By Brendan Harding
2005
Abstract
The article describes a brief relationship between a surgeon and a patient who has spent his life as a professional hunter. The patient is dying, and his acceptance of his death, and even more his life, lead the surgeon to question his ideas about his own life. Over time the surgeon becomes conscious of his own shortcomings and learns a beautiful lesson from the man who has died.
Keywords:
sandplay therapy, clinical example, symbol, hunter, cancer, surgeon, patient, therapeutic relationship, dying, death, life, man, adult, male
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Suggested Citation
Harding, B. (2005). The hunter: A lesson from a patient. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 14(2).