Call for Proposal

Join us in Bali, a passage between worlds

In Balinese cosmology the visible world (Sekala) and the invisible world (Niskala) are integrated realities, dimensions of a shared mysterium.   We approach Bali’s mystery with reverence, exploring our calling in her dynamic balance of opposing forces.   We are welcomed by her serenity, the initiatory force of her beauty, her mountains, oceans, sands, temples and stories.   We honor the matter and mystery reflected in her landscape, culture, and her deities.

For Sandplay, Bali holds a fervent echo of Kalff’s reverence for the Living Psyche, for the spirit in daily life and for healing through the timeless wisdom of the Self.  Through Sandplay, image, and symbol, we move between the conscious and unconscious, known and unknown, matter and mystery. The psyche is living, creative, and continually unfolding.

The Living Psyche calls for our presence, our contributions, and our evolving wisdom.  We hold in mind and heart our many therapists, teachers, researchers, students and friends of Sandplay whose passion continues to nourish others and our field, strengthening our bond around the world.  Through our work, the living psyche continues to find expression across cultures, generations, and communities.

Matter therefore would contain the seed of spirit and spirit the seed of matter … the symbol has the great advantage of being able to unite … factors in a single image.

— C. G. Jung, Collected Works, Vol. 9, Part I, para. 197