23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

Indonesia at that time instead of staying with her father.
Six months after the father's death, Mary developed the
first symptoms of the disease - weakness in the muscles
of the legs. She attempted many cures in Indonesia
including acupuncture, herbal remedies and spiritual
laying on of hands.
The first G. I.M. session was given in July 1990. At this
stage both legs were weak and she crawled on all fours,
dragging her legs behind her. She denied that she had
the symptoms of Motor Neurone Disease, and in fact
the medical tests had not shown positive either. In the
first session her imagery showed repeated frustration
with mobility. She was on a path, but the roots of the
trees blocked her walking. She began to climb a
staircase inside a large house. The staircase kept
elongating so that she could not get to the top. Later in
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the session she was confronted by two large mountains
and there was no path around them.
Her imagery in session 1 also depicted many
disappointments. The large house she was in was
desolate there was no-one inside. When she finally
reached the top of the staircase, she stepped onto a
mountain which was desolate, and then it deflated.
Foliowing the session Mary indicated that she wanted to
work on several issues - unresolved grief for her father,
and "loss of productivity" in her work in Indonesia.
In the second session to the music of Ravel's
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, she explored a river.
The water was a murky brown, and the mud came half
way up her legs. Later, she was walking in a stream, but
the river (of life) dries up and she is left in sand
(insecure). She then explores a forest where the trees