Jill Kaplan, MA, LMFT, CST-T
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 21, Issue 1, 2012
Keywords
circumambulation, symbolic image, symbol, self, sandplay, clinical example, stupa, labyrinth, social withdrawal, school, labyrinth, Sandplay therapy, metaphor, therapy, spirals, symbolic image, circulatio, early trauma, circular movement
Abstract
Circumambulation is important in different religious traditions, and also can be seen as a metaphor for therapeutic process. This article explores the significance of circumambulation for Jung in describing individuation, and explains the significance of the stupa and the labyrinth in relation to sandplay therapy. Several clinical examples of circumambulation and symbolic representation of making circuits or spirals in sandplay process are presented.
German / Deutsch
Circumabulation: Hinweis auf das Zentrum in einer Sandspieltherapie
SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Circumambulation, Symbol, Selbst, Sandspiel, Fallbeispiel, Stupa, Labyrinth, Symbol, soziale Rückzug, Schule, Sandspieltherapie, Symbolisches Bild, Sinnbild.
Suggested Citation
Kaplan, J. (2012). Circumambulation: Pointing to the center in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2012.21.1.644
