The Symbol of Water in Sandplay

Title:

The Symbol of Water in Sandplay

Format:

Online

Dates and Times:

Saturday 25th May 2024
9.30-3.30 AEST

Description:

Adult sandplayers may be working with wet rather than dry sand, sprinkling or pouring water or choosing to reveal the blue base of the sandtray. There are so many forms that water may take from tsunami to river; well to waterfall; ocean to lake; bath to bottle or from fountain to flood. While water may be thought of as a symbol for the unconscious, Jungian Analysts Sarah Gibson and Joy Norton explore the complex psychological meanings that different forms of water evoke. They follow both the creative, healing energies and destructive forces of water.

Often making her appearance in sandtrays is the figure of the mermaid, bringing to mind the fairy tale ‘The Little Mermaid’. We go beyond Disney to discover the psychological meanings of this story and the symbolism of the mermaid, which in turn returns us to the symbolism of water.

STANZA Certification hours:

3 STANZA Certification hours  (6 hours Professional Development in total)

Cost:

AUD$210 early bird (incl. GST)
AUD$230 (incl. GST)

CPD Learning Objectives:

1. Awareness of the different uses of water in Jungian Sandplay Therapy with adults
2. Increased understanding of the symbolic meanings of water in its creative, healing and destructive aspects
3. using the fairy story “The Little Mermaid” enhanced understandings of the psychological meanings of the symbol of the mermaid in adults’ sandtrays.

Presented by:

Sarah Gibson in collaboration with Joy Norton

Professional Qualifications:

Jungian analysts and Training Analysts and Sandplay Therapists

Presenter/s Bio:

Sarah Gibson works as a Jungian Analyst (ANZSJA) and Sandplay Therapist (ISST) and Sandplay Therapist Teaching Member (ISST) in private practice in Sydney. She has been working as a psychotherapist and sandplay therapist with adults for over 35 years. Sarah has a particular interest in sandplay, story and creativity. Sarah is also an artist and filmmaker.

Joy Norton is a Jungian Analyst, Training Analyst (ANZSJA) and Counselling Psychologist in private practice in Melbourne. She is the current ANZJSA president. Joy has an interest in the experience of the body in the analytic encounter, co-creative processes in analytic practice, and the ways image, story and psyche commune in sandplay to facilitate the unfolding and development of imagination and psychological healing.