ABSTRACT
Otherworldliness is not often explored in therapeutic work. Rather there seems to be more of an emphasis on ‘worldliness’. Worldliness is supposed to be a sign of maturity, having one’s feet on the ground and imagination in check! This chapter focuses on the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which has a central focus on journeys to other worlds, whether it is the dangerous and magical world of the forest or the trance states brought on by magic potions. The forest is a place where everything is turned upside down! In this chapter I relate this to my work with the Tamiar people I lived with in the forests of Malaysia.
