I have just finished reading an article in The Knowing Field magazine about pets representing missing family members in family constellations.  This is something that has come up from time to time in individual and group constellations that I have facilitated where an individual has displayed a great attachment to a pet and often ‘sees’ the pet before other members of their family, focusing on the family cat for example and being oblivious to a child or partner. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes we go through phases in our life where we feel lost. Our sense of belonging disappears and instead is replaced by uncertainty about who we are, where we belong and the path ahead. What if these feelings we are experiencing are not ours alone? What if we are following the fate of those that have gone before us? The following is an example of an ancestral pattern and family constellations session that explores an individual’s struggle with his sense of self. I have not gone in to full detail or outlined every aspect of the session; instead I have offered some observations of the patterns uncovered and the resolutions that came to light. Read the rest of this entry »

The spinal column and the psychic-energetic column it is purported to hold has many myths and traditions surrounding it from karmic encoded DNA to Kundalini energy. The philosophical explanation of karma can differ slightly between traditions, but the general concept is basically the same, through the law of karma, the effects of all deeds actively create our past, present and future, making us responsible for our own life, as well as all that it brings to both ourselves and others. Read the rest of this entry »

Why do some people succeed where others fail? What makes someone a star? Is there such a thing as the X-factor?When we look to celebrities we don’t necessarily see them as they actually are never mind who their families/ancestors are or what their life has been like. But who are families are or were has a huge influence on the choices we make in our life and how successful we are in that life. Fame and fortune destined by the stars? No? Let’s look at the family tree instead… Read the rest of this entry »

Trust within relationships is sacred.  When it is broken the dynamics of a relationship are changed forever. Looking in from the outside, we can be quick to judge betrayals of trust, and lay the blame at the feet of the cheater, while viewing the spouse as an innocent victim. Perhaps we wonder what happened within the relationship to make the cheater behave in such a way. Read the rest of this entry »

How would you define today’s modern family? If you think of a definition of the modern family you would perhaps instinctively include a Mother but would you also instinctively include a Father? Read the rest of this entry »