Mary Ann Brock
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 23, Issue 2, 2014
Keywords
sandplay therapy, hand, hands, mediator, sandplay, symbol, ego, self, ego-self axis, gods, goddesses, mother, holding, caring, longing, loss, grief, grabbing, reaching, dismemberment, re-membering, death, fear, aggression, love, psychological states, anxiety, child, clinical example, Reflection
Abstract
The author discusses the use of figurines of the hand in sandplay. Sandplay therapists often speak of the importance of the hand as the instrument of creation in sandplay. We are also familiar with handprints that may be interpreted as a self symbol, ego strength, or, at minimum, newfound strength to lay claim to the space of the tray. Each of these is seen as healthy progress. The author gives a brief historical account of the hand’s significance to humankind and its early appearance in human art. Dr. Brock then shows how the image of a hand other than the client’s own, may lead to the interpretations above, and also to other inner states in the sandplayer. Among the other psychological states she describes are caring, longing, loss, grief, grabbing, reaching, holding, being held, dismemberment, re-membering, death, fear, aggression, love. Clinical examples from her sandplay practice are used to illustrate these states.
German / Deutsch
Die Sprache der Hand
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Sandspieltherapeuten erwähnen oft die wichtige Rolle der Hände als ein Schöpfungsinstrument im Sandspiel. Dr. Brock bespricht die inneren Zustände des Sandspielers. Unter anderem beschreibt sie psychologische Zustände wie Mitfühlsamkeit, Sehnsucht, Verlust, Trauer, greifen, erreichen, halten, gehalten werden, Zerteilung, Vereinigung, Tod, Furcht, Aggression und Liebe. Sie zeigt Fallbeispiele aus ihrer Sandspiel Praxis um diese Momente zu illustrieren.
SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Sandspieltherapie, Hand, Vermittler, Sandspiel, Symbol, Ich, Selbst, Ich-Selbst-Achse, Götter, Mutter, halten, pflegen, sehnen, Verlust, Trauer, greifen, erreichen, zerteilen, erinnern. Tod, Furcht, Aggression, Liebe, psychologische Zustände, Fallbeispiel, Angst, Kind
Spanish / Español
El Lenguaje de la Mano
PALABRAS CLAVE: Terapia sandplay, mano, manos, mediador, sandplay, símbolo, ego, yo/uno mismo, eje yo-ego, dioses, diosas, madre, tenencia, solícito, deseo, pérdida, dolor, acaparamiento, alcanzando, desmembramiento, recordar, muerte, miedo, agresión , amor, estados psicológicos, ansiedad, niño/ niña, ejemplo clínico
Suggested Citation
Brock, M. A. (2014). The language of the hand. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2014.23.2.143
