It is
extremely effective to work with personal issues using constellations in a
group setting. To do so, the individual presents their issue and a desire to
understand or heal in some way, curiosity is not enough to promote movement
and resolution through this approach. When done in a private setting,
constellations are created through the use of colored mats, spirit
footprints or small figurines in place of representatives.
Phone
Constellations are another great way to work with a facilitator if travel to
an appointment or seminar is difficult. In this case clients work with
whatever objects they have at hand --- chess pieces, nail polish bottles,
sea shells, rocks, spice bottles and all sorts of small objects seem to work
well. Using post it notes or small pieces of paper with the names of the
people in the constellation is also very effective. Since the client is
infusing the energy of that person into the object, anything can be used to
represent a person or thing.
Over the
course of the last 10 years, we have witnessed the very profound healing
effect private constellations can have on clients. The facilitator and
client enter into a sacred meeting ground of personality and spirit. Within
that intimate space of a session, the client goes on a healing journey with
their constellation accompanied by the facilitator that in our experience
happens rarely when only in therapeutic dialog.
Couples,
Partners and other Relationships:
As the saying goes, "We bring our baggage with us into each new
relationship." The issues that arise in relationships are as diverse and
endless as relationships themselves. The Constellation Approach is useful
for couples trying to understand the hidden dynamics influencing them, and
is equally effective for individuals striving to understand why they have
difficulty starting or sustaining relationships. This work often covers
topics such as infertility, terminated pregnancy, sexuality, infidelity,
addiction, and previous relationships. Couples constellations can be done
within a seminar setting or privately.
In these
situations, conscious and unconscious generational entanglements preventing
true love from flowing freely have the opportunity to be revealed and
explored. By turning back and looking openly at the family or past
relationships, individuals begin understanding where they are still loyal to
others, harboring excess guilt, or carrying someone else's fate as if it’s
their own.
Constellations may be as simple as a placement of representatives for each
of the two persons involved, or may become as complex as including past
partners, children or parents of the couple. The spirit of the work is to
attempt to discover the entanglements that are preventing the couple, or the
individual, from moving into a fuller experience and expression of love. One
of the things that is extremely empowering for any relationship is when a
partner is witnessed by the other doing their personal constellation. The
best words we can use to describe the experience that one feels for the
other is usually respect, understanding and compassion -- what great things
to add to any relationship!
Constellations for:
Illness and
Disease
Work,
Career, Businesses & Organizations
Illness and Disease:
The intention of using the Constellation Approach when working with issues
of illness is not to cure the disease, but rather to try and understand the
hidden dynamics that may have lead to or contributed to the condition. The
act of uncovering these dynamics may in itself add to the individual's
healing process, as setting up a constellation is an attempt to release the
source points or possible factors playing a role in the dis-ease. At other
times working with disease and even the possibility of a terminal situation,
constellations are very effective in helping a person come to accept what
they do not have the power to change. We regard physical and mental
illnesses with utmost respect because the meaning of the condition on a
person’s soul may be the polar opposite to what our personalities or society
says about the condition.
Constellations for illness and disease can be done within a seminar setting
or privately. Similar to other types of constellations, these sessions try
to bring to the surface unconscious themes, helping the client learn an
underlying truth and then allowing the energy in the constellation to find
its balance point. This truth-finding and rebalancing may then help the
client shift their relationship to the illness. Since it is our unconscious
that has the most profound effect on the experience of illness, it can be
expected that when consciousness is clarified, the perception of discomfort
begins to shift and it is possible that the symptoms themselves can change.
One way constellations seem to consistently help people with their
relationship to illness is by strengthening their connection to their family
soul.
Work,
Career, Businesses and Organizations:
Managers, CEOs and family businesses trying to gain a better understanding
of workplace dynamics have used organizational constellations in Europe for
over fifteen years. Addressing workplace issues requires an approach
consistent with those used in the other areas. The facilitator asks the
client what the primary issue is, and then to identify the important people
surrounding it. Using representatives, strengths and weaknesses of various
departments and/or employees are brought to light. The insights and
understanding of the hidden dynamics come to the surface as the feelings -
as well as the comfortable and uncomfortable positions - are found for the
representatives. In the process, the client begins to see their part in the
situation with more clarity and the factors contributing to the issue are
highlighted. Like family constellation it is difficult to have the actual
people of the organization in the constellation. It is just too vulnerable
and the patterns are too entrenched in the personalities of the individuals
for them to be objective. However, having strangers as representatives
allows for illumination without anyone being singled out. Everyone is taking
an equal risk in allowing themselves to be represented.
Constellations are very helpful for people trying to determine direction in
regards to career, employment and their true feelings about their work
situation. A person’s way of paying for or not paying for their way in life
often has direct links to their family of origin.
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