Kaplan, Jill
COLLECTING STONES

Journal of Sandplay Therapy, Volume 16, Number 1, 2007

Keywords: earth, mother, megaliths, gravestones, spirit, Self, Sandplay therapy, stones, rocks, symbol, clinical example.

Abstract: Stones and rocks hold many meanings, personal and cultural, religious and spiritual, metaphorical and literal, in literature, architecture, alchemy and the healing arts. An exploration of the symbolism of stones and rocks is amplified by the author’s personal experience and case material.