Really interested in your comments Dan, I studied Feng Shui and when I came to
constellation work it seemed like the most natural progression from the work I
had been doing with dowsing, siting spaces for ancestors etc.,
The thing for me, is that constellations do not just deal with the dead, we
also get messages from the living .... and from ourselves.. "thank you for
letting me see myself" a participant told his representative at an event I was
at last week. How does that happen? - And how do we represent parts of
ourselves or those still living that we don't yet recognise? That can't be
spiritualism, it has to be something different - family soul as Hellinger puts
it. For me, I fascinated by the process and the ripples in the pond it creates.
Though I do have another question.... in Feng Shui and chinese culture, people
spend a lot of time making sure the ancestors do not get angry, we also ensure
we do not stir up negative portents. Similarly when I dowse, I have to protect
myself against entities that can feed on negative "energies". Spiritualists
also talk about how people who are awakening need to protect themselves from
negative spirits....So I do worry, how can we be sure that the group can
protect itself from this stuff. I have witnessed representations of great
darkness who cannot own any of it - how can the representative be sure to clear
themselves of this before entering the real world again? Presumably we do not
want to take any of the negative stuff back out of the circle.
I did a constellation last July, where I represented something quite dark and
unpleasant, it took me a while to shake it out of myself that day. Often after
doing the work I feel in something of a dream state for a few days after. The
following day, I had to go to work, where I had a shockingly unpleasant day,
culminating in my leaving my job.....I really did need to leave the job, it was
serving me financially, but not in any other way, however I had not intended to
leave quite so suddenly and dramatically. I do wonder whether the dramatic
turn of events was down to some connection with the energy of the constellation
in which I represented. - Not a lot was resolved in that constellation, it felt
like the first step in discovery for the person who brought the issue.
I hope this makes sense and look forward to any comments.