manifestations in his dreams, his body and in his sandplay images. For the author, the therapeutic work with this man was a profound reflection on the spiritual aspect of C.G. Jung's writings. He cites the contribution of several authors who consider that a fundamental spiritual element for therapy is the concept of the anima mundi as a universal field, source of wisdom and support for healing and highlights the common elements of what these authors transmit to us.
The Color Blue: Its Physiological and Psychological Impact as the Inner Surface of the Sandtray in Jungian Sandplay
Authors: Steinhardt Lenore F.
Published: November 2024

In this article the author reviews the range of properties of blue colors, their place in the rainbow, appearance in nature, their movement and effects on human perception, emotion and language. Theoretical examples describe the power of blue in thinking, meditation, in depression and also as limitless imagination. Several forms of blue "oceans" that are spontaneously created in the sand tray are discussed, with clinical examples from two sandplay processes, of a young boy and a fifty-year-old woman. In sandplay, the entire inner surface of the sand tray is to be painted blue, intended to simulate water or sky when the sand is moved aside (Kalff, 2022). A precise hue or intensity of the color blue has not been suggested. Both sand trays are filled halfway with sand, so that in both, part of this large expanse of blue is always visible, whether or not it is deliberately used for sky or water imagery. Blue, as one of the colors that comprise white light, has its own specific physiological and psychological impact on human thought processes and behavior. For artists, each of the six most common blue pigments within the blue family has a distinct aura, and none can substitute for any other. As any blue color will impact on the perceiver and influence the sandplay process, some may be more appropriate for the sand tray than others. The sandplay therapist can choose among several blue pigments whose nuances of hue will imply different associations. The author's wet sand tray contains a cobalt blue Perspex interior, whose visual presence supports the psychological depth suggested by water. The interior of the dry sand tray is painted with a medium cerulean blue, a powerful color with less depth, that complements the flowing impermanence of dry sand.
Tending the Garden of the Soul: Entering the Mundus Imaginalis Through Dreams, Nature, and Sandplay
Authors: Yockey Shannon K.
Published: November 2024

The author states that we live in difficult times and collectively suffer hopelessness, despair, and a fear of total annihilation of our species and planet. These destructive archetypal forces threaten our sense of shared humanity and connection to the Anima Mundi (world soul). During such times, it is vital to go to the deep wellspring of the collective unconscious, which brings soul into the world. In the mundus imaginalis, we encounter figures of both light and shadow that mirror what we need for psychic healing. Each time we work with a dream, create a sand scene, ponder a nature visitation or synchronistic event, we bring forth unconscious contents that want to be known, which can bring balance and wholeness. When we connect to this imaginal realm, our body-soul split is mended, which ripples into the collective situation. This article describes several life-changing imaginal encounters that brought forth healing from the Self. The author includes five clinical vignettes. "Tending the Garden of the Soul: Entering the Mundus Imaginalis Through Dreams, Nature, and Sandplay" comes from the author's presentation at "When East Meets West"—the ISST (International Society for Sandplay Therapy) 26th Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, 2023 which was hosted by the Israeli Sandplay Therapists Association (ISTA).
When East and West Become Irrelevant: Neumann's "Unitary Reality" and Its Relevance to Sandplay Therapy
Authors: Troudart Michal
Published: November 2024

This article explores E. Neumann's concept of the Unitary Reality and its relevance to synchronicity and to numinous experiences in sandplay therapy. Our ego-consciousness differentiates and splits the reality into opposites. Neumann writes about another level of reality, the unitary reality, "which exists beyond and before the primal split and out of which the polarized reality of our conscious minds developed in the first place" (Neumann, 2017, p.71), and which embraces both the world and the psyche. It is a spaceless and timeless realm of diffusion, where the opposites are nonexistent, and we experience ourselves as one with the universe. This article represents a proceeding from "When East Meets West"—the ISST (International Society for Sandplay Therapy) 26th Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, 2023 which was hosted by the Israeli Sandplay Therapists Association (ISTA).
Trees and Roots: Dancing Together in a Sandplay Forest
Authors: Zeiger Robin B.
Published: November 2024

Dr. Zeiger reflects on "When East Meets West: Past, Present, and Future." the 26th Congress of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST) which took place in Jerusalem in 2023.  She not only describes the congress activities and the experience but also mentions that she does not remember any conference that felt so positive. The author notes that perhaps it had something to do with finally meeting again face to face after COVID. "Our organizing committee, Michal Troudart (Chair), Bert Meltzer, Michelle Mendelowitz Yuval, and I received so much positive feedback, gifts, hugs, and appreciation. I reflected on this impression and asked myself why. I think it is because we are a group that values wonder and the humility of watching a sandplay process unfold. We are taught the value of putting own ego aside and allowing the Self of Other to touch us and to emerge."
Diversity, Cultural Humility, and the Helping Professions: Building Bridges Across Difference, by Sana Loue
Authors: Cunningham Linda
Published: November 2024

The reviewer notes that in this book Dr. Sana Loue explores problems of marginalization and stereotyping of various individuals and groups within the helping professions. Within this exploration, she provides a critique of the notion of "cultural competence," inviting us instead to embrace "cultural humility" as a way to transform ourselves and our implicit attitudes and unconscious behaviors toward others.
Leaving Home and Home Coming: A Young Woman's Journey to Adulthood
Authors: Cheung Chris Yee Ping
Published: November 2024

This article describes the sandplay process and dream analysis of a young woman, age 16 through age 18. Due to lack of emotional attunement from parents, the client was constantly overwhelmed by her self-doubt and anxiety. Her parents' remark regarding showing emotions as "being crazy" added to the burden. She had introjected the criticism and projected it outside, seeing the world as persecutory. To avoid anxiety, she was stuck in her comfort zone, which also became her confinement. Unable to make sense of her feelings, part of her psyche was split off and stayed unconscious, until being triggered. She began the therapeutic process presenting with unexpected aggression towards her brother, who had become a target for her shadow projection. The client started the sandplay process within her comfort zone, then slowly ventured into deeper layers of her psyche as well as the outside world. Sandplay therapy provided a safe space for the client to explore her psyche, build ego-strength, differentiate complexes and finally find her own container.
Circumambulating the Terrain of Transformation
Authors: Morena Gita D.
Published: November 2024

This article is written from a presentation made at the National Sandplay Therapists of America Conference, Sacred Landscapes of the Psyche, held in 2022 in Redondo Beach, California, USA. It explores the concept of psychological transformation as a deepening journey through a perilous psychological landscape that can be rough and rocky, and filled with difficult to follow pathways and unpredictable weather storms. Often people begin therapy with a desire to change their lives, and have little awareness of the depth and complexity of the task they are about to undertake. Baum's (1910) fairy tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Buddhist images from The Ten Zen Oxherding pictures are explored as wisdom teachings that exemplify the challenges of the therapeutic process. References to Joseph Campbell's hero's journey are included, along with a brief mention of C. G. Jung's reflections about the symbolism of alchemy as an archetypal underpinning for understanding the dynamics of the transformative process. A man's sandplay process is included to demonstrate how the psyche circumambulates through challenging psychological terrain to transform and establish a soul connection with the Self.
Treasures from the Archive, edited by Ruth Ammann, Verena Kast, and Ingrid Riedel
Authors: Anderson Marion
Published: November 2024

Ruth Ammann, Verena Kast, and Ingrid Riedel, editors of Treasures from the Archive: C. G. Jung Institute Zürich-Küsnacht. Images Created by Patients in Analysis, 1917-1955 (2023), chose and compiled images and excerpts from the Picture Archives in Zurich, an enormously valuable assemblage of archetypal material. The Archives include collections of images from Jung's and Jacobi's private patients who painted their dreams and fantasies venturing into and exploring unconscious realms of the psyche. In this process they were able to reflect and connect to their inherent creativity and therefore to their individuation processes. The reviewer notes that the imagery and style of the images is reminiscent of Jung's own images published in The Red Book (2009).
Jungian Child Analysis: Cultural Perspectives, edited by Audrey Punnett
Authors: Beetge Braam
Published: November 2024

Edited by Dr. Audrey Punnett, Jungian Child Analysis: Cultural Perspectives (Analytical Psychology Press, 2022) provides a unique view of the impact of culture and cultural complexes upon individual development and analytical treatment in countries such as Brazil, Israel, Italy, Russia and Romania, Taiwan, United States.
The Work of Margaret Lowenfeld as Seen in a Case Study of a Child's Structures in the Sand
Authors: Tatum Janet
Published: November 2024

Abstract: This article stems from a presentation given by Janet Tatum at the STA National Sandplay Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2024. It is a review of clinical content that John Hood-Williams, the director of the Lowenfeld clinic following her death and until his death in 1988, shared with the author about a case of a young boy, pointing out mounds that were followed by tunnels made in the sand tray. Drawings of clinical material from publications by Lowenfeld are shown, with kind permission from the Lowenfeld Trust, that are similar to the sandtrays done by the author's client. A chronology, in part from the Philemon Foundation, of the early days of child psychotherapy is included. A lecture given by Lowenfeld to the British Psychoanalytic Society in London in 1938 leads to a discussion about the interconnections between the three women in the field of child psychotherapy at the time: Margaret Lowenfeld, Anna Freud, and Melanie Klein, with brief summaries of their theories. The article concludes with a clinical study of the author's client. The comparisons with the Lowenfeld case drawings that are similar in content shows the universality of the work in the field and as seen in the case of another boy presented in conjunction with this material.
Hands-on Confrontation with the Negative Mother Complex
Authors: Anderson Marion
Published: November 2024

In this article, a proceeding from the 2022 STA National Conference, Dr. Marion Anderson describes the treatment of a woman in her twenties who initially presented with suicidal ideation, eating disorder, depression and relationship difficulties. The impact of unconscious dynamics associated with a negative mother complex was identified and treated during the course of therapy lasting sixteen months. The patient's stifled creative potential and independence revealed her unconscious dynamics and reactions. The author discusses the complex subtleties of her countertransference and how it was used to better understand the patient's experience. Through the lens of Jungian analysis/ analytic psychotherapy, the author explores the patient's gradual reclamation of personal agency and the therapeutic necessity of addressing both the client's and the therapist's unconscious processes. Key to the therapeutic/ analytic progress was the recognition and dismantling of the negative mother complex, which had fostered emotional paralysis, perfectionism, and suicidal ideation. In time the client became more conscious of the negative mother complex and developed a more symbolic understanding of herself.
Taxonomic synopsis of land snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Brazilian Midwest deposited in the Coleção Malacológica de Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Cavallari Daniel C. , Rosa Rafael M. , De Luca André C. , Silva Fernanda S. , Ribeiro Felipe B. , Salvador Rodrigo B.
Published: November 2024

Land-snail inventory suffers many gaps in knowledge, especially in countries of the Global South such as Brazil. Studying undersampled regions and providing data on species distributions are among the most pressing matters in Brazilian malacology. Here, we study a sample of land snails collected in the Central-West region of Brazil (“Midwest”) housed in the Coleção Malacológica, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (University of São Paulo). Ten species from seven families were identified in the material: Alterorhinus constrictus, Anostoma rossi, Aperostoma redfieldi, Bulimulus corumbaensis, Cyclodontina gemellata, Cyclodontina sectilabris, Drymaeus poecilus, Megalobulimus aff. elongatus, Solaropsis fairchildi, and Solaropsis rosarium. The geographic range of four species and one family (Bothriembryontidae) are expanded. We reassess the taxonomic status of two species and consider Anostoma luetzelburgi Weber, 1925 to be a junior synonym of A. rossi Weber, 1925.
Resimden Fotoğrafa Dönüşen Estetik: Güzel, Cinsiyet, Ölüm.
Authors: Berk Ersin
Published: November 2024

Resim yüzyıllar boyunca gerçeklik ve güzelliğin önemli temsilcilerinden biri olmuştur. 19. yüzyıl sonlarına doğru modern fotoğraf makinesinin yaygınlaşması bu temsiliyetleri resimden fotoğrafa doğru kaydırmıştır. Çalışma, fotoğrafın icadının resmi özgürleştirdiği gibi resmin de fotoğrafı mimesisten kurtardığı savıyla hareket eder. Çalışmada Edward Weston’un “Pepper” fotoğrafı (1929) ile Rene Magritte’in “Lovers” (1928) adlı tablosu 20. Yüzyılın başında değişmeye başlayan estetik normların ışığında ele alınmıştır. Joel Peter Witkin’in eserleri ölümün estetik ve güzelle olan bağı kapsamında değerlendirilerek Ro-bert Wiles’in “Evelyn Mchale” (1947) ile Sir John Everett Millais’ın “Orpelia” (1851) yapıtlarıyla birlikte yorumlanmıştır. Otto Dix’in “Portrait of the Journalist Sylvia von Harden” (1926) resmi ile Brassaï’nin “A Couple at Le Monocle” (1932) fotoğrafları karşılaştırılarak sarsılan cinsiyet rollerine vurgu yapılmış ve birbirinden habersizce yaşayıp benzer çalışmalara imza atan sanatçıların eserleri arasında dolaylı bağlamlar kurulmuştur. Doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılan çalışmada 20. Yüzyılın ilk yarısında dönüşmeye başlayan estetik, güzel ve cinsiyet kavramlarının serüveni imgeler aracılığıyla sunulmuştur.
SANATSAL İFADELERDE “BEDENSİZ GÖZ” İMGESİNE AİT BAKIŞIN FENOMENOLOJİSİ
Authors: Ararat Cüceoğlu Ezgi , Sinanlar Uslu Seza
Published: November 2024

“Bedensiz göz” imgesinin eserin temel konusu olarak sunulduğu sanatsal ifadelerin incelendiği bu makalede bedensiz göz imgesi, sanat ile “bakış fenomenolojisi” arasındaki ilişki bağlamında ele alınmaktadır. Araştırmadaki eserler, fenomenoloji okulunun kurucusu Husserl’ın “şeylerin kendisine dönme” çağrısını, kendilerine özgü “varlık” tanımlamaları çerçevesinde dönüştürerek sanat eserinin ontolojisine geçen Heidegger ve Merleau-Ponty’nin görüşleri bağlamında incelenmiştir. Sanatsal deneyimde fenomenolojik eylem, sanat eserinin sunduğu dünyaya yönelmektir; dolayısıyla “bakış” olgusu ile doğrudan ilişkilidir. Sanatçı ve izleyicinin bakışına ek olarak “sanat ve bakış” ilişkisinde bedensiz göz imgesi, üçüncü bir yol açmaktadır. Zira sanatsal pratiğin temel konusu bedensiz göz imgesi olarak verildiğinde bu imgenin kendine özgü bir “bakış fenomeni” ortaya koyduğu görülmektedir. Bu bağlamda “bedensiz göz imgesine ait bakış” da algı nesnesi haline gelmektedir. Bakış olgusunun benzersiz, deneyimsel bir göndergesi olduğu görüşünden hareketle her biri benzersiz bir görünüm sunan göz imgelerini algılama ve anlamlandırma süreçleri, bu gözlere ait bakışa ilişkin fenomenolojik tanımlamadan beslenmektedir. Makale örneklerle bu konuyu irdelemektedir.
Sanatta Tıp Konusuna Yaklaşım Ve Çağdaş Seramik Sanatından Örnekler
Authors: Hasçelikoğlu Kübra Nur , Feyzoğlu Tuğrul Emre
Published: November 2024

Sanatsal aksiyonlarda hastalık, sağlık, salgın, tıp gibi konulardan etkilenme, eser meydana getirme olgusunun bir modülü gibi ölçümlenebilir. Bu kapsamda tıp, insanın yaşadığı dönemin koşul, düşünce ve deneyimlerinin sanata dönüşmesine esin kaynağı olabilmektedir. Sanatta tıp konusuna yaklaşım, geçmiş tarihlerden günümüze kadar hep var olmuştur. Tıp alanının sanat konusu olarak işlenmesi çok eskilere dayanmaktadır ki kil tabletler, resim, heykel ve daha yakın zamanlardaki fotoğraf gibi önemli ve bilgilendirici eserler bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca tıp alanında da sanattan ilham alınarak yapılan bir takım gelişmeler bulunmaktadır. Bazı çizimler, minyatürler belge niteliği taşımaktadır. Bunların yanı sıra anatominin resim sanatında detaylarıyla değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmayla, yazının icadından tıp sembollerine, tarihsel süreçte sanat ile tıp arasındaki ilişkiye, tıp konusunu eserlerinde işleyen sanatçılara yer verilmiş ve günümüzde çağdaş seramik sanatında işlenen güncel sağlık sorununun değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma ve yayın etiğine uygun şekilde hazırlanan bu yazıda, tıp konusu-na yaklaşımın, sanatta, özellikle seramik alanında dönüşümü incelenmek istenmiştir.
Comparing the Effectiveness of Positive Psychology Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Their Combination with Mystical Teachings on Flourishing in Teachers
Authors: Azdari Fard Parisima , Dokaneheefard Farid , Dokhterekhani Simin
Published: November 2024

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Positive Psychology Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and their combination with the mystical teachings of Rumi on the flourishing of female high school teachers in Tehran. This research was conducted using a causal-comparative design. The statistical population consisted of all female high school teachers in public schools in Tehran during the 2022-2023 academic year. A multi-stage random sampling method was used, and 68 teachers voluntarily participated in the study. They were randomly assigned to three experimental groups and one control group. The experimental groups received Positive Psychology Therapy, ACT, or a combination of both therapies enriched with the mystical teachings of Rumi. Each group participated in 8 sessions of intervention, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Flourishing Questionnaire (FQ) and analyzed through repeated measures ANOVA. The results indicated that all three interventions had a positive effect on increasing the teachers' flourishing. However, the combination of ACT and Positive Psychology Therapy with the mystical teachings of Rumi had a greater impact on flourishing compared to the other groups. This combined approach was particularly effective in enhancing positive emotions, commitment to values, and meaning in life. The findings of this study suggest that integrating psychological and spiritual teachings can serve as an effective strategy for enhancing psychological flourishing and improving the quality of life for teachers. This combined therapeutic approach is proposed as a novel model that can be implemented in educational and therapeutic settings.
Analysis and Examination of the Foundations of Ethical Values from the Perspective of Hafez
Authors: Khal Saeid , Ghadami Mohsen , Salehi Amiri Seyed Reza , Jafari Parivash
Published: November 2024

The purpose of this study is to examine the foundations of ethics from the perspective of Khwaja Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez Shirazi. Undoubtedly, Hafez is one of the greatest literary thinkers of Iran, who, in addition to being a talented poet, has a book that holds a special place among Iranians. His book is so revered that, after the Quran, it is considered the most inspiring text in Iranian households. On the other hand, ethics appears to be the missing link for humanity in the current era. Although humanity has made significant advancements in technology and communications, it has simultaneously become more depressed and desperate, as there is a dire need for a spiritual and ethical life. Therefore, the necessity and importance of examining this topic are more evident than ever. The primary question of this article is: What are the ethical foundations from Hafez’s perspective? In this study, an introduction is first provided, followed by a discussion of theoretical concepts and relevant terminology. The philosophical foundations of Hafezian ethics and the functional foundations of ethics from Hafez's viewpoint are then discussed and analyzed. The findings reveal that ethics, from Hafez’s perspective, encompasses six domains: (1) individual ethics, (2) social ethics, (3) divine or servitude ethics, (4) Islamic ethics, (5) political ethics, and (6) mystical or Sufi ethics. Additionally, each of these domains is examined with precise and practical criteria, and specific and detailed standards are derived for each area.
Conceptual Model for Inducing a Sense of Spirituality for the Spiritual Education of Students with a Focus on Cultivating Thinking
Authors: Bavar Somayeh , Ismaili Shad Behrang , Suleimanpour Omran Mahboobeh , Behniya Behnam
Published: November 2024

This study aimed to present a conceptual model for inducing a sense of spirituality to foster the spiritual education of students, with a focus on cultivating thinking. The research is developmental in purpose and employs a qualitative meta-synthesis approach. The seven-step meta-synthesis method of Sandelowski and Barroso (2007) was used in this study. The research environment included all published domestic and foreign articles (2011-2024). Sampling was purposive and continued until data saturation, proceeding until sample sufficiency was achieved. Data collection tools were printed documents used for review. Data were collected through reputable domestic sites (such as IranDoc, SID, Magiran, NoorMags, etc.) and reputable international sites (Emerald, Sage Publications, Elsevier, Google Scholar, and Springer). Validity and reliability were established through transferability and confirmability. Overall, the results indicated that the conceptual model for inducing a sense of spirituality to foster the spiritual education of students, with a focus on cultivating thinking, includes four dimensions: learning opportunity, reflective thinking, wise thinking, and the opportunity for discussion.