Thank you all for these lovely responses.
Your email, Chuck, reminds me to be present to my own discomfort around
things being unsettled. What a terrific reminder!
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, 'Chuck Cogliandro' chuck@xxxxxxxxxxx
[ConstellationTalk] <ConstellationTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The inner healing movements of a constellation are medicine for
the soul, for both the person setting up the constellation as well as the
ancestral family spirits, and the representatives. The movement comes
about because the soul is ready to transform/release the images held in the
unconscious to new forms that are more healthy, that allow for more
vitality, clarity and creativity. Sometimes the images have been held
for much of the time the person has lived, and were created in the family
lineage generations before that. Therefore, this is a very deep dramatic
change on the *timeless* level of the soul- a dimension with very
different parameters than normal, rational, waking consciousness. At the
end of the constellation, if the client has dropped in deeply to the field
and connected to the family soul, a portal has opened and both these
dimensions are present together- the timeless shamanic depth of soul and
the linear, mental level- and there can be confusion, disconnect, a feeling
of strangeness.
Our teachers, Peter and Jamy Faust, call the
post-constellation sensation "the snow globe effect"- the feeling that the
globe has been shaken, the scene inside is still the same, but there is a
lot of snow flying around and it takes a while for it to settle down again
so the scene can be clearly visible. It takes more courage and strength to
remain in this unsettled state of being, but it allows the soul medicine to
work. Not talking, not moving into the thinking mind- which is where
language and definition arise- supports the medicine working longer. We
don't call it a rule or hold it as a restriction in our groups but we
suggest, based on our experience, that participants don't talk about their
constellation for three days for the above reasons. They can meditate and
journal on it and we encourage that, but we caution that speaking about it
too soon can dissipate the soul medicine prematurely. After three days
they can talk about it with whoever they choose.
We also very clearly say to all, that this is the end of the
constellation, we don't add anything to it, and we respect the healing
space of the client and we ask representatives to not tell the client of
their own experiences or ask the client any questions. If the client is in
confusion or great uncertainty either my wife or I are happy to sit quietly
with them if there is a short break and listen and give support and
guidance, but we try not to move the client into analysis or figuring
anything out. The reverential space and the mystery are powerful supports
for creating opportunity for change and new images to move in.
peace,
Chuck
Chuck Cogliandro
Family Constellations Facilitator
Brennan Healing Science Practitioner
Kumandi Drums & Healing
404-966-5800
www.kumandi.com
