Diana Jansen
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 17, Issue 1, 2008
Keywords
Therapeutic relationship, transformation, transcendent function, mid-life, Sandplay therapy, containment, woman, adult, female, inner, outer, conflict, clinical example
Abstract
In this article the author shows how, in a rather brief sandplay process, a significant transformation can occur when an unconscious process is activated within the free and protected space of the sandtray and the containment of the therapeutic relationship. A woman in mid-life re-enacts in the sand the drama of the Beauty and the Beast story. Through her confrontation with the terrifying inner Beast and the constellation of the transcendent function, she experiences a resolution of to both her inner and outer conflict.
Suggested Citation
Jansen, D. (2008). Beauty and the beast: The healing process of a woman involving a reconciliation of the conflict of opposites. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2008.17.1.558
