This article will explore the archetype Father and the roles connected to that archetype. You will also learn about some basic dynamics found in the practice of Family Constellations and how Systemic Ritual can help to heal the wounds of a rejected father.
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Integrating Family Constellations and Shamanic Ritual ~ Austin, May 2025
Join us for a remarkable weekend seminar fusing the practice of Systemic Family Constellations with the grounding power of Shamanic Ritual, engaging the resources of our divine and blood ancestors – Austin – Texas.
Empower Yourself: Connecting with Strength-Giving Ancestors
This blog contains valuable insights into the influence of ancestral connections and the potential for healing through systemic ritual and family constellations. The blog highlights the impact of both empowering and distressing ancestral ties.
Soul loss and soul retrieval
In shamanistic traditions, it is stated that parts of the soul can separate from us and that this separation, this loss of soul parts, can be a cause of physical and mental illness.
The Wheel of the Souls
In the article “The Multiple Soul”, you have read that shamanistic traditions assume multiple souls. In my work, I distinguish the family soul, the tribal soul, the individual soul, and the universal soul. You can give the souls a place on the Wheel of the four directions, and the Wheel tells something about the development.Continue reading “The Wheel of the Souls”
Multiple souls
Photo:Design: Alma MekkingPaintings by: David Ridley Every culture and religion believes in a concept of the soul or whatever it is called. There is a belief that we are more than our body and that we also have a soul, which continues after the body’s death and returns to where it once came from.In shamanisticContinue reading “Multiple souls”
The four directions
The wheel of the four directions – also known as the Medicine Wheel – is a model from shamanic cultures. The wheel teaches you that there are always four perspectives from which you can look at things. The four views are derived from the four directions: North, East, South, West.
Collective Ancestors
In a narrow sense, our ancestors are our relatives with whom we have a blood relationship. In a broader sense, it also means joint relatives from earlier times, from which we descend collectively – as humanity, nation, community, population group.
In the article ‘Our ancestors, who are they?’ you can read about the Ancestors we have a blood relationship with. This article is about our collective ancestors.
Spirit Animal Helpers
I am fond of animals. Because I care for them, I don’t eat meat since I am 16 years old. Dairy I only take from biological farms (and yes, I know even that is not entirely fair). I really detest the way animals are treated in our society for human consumption, clothing or labour. IContinue reading “Spirit Animal Helpers”
Soul loss and soul retrieval
In shamanistic traditions, it is stated that parts of the soul can separate from us and that this separation, this loss of soul parts, can be a cause of physical and mental illness.
Systemic Ritual and Systemic Constellations 