Alchemy of the Tale. How the Tale Works in the Human Psychosphere

Tatyana Zinkevich-Evstigneeva — Ph.D, author of the Comprehensive Fairy Tale Therapy method, president of the International Union of Fairy Tale Therapists. The author of this book has studied the fairy tales of different nations for many years and combined this with the analysis of life stories, which allowed for the establishment of patterns in the development of fairy tale plots. Fairy tale plots describe a variety of life situations, ways to overcome difficulties; they contain the experience of mistakes made and corrected by the heroes of the tales. The fairy tale conveys the richest experience of generations and forms the foundation of resilience in life. All fairy tale heritage is meant to make a person stronger in spirit. In our "information" age, a good fairy tale becomes a real medicine for the human soul. Inside: • the basics of fairy tale therapy and fairy tale creation; • how to engage children with fairy tales; • the types of fairy tales; • the purpose of writing your own fairy tales; • how to read fairy tales. A fairy tale is the breath of the Universe in each of us.