Metaphorical Associative Cards Portrait of a Child

Portrait metaphorical associative cards are a basic, universal tool that can be used to address any request in all areas of life.
“Portrait of a Child” features images of children and adolescents from different social strata, nationalities, with various interests and viewpoints.
The deck is intended for work with:
• Self-concept, self-esteem, self-worth, and self-relationship
• Qualities and skills
• Feelings, emotions, and states
• Values and needs
• Thinking
• Behavioral strategies
• Desires and goals
• Subpersonalities (parts of personality)
• Social roles
• Interpersonal relationships
• Ancestral system

Metaphorical associative cards “Portrait of a Child” are designed to explore relationships with oneself, others, and the world.
If desired, they can be combined with any portrait, universal, resource, special, and textual cards.
Ways to work with the MACK “Portrait of a Child”: both openly (conscious choice) and closed (intuitively, without looking).
List of questions that reveal the metaphorical card:
• What is depicted on the card? What is happening?
• What feelings does this image evoke in you?
• What don’t you like about it? Why?
• What do you like about it? Why?
• What particularly drew your attention?
• What do you not want to look at? Why?
• What do you want to do?
• What is he like?
• What does he think?
• What does he feel?
• What qualities does he possess?
• What skills does he master?
• What will he never do?
• What is he afraid of?
• What does he want most of all?
• What can this picture be called?
• If he could speak, what would he say?
• If this character were you, what would you think and feel in this guise?
• What colors and shapes are on this card? What feelings do they reflect?
• List all adjectives that are on this card?
• What details scare you? Why?
• What would you remove from this image? What does the metaphor of what is superfluous say?
• What details do you like? What resource might they reflect?
• What associations do you have with this image?
• How is what is depicted on the card related to you and your request?
• What is the main focus of this card?
• What is happening beyond this card?
• What needs to happen for this image to become harmonious?
• What message does the card carry for you?
• What is important to pay attention to?
• How can this understanding help you?
• What are you ready to do?

If working with ready-made techniques does not yield results using the card, then you can apply one or several questions from the list to reveal it.
If these same questions are used all together while working with one card – they will function as a large comprehensive technique.
Possibilities for work - with adults and children.
This tool is intended for:
psychologists, psychotherapists, specialists in other helping professions, facilitators of psychological and transformational games, specialists working with metaphorical associative cards, individuals engaged in self-discovery and self-development.

Author: Mikhail Lurko 

Cards: 70+ instructions