Anita Treloar La Cour, PhD, RSP
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 27, Issue 2, 2018
Keywords
Sandplay therapy, individuation, ally, wolf, symbol, abuse, trauma, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder, belonging, community, protection, instinctual, companion, integration, healing, communication, boundaries, warning, primitive, anima, attachment, teacher, strength, connection, individuality, primal, depression, adult, male, female, woman, man, clinical examples
Abstract
This article explores the image of the wolf as ally in the sandplay processes of four individuals who struggled to heal from traumatic abuse. The wolf’s ability to communicate, connect with the instinctual collective, serves the group yet remains individual. Clinical vignettes show the use of wolves in the healing journey, as symbolic providers of protection and boundaries, communicators of pain and warning, and providers of belonging and community. One man incorporates the wolf in his search to integrate the more primitive aspect of himself as well as aspects of his anima. An adult female uses the wolf to give voice to her pain and set a boundary between herself and her destructive relationships with her siblings and past. Another woman is symbolically warned by the wolf’s howl to protect herself, and later is protected and honored by wolves. And a woman who grew up with no secure attachments finds the image of the wolf as teacher of connection and community.
German / Deutsch
Wolf als Verbündeter in der Sandspieltherapie
SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Sandspieltherapie, Individuation, Verbündeter, Wolf, Symbol, Missbrauch, Trauma, Zugehörigkeit, Gemeinschaft, Schutz, Instinkt, Begleiter, Integration, Heilung, Kommunikation, Grenzen, Warnung, primitiv, Anima, Bindung, Lehrer, Stärke, Verbindung, Individualität, ursprünglich, Depression, Angstzustände, posttraumatische Belastungsstörung, bipolare Störung, Aufmerksamkeitsdefizitsyndrom, Erwachsener, Mann, weiblich, Frau, männlich, klinische Fallbeispiele
Spanish / Español
Lobo como Ally en Terapia de Sandplay
RESUMEN: Este artículo explora la imagen del lobo como aliado en los procesos de sandplay de cuatro individuos diferentes que lucharon por sanar de un abuso traumático.
PALABRAS SIGNIFICATIVAS: Terapia de sandplay, individuación, aliado, lobo, símbolo, abuso, trauma, pertenencia, comunidad, protección, instinto, compañero, integración, sanación, comunicación, límites, advertencia, primitivo, ánima, apego, maestro, fuerza, conexión, individualidad, primaria, depresión, ansiedad, trastorno por estrés postraumático, trastorno bipolar, trastorno por déficit de atención, adulto, hombre, mujer, mujer, hombre, ejemplos clínicos
French / Français
Loup comme Allié dans la Thérapie de Sandplay
RÉSUMÉ: Cet article explore l’image du loup en tant qu’allié des processus de sandplay de quatre individus différents qui ont eu du mal à se guérir des abus traumatiques.
MOTS CLÉS: Thérapie par sandplay, individuation, allié, loup, symbole, abus, traumatisme, appartenance, communauté, protection, instinctif, compagnon, intégration, guérison, communication, frontières, avertissement, primitif, anima, attachement, enseignant, force, connexion, individualité, primal, dépression, anxiété, trouble de stress post-traumatique, trouble bipolaire, trouble de déficit de l'attention, adulte, homme, femme, femme, homme, exemples cliniques
Portuguese / Português
O Lobo como Aliado na Terapia de Sandplay
RESUMO: Este artigo explora a imagem do lobo como um aliado nos processos de sandplay de quatro indivíduos que lutaram para se recuperar de um abuso traumático.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Terapia de Sandplay, individuação, aliado, lobo, símbolo, abuso, trauma, comunidade, proteção, instintivo, companheiro, integração, cura, comunicação, limites, alerta, primitivo, anima, apego, professor, força, conexão, individualidade, primordial, depressão, ansiedade, transtorno de estresse pós-traumático, transtorno bipolar, transtorno de déficit de atenção, adulto, masculino, feminino, mulher, homem, exemplos clínicos
Suggested Citation
L Cour, A. T. (2018). Wolf as ally in sandplay therapy. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2018.27.2.606
