Car Cigarette Lighter (Secret Container)

Car Cigarette Lighter with Secret Compartment – Sandtray Miniature

This car cigarette lighter miniature functions as both a simple symbolic object and a hidden container, offering multiple layers of meaning in the sandtray. Clients may use it to represent a spark—hope, warmth, energy, ignition, or the beginning of change. It can symbolize inner fire, motivation, survival, or the ability to create light in dark or difficult places.

At the same time, it may reflect the beginning of destruction or harm, including themes of addiction, danger, self-destructive behaviors, impulsivity, or consequences that arise from unchecked fire or heat. The secret compartment adds an additional layer, inviting exploration of hidden struggles, concealed coping strategies, or things kept private or protected.

This miniature encourages exploration of duality: creation and destruction, visibility and secrecy, control and loss of control—making it a powerful tool for processing risk, resilience, and choice.

Size: 1 1/2 inches long