When Cathy was a little girl: the healing praxis of Tarot images
@article{Semetsky2010WhenCW, title={When Cathy was a little girl: the healing praxis of Tarot images}, author={Inna Semetsky}, journal={International Journal of Children's Spirituality}, year={2010}, volume={15}, pages={59 - 72} }
This paper is a sequel to an earlier article that presented an argument for Tarot symbolic system functioning as a techne that can serve as a valuable educational aid. The present paper shifts the focus from techne to praxis as a practical art of interpreting images and creating imaginative narratives in the context of counselling and therapy. This praxis can heal human psyche and lift human spirit. The paper presents a documented empirical case study as an example of an unfolding narrative for…
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