Healing the wounded feeling function: Through the Handless Maiden, the Fisher King, and clinical hypnosis
by Hays, Johanna T., M.A., PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE, 2009, 93 pages; 1481571

Abstract:

The imaginal characters of the Fisher King and the Handless Maiden (Johnson, 1993) resonate deeply with those who have suffered developmental wounds and as adults, experience a wounded feeling function. These two tales are analyzed throughout this qualitative thesis incorporating heuristic and case study methodologies, and utilizing hypnotherapy techniques. Fairy tales and myths resonate at a deep and unconscious level because they become a metaphoric mirror in which the self seeks authenticity. They tell a collective story that crosses over cultures and eras, and connects individuals to a comforting larger legend. Hypnosis allows reframing through access of the subconscious. When used in conjunction with psychotherapy, hypnosis acts as an amplifier and accelerator of the therapeutic experience. This multi-modal therapeutic approach allows a healing, which creates a multi-dimensional range of experience, providing individuals with new ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

 
AdvisersAvrom Altman; Lou Ann Wallner
SchoolPACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE
SourceMAI/ 48-04, p. , Mar 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsCounseling psychology; Developmental psychology; Clinical psychology
Publication Number1481571
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