CAST AGM & Special Presentation

Sunday, November 3 at 1pm EST (10am PST)

Dora Kalff – Beyond the Shadow: Symbolic Images of the Self in Sandplay Therapy

Dora Kalff initially presented “Beyond the Shadow” at the 1986 Congress of the International Association for Analytical Psychology. It was neither recorded nor included in the proceedings. Later in 1988 it was published in a Japanese journal. Then she gave her presentation to the International Transpersonal Association conference in October, 1988 and it was recorded in the video we will watch. The conference took place in Santa Rosa, California.

In this video, Kalff is introduced by Christina Grof and at the end of the talk, Kalff is given special recognition by Stanislav and Christina Grof.

In her presentation Dora Kalff shares images of the totality of the psyche, the Self, in clients from age 4 to mature adults.

Her presentation in 1988 was fifteen months before her death in January 1990 at the age of 85 (she was born December 21, 1904). She was 83 years old in the video.

This video was originally available from www.conferencerecording.com, however that is no longer the case. CAST has digitized a generously donated copy of the presentation, and CAST volunteers have worked on transcription and translation. We are proud to be able to share it with the community. Running time is one hour and 15 minutes.

Presentation

CAST presents a recorded presentation by Dora Kalff: Beyond the Shadow: Symbolic Images of the Self in Sandplay Therapy.

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Starting at 2:15pm EST (11:15am PST)

• Introduction by Maria Iosue, CAST/ISST Certified Sandplay Therapist & Senior Teaching Member
• Presentation of Dora Kalff: Beyond the Shadow: Symbolic Images of the Self in Sandplay Therapy
• Followed by a discussion with:
  • Johanna Beyers, CAST/ISST Certified Sandplay Therapist and
  • Philippe Voglimacci, CAST/ISST Certified Sandplay Therapist & Teaching Member,
  • Audience questions and responses

CAST Members: Free, advanced registration required

Non-CAST Members: $25, advanced registration required (different registration form)

Registered attendees will receive the presentation link and related handouts prior to the presentation.

Note: the presentation follows the CAST AGM, beginning at 1pm EST

Highlights About Dora Kalff

• In 1954 Kalff attended Margaret Lowenfeld’s lecture on The World Technique.
• In 1956 Kalff started practicing Sandplay Therapy.
• She published her first article on “The archetype as a healing factor” in 1966.
• A previous video that is available on Youtube was recorded in 1972.
• Her book was published in 1980.
• Kalff founded the ISST in 1985.
• In 2007, the American Journal of Sandplay Therapy re-published the Japanese journal article with the permission of the Japanese Assn for Sandplay Therapy. There are a few minor differences between the article and the recorded presentation (JST, V. XVI, No.1).