On the issue of problems within a relationship, the term one increasingly comes across is “family constellations”. What happens in a family constellation workshop, how does it work and has its effect been proven?

Family constellation work, a method developed by Bert Hellinger, is now also offered by countless other practitioners, among them psychologists, psychotherapists and naturopaths. A typical session runs like this: from the assembled group of people - not necessarily known to her/him - the client chooses representatives for her/his father, mother, siblings, and other family members, if appropriate. Then s/he places these people intuitively within the room in the “correct” position.

The family members so constellated – from this comes the term “family constellations” – now begin to express their feelings. This way a “family soul” is created. Participants report that the constellated people inexplicably assume the feelings and mannerisms of the real family members, supposedly by empathising with the social situation. Unhealthy “entanglements” with ancestors and relatives, and healing “solutions for the souls” of the children should now come to light and, with the guidance of the therapist, alleviating and clarifying attitudes and positions can be worked out.

How does it work? The assumption is that the client already knows the answer to her/his conflict and problems, but through the constellation work they can emerge from the unconscious and be brought to the surface, to consciousness.

The method is controversial, but there are certainly reports of success; the professional approach of the therapist is of decisive importance.

Created: 10:57 AM | Author: Jörg Dahlmann | Category: Astrology  |  Comments [0]

"So-called lucky numbers appear in some magazine horoscopes: how are these worked out and should I use them when playing lottery?" - a question by Josephine D. from Wakefield

Every astrology column writer has their own method of calculating these numbers. There are rumours that the trainee sits and writes down whatever numbers come into his or her head. In any case, using lucky numbers for playing lottery makes no sense. Because these magazine horoscope numbers are distributed in enormous print runs throughout the population they can’t be taken seriously as lucky numbers. The fact is: if these numbers really were drawn in the lottery, so many other people who believe in lucky numbers would have also ticked them that you would be sharing your winnings with them all and your lottery winnings would be abysmal. 

Created: 10:09 AM | Author: Questico editorial staff | Category: Astrology  |  Comments [0]