Six-year-old Randy conducts bloody wars in the sandtray, calling them "World War One," World War Two, and "The War of the Ancient Dragon." He burns fires and bombs helpless victims, killing some and saving others. What could possibly be going on in his imagination? The contents of his imagination - what the alchemists call the "realm of subtle bodies" - are revealed in his sandplay from one session to the next, and there we see the raw, autonomous dynamism that motivates Randy, already branded a bully and nearly expelled from first grade. We see fiery, destructive conflict, part his, part...
Six-year-old Randy conducts bloody wars in the sandtray, calling them "World War One," World War Two, and "The War of the Ancient Dragon." He burns...