What are Systemic Family & Ritual Constellations
- Ștefania Carmen Rusu
- Oct 4, 2024
- 4 min read
First of all I would like to bring to your attention the father of the therapeutic technique we are talking about, Bert Hellinger. In this way we honor the roots and give recognition to the creator who still watches over the phenomenological field as he called it and which is the space of the quantum field where all the information from the beginning of creation is stored and still alive.
This approach is based on the following theory: consciousness is organized systemically and , for this reason, hierarchically . Individual consciousness is interconnected and interdependent with the consciousness of the family to which we belong which in turn is interconnected and interdependent with the consciousness of the extended race and so on.
There are 3 essential laws, identified by Bert Hellinger, that must be respected by any system, be it individual or collective. They were called by BH the orders of Love:
The law of belonging - any individual element belongs to the collective family system and the exclusion or non-recognition of any individual leads to the imbalance of the system as a whole. Likewise, the law of belonging, which cannot be violated, obliges every element of the system to contribute to the destiny of the family system.
The law of order - life flows from large to small. Any individual element will obey its predecessors. This law is best understood through the healing sentence "You are big and I am small" usually said by the child to the parents or ancestors. This means that an individual's destiny is influenced by the destinies of his ancestors.
The law of balance - what I give, I take, and what I give, I receive. This law ensures the ecological flow of energy at the systemic level. If, say, a family member is killed then the system that took the life will pay in turn with life. Most of the time, these payments are transgenerational. What does this mean? This means that if an ancestor killed, a grandson even 7 generations later can pay. Also, this law ensures the perpetuation of the race and, implicitly, the creation - parents give life to children who, in turn, have the responsibility to pass on the gift and become parents. When there is a blockage in the transmission of genetic information further (fertility problems) the system draws attention to an imbalance of this law.
In addition to these laws, others are added, such as the Law of the right to one's own destiny, which says that any party has the right to be and has the freedom to decide its own destiny. This law stands to certify the natural tendency of any life form to seek the best living environments. This law is based on DESIRE which, in its essence, represents the transforming force of life. This law guides us when we seek any form of improvement in the quality of our life experience.
The first relationship that is imperative to look at when we start working is the relationship with the PARENTS. This is the most important triangulation that influences our destiny. Clearing the dynamics of relationships with our own parents to bring them fully into unconditional love is very important to our success in life. Here it is important to understand that our existence is due to the will and love of our parents. FATHER the bearer of the seed, the pillar that connects the sky with the earth and responsible for the seed's descent into materiality, meaning the MOTHER, the one who takes the seed from the FATHER, receives it, nourishes it, grows it and gives birth to it.
But what exactly happens when I go to a constellation session, be it individual or group?
The consciousness of each individual is connected, as I explained above, to the collective consciousness of the transgenerational line to which he belongs (lineage or extended family). During therapy sessions we access the space of collective consciousness and bring to the level of individual consciousness certain fragments or blocking emotional memories in order to review, recognize and approve what happened in the past and ask to be balanced, thus healing the part in pain and unblocking the flow vital energy.
For this we use representations: either with objects or with people when we work in groups. We do this to allow the surfaced fragment of consciousness to manifest the emotional memory recorded at the level of the extended system.

The facilitator, himself connected to the great systemic field, guides this process gently and impartially, holding the space for each individual. The facilitator will use certain phrases called healing sentences and rituals that will be offered to the representatives, these are intended to set stagnant energy in motion, bringing to consciousness the hidden dynamics underlying the problem.
Once the natural flow of this energy is restored, in love and acceptance, healing (emotional or physical) occurs and with it the joy of living. Like magic.
In short, each of us represents and carries within us the sum of the life experiences of our ancestors. By constellating a certain problem that we experience we can restore the order and balance of the flow of vital energy, thus healing inherited or borrowed sufferings on a transgenerational line.
One can constellate any relational dynamic even if the relationship is not an intra-human one. Why? Because every object is a form of creation and belongs to a system.
Constellations can be made with animals, with water, in nature, for companies and anything that belongs to the physical reality that we experience.
More about the therapeutic method here .
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