Calabrese, Mariarosa.
ELEONORA: A PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION OF A WOMAN IN SEARCH OF HER FEMININE IDENTITY

Journal of Sandplay Therapy, Volume 23, Number 2, 2014

In English
ELEONORA: A PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION OF A WOMAN IN SEARCH OF HER FEMININE IDENTITY
Maria Rosa Calabrese
La Spezia, Italy

KEY WORDS:  Sandplay therapy, veil, veiled, Isis, goddess, Aphrodite, Psyche, archetypal, creativity, shadow, self, panic attacks, conscious, unconscious, sacred, naked, body, feminine, transformation, inner images, proceeding, female, adolescent, adult, woman, clinical example, proceeding.

ABSTRACT:  The veil, covering and not covering suggests the attitude of respectful silence and delicate gaze towards inner images. The depths of our psyche, like all sacred places, cannot be profaned by invasive and judgmental eyes. Dora Kalff called the sandplay space “a free and protected space,” therefore a “veiled” space, where our psyche shows us our inner transformations. “Reveal” can become “re-veil in Italian, which means to veil again (re-).The veil is an important attribute of Isis, Aphrodite and Demeter. These ancient goddesses had a veil meaning the most essential quality of divinity, their power and their rituals of initiation. Eleonora’s sandplay process is shown in eleven sandtrays, is appropriate to highlight the archetypal value of the veil in the relationship between conscious and unconscious and sandplay as an excellent creative method to activate it. Eleonora is a beautiful young woman who appears in beauty contests but when she starts having strong panic attacks, her life suffers a sharp decline. Eleonora meets the value of veil in her psychic process and her life changes radically. This material was first presented at The Mask, The Play of Hiding or Revealing in a Changing World– 22nd ISST Congress, Venice, 2013 as well as STA National Conference in 2014.

In German
ELEONORA: EIN TRANSFORMATIONSPROZESS EINER FRAU AUF DER SUCHE NACH IHRER IDENTITÄT
Mariarosa Calabrese
La Spezia, Italien

SCHLAGWÖRTER: Sandspieltherapie, Schleier, verschleiert, Göttin, Aphrodite, Psyche, archetypisch, Kreativität, Schatten, Selbst, Panikattacken, bewußt, unbewußt, heilig, nackt, Körper, feminine, Verwandlung, innere Bilder, Vorgänge, Weib, Jugendlicher, Erwachsener, Frau, Fallbeispiel.

ABSTRACT: Der Schleier, der bedeckt und nicht bedeckt deutet eine respektvolle Stille and einen delikaten Blick auf innere Bilder an. Dora Kalff nannte den Sandspiel Raum einen freien und beschützten Raum, daher einen „verschleierten“ Raum. „Eleonoras“ Sandspielprozeß wird mit elf Sandbildern gezeigt.

In Spanish
ELEONORA: UN PROCESO DE TRANSFORMACIÓN DE UNA MUJER EN BUSCA DE SU IDENTIDAD FEMENINA.
Maria Rosa Calabrese
La Spezia, Italy

PALABRAS CLAVE: Terapia sandplay, velo, velado, Isis, diosa, Afrodita, Psique, arquetípica, creatividad, sombra, yo/uno mismo, ataques de pánico, consciente lo inconsciente, sagrado, desnudo, cuerpo, femenino, transformación, imágenes interiores, congreso, mujer, adolescente, adulto, mujer, ejemplo clínico.