Altarplay: A Technology of the Soul

This article theorises how home altars can support healing, individuation and personal transformation. It is informed by theory pertaining to Jungian sandplay therapy and Donald Winnicott’s ideas about transitional space and the holding environment. The methodology is grounded in a critical reflexiv...

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Main Author: Guest, Deryn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 210-225
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
Further subjects:B postchristianity
B Individuation
B sandplay
B Altars
B Jungian Psychology
B Transformation (motif)
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Summary:This article theorises how home altars can support healing, individuation and personal transformation. It is informed by theory pertaining to Jungian sandplay therapy and Donald Winnicott’s ideas about transitional space and the holding environment. The methodology is grounded in a critical reflexive autobiographical approach that illustrates how altarplay can support the practitioner when negotiating a difficult shift from Christian to postchristian space.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09667350221135021