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Sand, water, silence--the embodiment of spirit : explorations in matter and psyche / Mary Jane Markell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Markell, Mary Jane, 1936-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sandplay--Therapeutic use.
- Sandplay.
- Spirit.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sandplay therapy, which combines the physical actions of play with observation and understanding through the use of symbolism, can be a useful method of treating emotional damage. This book focuses on the theoretical aspects of sandplay therapy, presenting Dora M. Kalff's ideas and drawing out the significance of Kalffian sandplay for therapists.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The vision; Chapter 2. Sacred time, sacred space: Creating temenos; Chapter 3. Meeting with the serpent: The divine secret of renewal; Chapter 4. The flowering of the serpent: Chakras as an archetypal path; Chapter 5. Origins and source; Chapter 6. Ordering rhythms: The play of subtle energy; Chapter 7. Loon and fish:The emergent integration of opposites; Chapter 8. The manifestation of compassionate heart; Bibliography; Subject index; Name index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-90384-9
- 1-84642-337-6
- OCLC:
- 567905654
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