Sonia Lucana, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, RSP
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 25, Issue 2, 2016
Keywords
Sandplay therapy, Pachamama, symbol, Quechua, child, children, primary caregiver, biological parent, neglect, self-regulation, sexual molestation, intrauterine trauma, trauma, memories, cycle of abuse, generational trauma, substance abuse, fertility, goddess, Ochún, Yoruba, mother earth, womb, mythology, transgenerational healing, clinical example, female, child
Abstract
The author explores the South American Nazcan image of Pachamama as the Great Mother from both a clinical and a cultural perspective. The story of Pachamama told through oral tradition invokes the primordial transformative cycles of life, death and rebirth. Through the multiple maternal images and symbology of nature as womb, mountain, rivers, turtle, tiger and trees, as well as African and South and North American goddesses, including Pachamama, Our Lady of Charity (La Caridad del Cobre) and Ochún, this article presents the process of a 6-year-old girl finding the Great Mother within who could hold and heal the fragmentation of the psyche resulting from childhood trauma involving sexual abuse, severe neglect and separation from the biological mother. Through the sandplay scenes created within a safe and nurturing therapeutic relationship the child accesses the maternal archetype to support the transformation and integration of her early trauma.
German / Deutsch
Pachamama: Bilder der Grossen Mutter, Kulturelle und Klinische Blickwinkel in der Sandspieltherapie
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Die Autorin erforscht das südamerikanische Nazcan Bild des Pachamama, die große Mutter, von einer klinischen und kulturellen Perspektive. Dieser Beitrag zeigt den Prozeß eines 6-Jährigen Mädchens die sexuellen Mißbrauch, starke Vernachlässigung und Trennung von der biologischen Mutter erfahren hatte. Durch Sandspiel konnte das Kind auf den Mutterarchetyp zurückgreifen, um früheres Traumas zu verwandeln und zu Integrieren.
SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Sandspieltherapie, Pachamama, Symbol, Quechua, Kind, Kinder, Hauptbetreuer, biologische Eltern, Vernachlässigung, Selbstregulation, sexuelle Belästigung, intrauterines Trauma, Trauma, Erinnerungen, Zyklus des Mißbrauchs, Generationstrauma, Drogenmißbrauch, Fruchtbarkeit, Göttin, Ochún, Yoruba, Erdmutter, Gebärmutter, Mythologie, transgenerationelle Heilung, Fallbeispiel, weiblich, Kind
Spanish / Español
Pachamama: Imágenes de la Gran Madre, Perspectivas Culturales y Clínicas en Terapia de Sandplay
PALABRAS CLAVE: Terapia de sandplay, Pachamama, símbolo, Peru, Quechua, niño, hijos, cuidador principal, padre biológico, descuido, autorregulación, abuso sexual, trauma intrauterino, trauma, recuerdos, ciclo de abuso, trauma generacional, abuso de sustancias, fertilidad, diosa, Ochún, Yoruba, madre tierra, matriz, mitología, curación transgeneracional, ejemplo clinico, hembra, niño
French / Français
Pachamama: Images de la Grande Mère, Perspectives Culturelles et Cliniques en Thérapie de Sandplay
MOTS CLÉS: Therapie par le jeu de sable, sandplay, Pachamama, Peru, symbole, Quechua, enfant, enfants, fille, soignant primaire, parent biologique, négligence, autoréglementation, abus sexuel, traumatisme intrautérin, traumatisme, cycle d’abus, traumatisme de generation, abus de substance, fertilité, déesse, Ochún, Yoruba, terre mere, grande mère, Ochún, Yoruba, uterus, mythologie, guérison transgénérationelle, exemple clinique
Portuguese / Português
Pachamama: Images of the Great Mother: Cultural and Clinical Perspectives in Sandplay Therapy
PALAVRAS CHAVE: Terapia de sandplay, Pachamama, archetipo, grande mãe, símbolo, Quechua, Peru, criança, crianças, menina, filha, mãe, cuidador primário, pais biológicos, negligência, auto-regulação, molestamento sexual, trauma intrauterino, trauma, memórias, ciclos de abuso, trauma geracional, abuso de substâncias, fertilidade, deusa, Ochún, Yoruba, mãe-terra, útero, feminino, mitologia, cura transgeracional, exemplo clínico
Suggested Citation
Lucana, S. (2016). Pacamama: Images of the Great Mother: Cultural and clinical perspectives in sandplay. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 25(2). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2016.25.2.234
