Jungian Sandplay: The Wonderful Therapy [Paperback]

Ryce-Menuhin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415047765 | ISBN-13: 978-0415047760 | Publication Date: November 20, 1991 | Edition: 1

Sandplay is an increasingly popular Jungian therapy. Developed in England by Margaret Lowenfeld and in Switzerland by Dora Kalff, it knows no barriers of age, gender or language. By allowing non-verbal articulation, it adds considerably to the material available to the analyst. The author draws upon his experience in using this method of therapy to show how children and adults of all ages and backgrounds can benefit from Jungian sandplay therapy. He expresses his deep convictions about the healing of pathology, neurosis and grief through sandplay, and describes how he incorporated sandplay into his work as a non-verbal technique to help patients express the deepest archetypal images projected from the unconscious. At the heart of the book are four case studies, illustrating the range and effectiveness of sandplay in its human clinical dimension.

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According to Joel Ryce-Menuhin, the pioneer of this therapy in Britain, sandplay encourages clients `to release their childlike instinct for play and express their subconscious inner selves. The scene created in the sandbox and the type of objects used are `interpreted by a trained therapist, which helps uncover how clients feel about different areas of their life. What is expressed can then be followed up with counselling, if still needed.
–New Woman --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Joel Ryce-Menuhin is a Jungian Analyst and Founder Member of the Dora Kalff International Society for Sandplay Therapy. He is the author of The Self in Early Childhood. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 20, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415047765
• ISBN-13: 978-0415047760
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,949,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A useful teaching resource, October 10, 1999

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This review is from: Jungian Sandplay: The Wonderful Therapy (Paperback)

Jungian Sandplay is a valuable contribution to the sandplay therapy literature. It is a very readable book and accesible to both the beginner and the experienced psychotherapist. Ryce-Menunin describes sandplay therapy while also sharing with the reader his opinions and clinical experience. The author does not limit himself to Jungian references. Quotes from Jung and Winnicott help bridge analytic and psychoanalytic perspectives in service of healing and development. This one hundred and twenty page book focuses on what is essential. Through word and image Ryce-Menuhin shows the reader how this non-verbal technique "can help patients express beyond words and before words the deepest archetypal images projected from the unconscious." Ryce-Menuhin surprises the reader by starting the book with an account of his first experience with sandplay. He tells that he was a depressed analysand when he "reluctantly entered the sandplay room and made the first sandplay with painstaking effort." The author also closes the book with a personal experience. The inclusion of this personal material helps the reader locate the author in the context of the short history of Sandplay. The second and third chapters are informative and I find them to be a good teaching resource. At the heart of the book are four case studies accompanied by thirty-three color photographs of sandplay scenes. The Story of Agnes describes the case of an adolescent girl who entered puberty when her parents divorced. Marie's case is about a woman grieving her sister's death. The Story of Clive is about a man with a history of traumatic childhood ego damage. The third section of the book includes the author's "controversial theory of the psyche as it maps into the sand." Diagrams of these "mappings" illustrate the author's findings. Through this theoretically and clinically sophisticated book, Ryce-Menuhin has made a valuable contribution to the study and clinical practice of sandplay therapy.