Hello Dan,
I feel angry to read what you have shared. A very personal and uncensored
response which might be construed disrespectful is: Why bother prove to the
science community that Constellation has ancestors in it that are important for
"clients'" identifying solutions to real problems. In other words, Of what use
is the approval of mainstream science for constellations work?
Lawrence Ngorora
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:16:02
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Subject: [ConstellationTalk] TED Talks, Rupert Sheldrake and Constellations
Hello Everyone -
For those who have not seen the news, a controversy erupted between the
organizers of TED Talks and Rupert Sheldrake. It has been active for about a
month and comes to a level of completion on 14 April with what is not being
called exTEDx West Hollywood.
It is relevant to the Constellations community because two essential
components of the Constellation process are rejected as illusory by the
mainstream of scientific psychology. The bedrock premise of modern
psychology is that consciousness is product of brain function. According to
this model, everything that can be thought, felt, conceived, or done by a
human being originates in the electrochemical operations of their brains.
Accepting this model as fact means that representatives in a Constellation
can only access information present in their own brain. They know nothing
and cannot possibly know anything about a stranger's family members.
Additionally, Hellinger's concepts of Conscience and Orders of Love, however
they are restated, are acquired cultural beliefs. A grandchild cannot be
entangled with the fate of a lost great-uncle whose existence is otherwise
unknown by living relatives.
Sheldrake's theory of Morphic resonance can account for the phenomena of
representative perception and systemic entanglement. Here is the link to his
talk on the subject which I turned into a YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JydjryhEl5o. ;
In December, Sheldrake gave a TEDx talk in London about his book Science Set
Free. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TerTgDEgUE.
As you can see from the YouTube title, TED censored the video and removed it
from its YouTube channel on the grounds that it promoted pseudoscience. That
is what ignited the controversy. The best summary with links to relevant
sites is Craig Weiler's blog. http://weilerpsiblog.wordpress.com/
In the fallout, TED escalated the controversy by withdrawing the license to
the TEDx West Hollywood event scheduled for 14 April and featuring Russell
Targ, Larry Dossey, Marianne Williamson and many others. Without the TED
license, the organizer, Suzanne Taylor, lost her venue. She has successfully
found a new venue and the event is occurring as planned.
I feel that the Constellations community is inside this debate. On a daily
basis, I perceive dimensions of consciousness that cannot be solely created
by my own brain. Just yesterday, I worked with a woman whose ancestors are
Chinese. What I felt, saw and heard is beyond anything I know based on
personal experience. Later in the day, when doing a Constellation for
another woman, I said, "There's a third child with these two. She's from a
previous generation." The woman I was working with knew of no other missing
children. Then, minutes later, she remembered her grandmother's deathbed
confession which confirmed my sense. That's just yesterday.
The consciousness = brain model is a major barrier to Constellations gaining
acceptance in mainstream medical and therapeutic settings. Franz Rupert's
response has been to delete the "spooky" elements, working only with the
client and the client's intention. He treats ancestors as mental
projections. This is effective in overcoming the barrier. I cannot adopt
this approach, because for me the ancestors are real and working with them
is the most important part of the Constellation.
The conclusion is I recommend members of our community watch the free live
stream of the 14 April West Hollywood event. Here is the link:
http://www.tedxwesthollywood.com/. If you are in the LA area, there are
still tickets available to attend in person.
Dan
Dan Booth Cohen, PhD
2013 US Systemic Constellations Conference, October 10-13, Seattle, WA
6th North American Systemic Constellations Intensive, July 31 - August 4,
2013, Farmington, CT
www.HiddenSolution.com
781-718-7158
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