Systemic constellations
Making the invisible visible: discover new possibilities of connection in families and organizations.
What are systemic constellations?
Systemic Constellations, originally developed by Bert Hellinger, are a method for exploring the often-unconscious dynamics that shape relationships within families, organizations, and other social systems. This approach is based on the understanding that systems - whether a family, a team, or an organization - function according to a few natural principles. When these principles are significantly disrupted, the effects can ripple throughout the system, even across generations.
The key principles that guide healthy systems are:
Belonging
Everyone in the system has equal rights to belong.
Order
Each member has a rightful place within the system.
Balance of giving and receiving
Relationships thrive when there is a balanced flow of “give” and “take”.
How do systemic constellations work?
Every member of a system holds an inner image of the system - a largely unconscious representation of how relationships, roles, and dynamics function within the that respective system. These images are often shaped by collective patterns, unspoken rules, and past experiences.
Systemic Constellations make these inner images visible. By externalizing the inner image of the system in a constellation, individuals and groups can recognize patterns, understand the forces shaping their relationships, and begin relating differently to themselves, each other, and the system as a whole. In turn, this opens up space for new possibilities of connection and collaboration.
How do they take place?
In practice, a constellation can take place either in a group setting, where participants step into the roles of family or organizational members, or in an individual setting, where objects represent certain members or roles. Through verbal and non-verbal information - such as distance, proximity, orientation, and subtle gestures - as well as the felt sense of the field that emerges as the constellation unfolds, relationships, patterns, and dynamics between members become apparent.
With the guidance of the facilitator, as these dynamics and sources of conflict reveal themselves, they can be rebalanced through respectful interventions - such as restoring someone’s rightful place, repairing disruptions in the flow of giving and receiving, or re-establishing order - allowing the system to move toward greater clarity, harmony, and flow.
Systemic Constellations do not aim to “fix” or change the past. Instead, they create space for what has been disrupted or misunderstood to be seen and approached differently, opening the door to new possibilities.
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