Hannah-Valeria Grishko
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 23, Issue 1, 2014
Keywords
Sandplay therapy, container, threshold, splitting, conscious, unconscious, shadow, deintegration, integration, wet, dry, sand, feminine, masculine, self-regulation, two trays, regression, progression, divorce, parents, mother, father, female, child, clinical example
Abstract
This paper explores the symbolism and nature of the wet and dry sand as well as the use of the 2 trays in one sandplay therapy session. The author considers the meaning of water in the wet tray and its significance in sandplay therapy. A clinical example of a 5-year-old child is used to demonstrate processes of progression and regression as well as integration and deintegration as movements of psychic energy seen in the use of the 2 sandtrays. Use of one of the sandtrays as a threshold and holding repressed and unmet elements of this child’s psyche is shown and discussed. Furthermore, the article explores how connection and splitting can be expressed in 2 sandtrays.
German / Deutsch
Die Verwendung von Nassem und Trockenem Sand in der Sandspieltherapie
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Dieser Artikel untersucht die Symbolik des nassen und trockenen Sands. Das Benützen von nassen und trockenem Sand während einer einzigen Sandspieltherapiestunde wird ebenfalls besprochen. Ein Fallbeispiel von einem fünfjährigen Kind ist eingeschlossen.
SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Sandspieltherapie, Behälter, Schwelle, Spaltung, bewußt, unbewusst, Schatten, De-integration, Integration, nass, trocken, Sand, weiblich, männlich, Selbstregulation, zwei Sandkästen, Regression, Progession, Scheidung, Eltern, Mutter, Vater, weiblich, Kind, Fallbeispiel
Suggested Citation
Grishko, V. (2014). The use of wet and dry sand in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2014.23.1.908
