A Therapist's Guide to Mapping the Girl Heroine's Journey in Sandplay by Heiko Rosalind;Green Eric;

Author:Heiko, Rosalind;Green, Eric; [Heiko, Rosalind]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2018-06-08T00:00:00+00:00

You may compare your completed map to the gateways below.

Gate 1: Pathways—The Path through the Dark Forest

The Setup: The girl chooses to go to the hut of the Baba Yaga to get fire to help her stepmother and stepsisters.

The Gift: Her devotion to her mother, her kindness, and her ability to remember to listen to her doll.

The Challenge: To be mindful of the doll’s wisdom, to remember to take heart from the blessings of being loved, remembering that we are not alone.

Reflections: The girl was not forced out on the journey, but chose to do so out of the kindness of her heart, possibly because she feared the stepmother, and the cold and dark as well.

Practice: (1) Reflect on how different each journey tale begins for girls in different developmental stages, grades, or maturity levels; and (2) How difficult it is to start out on a journey when fear and anticipation of the dangers ahead accompany us. Can you think of a client right now who is struggling in this way? What might she require in terms of preparation for the journey?

Gate 2: The Hard Work of Negotiating for the Light

The Setup: The girl meets the Old Hag and negotiates for the light.

The Gift: The girl knows hard work and uses the doll (her intuition) to solve the three problems the Baba Yaga sets for her: the poppy seeds, the corn, the wheat.

The Challenge: Vasilisa must manage her fear and anxiety at not meeting the task requirements and risks death; instead, she completes the tasks with innate resources and courage.

Reflections: Going into the heart of a forest and meeting the Dark Mother are beyond terrifying.

This girl has the courage and heart to continue her journey and not turn back.

Practice: (1) What film heroines have gone through similar situations (e.g., the recent movies Frozen, Tangled, and Brave)? (2) What stories do you know where sorting and differentiation of tasks has occurred (e.g., Psyche and Eros, Aschenputtel (Cinderella)—all having to sort seeds)? (3) For a few moments, think about a client who was courageous enough to meet head-on what they feared most. What did you admire in her?

Center: Who Loves Us Best

The Setup: Who and what are we if we have no voice, if our life means nothing to others around us? Who nurtured our voice, our spirit? Who has loved us best? Do we count ourselves as one of those people?

The Gift: Our spirit is whole and shines even through the darkest of nights.

The Challenge: We forget to listen to the small, still voice inside our heart.

Reflections: (1) In the sacred space of the numinous, the self is nurtured and cherished. (2) As Vasilisa found, trusting in that innate sense of self, of intuition and discernment, most often brings us great internal rewards.

Practice: (1) Take a look at mandala forms: One lovely website is http://www.facebook.com/Sacred-Geometry-Mandalas-213593625344837/ or in books (e.g., Cunningham, 2010; or Fincher, 2010). (2) Create a free-form mandala yourself using colored markers or pencils and paper from your playroom. See

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