That’s the secret of this systemic dynamic. Change is constant; individual leaves wither and die, yet the tree remains. The tree also dies, yet the forest remains. Holding tight to withered leaves may soothe memory, but it doesn’t help the tree. So, too, members of families are born and die, and holding on to what was once good or bad inhibits the natural flow of life.”
Bert Hellinger, Love’s Hidden Symmetry, Chapter 4
No matter which direction you would like to specialize in as a constellations facilitator, a deep, foundational understanding of the roots of classical constellations is essential.
The seminal book “Love’s Hidden Symmetry”, which draws on various of Bert Hellinger’s lectures and constellations, lays bare Hellinger’s original philosophy and process and is still considered to be the primary text for Classical Constellations practitioners.
Essentials of Classical Constellations is a detailed, 12-module journey that reflects on and explains all the basic concepts you need in order to have a grounded understanding of this work, offering you the opportunity to nourish your own tree of knowledge in firm, nutritious soil and support your growth as a constellator.
An introduction to the course and the book with Tanja Meyburgh and Anel Hamersma
BONUS MODULE:
Systems Thinking and why it matters
Foreword and Introduction to Love’s Hidden Symmetry
Chapter 1 – Guilt, Innocence and the Limits of Conscience
The Phenomenology of Intimate Relationships: Personal conscience, guilt and innocence, the orders of love
Chapter 2 – The Foundation of Family
Love relationships; jealousy; abortion’ three-way relationships; artificial insemination; LGBTQ++
Chapter 3 – Parents and Children
Parentification; giving and taking what is harmful; systemic entanglements; taking life as it is from your parents; the mother
Chapter 4 – Conscience of the Family Group
Conscience, guilt, innocence and the gravity of belonging; precedence between different systems; identification
Chapter 5 – Love and the Greater Soul
How the orders of love differ in meta-systems; fate or the mystery behind the world; love and the Greater Soul
Chapter 6: The Therapeutic Posture
Seeing; partners in dialogue; beyond good and evil; respect; actions have consequences; the orders and principles of helping; nonaction; solutions rather than problems
Chapter 6: The Therapeutic Posture
Distinguishing different kinds of feelings; Working with facts rather than opinions; avoiding overinterpretation and inflated self-importance; Avoiding over-dramatization; giving up control
Chapter 7: Some Helpful Interventions
Setting up a constellation; the standard resolution constellation; guidelines for protagonists; healing sentences
Chapter 8: Specific Themes in Psychotherapy
Working with dreams; working with resistance; do you want triumph or success? The secret of the path; grief and separation
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