Espiritualidade, educação e juventudes : uma emergência simbólica a partir dos sonhos e da argila.

Abstract

The present research had the general objective of understanding spirituality as an experience in the lives of young people. It also intended to weave a qualitative methodological path with a comprehensive, symbolic, and phenomenological approach. Thus, based on this approach, a practical action was carried out with a group of young people, called "Tents of Spirituality". The action consisted of online meetings through the Microsoft Teams platform, in workshop format, with young people between 18 and 25 years old, from the group United for Happiness, sharing values, love and commitment, from the Marist Youth Ministry of a school in Novo Hamburgo. The theme, during the meetings, was instigated through texts, conversations, clay works, and drawings. The theoretical referential is constituted by the work of thinkers such as Carl Gustav Jung, Leonardo Boff, Tolentino Mendonça, Marie Louise Von Franz and Rudolf Otto, among others. The results obtained consist of what was reflected, from the meetings, about themes such as: the oneiric dimension, the sharing of life, and the perception of how important it is to talk about spirituality. The final proposal was the creation of a clay piece by the participants. This research is justified by the need to enter the fields of spirituality, education, and youth with the purpose of delving into the experiences and understandings that young people have about spirituality.