Animal Symbolism
Popular to Rare Animals
Cat, Horse, Snake, Raven, Ram
Wedges, disembodied eyes could mean
Trauma
Developed by…
Landgarten
Broken stroke could mean
Insecure/anxious
Color that represents death, nothingness
Black
Phallic Symbol, life, death, forbidden knowledge
Snake
Self-deprecation, rejection
Drawing Tears, rain
Depression
Designed to unveil…
Conflicts, defense mechanisms, styles of functioning
Smoke in a chimney (HTP) indicates
Emotional turbulence, anxiety, conflict at home
Color that represents concealment
Gray
Coldness, detachment, freedom, mystery, independence
Cat
Phallic shapes, hearts, encapsulation
Sexual abuse
Materials used
2 sheets 16”x20”, pre-cut images, glue, scissors, pencil, pen
Jung - Tendency to form representations in the form of images that keep a basic pattern (Good vs. Evil)
Archetype
(DAP) these represent sensory satisfaction, source of mood
Facial features
Wish to escape, feeling of tension & containment
Bird
Incomplete body, overemphasis on mid-line
Sexual abuse
Advantages
Clients exercise control through selection of images, non-threatening, can reveal problem areas
Jung - present an objective, visible meaning which hides profound meaning; makes the unconscious conscious
Symbols
Define symbolization
Use of symbols as unconscious mental representations or invest with meaning
Which animal attacks with aggression vs other animal reacts with flight/escape
Ram = aggression
Raven = flight/escape
Knotholes in trees, broken branches, leafless
Trauma
Limitations
Not empirically based. Needs a lot of preparation and time.
Which animal is common among prisoners and adolescents?
Birds
Define projection
Defense mechanism in which the human ego defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others