Systemic structural constellationsare initially based on family therapy and involve working at the systemic level. Considering constellations as a short-term therapy, it is helpful to talk about what goes into the basis of structured work within the method of constellations according to B. Hellinger.

Structural constellations basically involve working with several layers at the same time: family context (parents, children, partners), working with symptoms (diseases and psychosomatics), working with trauma, unedited feelings (resentment, guilt), themes from the past, unfinished relationships of previous partners, figures of ancestors and recurring events.

In one structural arrangement, it is possible to practice several contexts. For example, illness of a child or one of the family members. There is often more behind the symptom than a relationship at the level of one family system, usually several generations at the level of the genus. And if in the family constellation we are looking for a specific person and introduce him into the constellation, in structural work you can put figures of the kind. Or put the symptom itself, layering and find a positive intention or resource.

Structural constellation makes it possible to see the reason in the layering of several generations, and then the events of the past are built on the basis of 4-7 generations, is the starting point and the cause of this symptom.

You can go back to a past experience, find a figure without naming a name with which this topic is associated, at the same time establish order, return everything to its place. Give back what is taken over, and leave only yours for yourself. This makes it possible to live your life and relieve the burden transmitted by the system.

Figures help to reproduce events and see where the symptom comes from, where there are violations of connections or systems.

Relief arises when a path to a solution is found. Or, for example, the same thing happens (repeating destinies)from generation to generation, which is difficult to change through other therapies. Various kinds of interweaving, transfer of feelings are also resolved through the arrangement. Because of the love for their ancestors, descendants often carry something heavy, which may not apply to them at all.

Systemic structural constellation can overcome the consequences of curses: disease and suffering of the race, infertility, celibacy, much more - that can be solved through constellation. Stefan Hausner, in his book on systemic constellation work with disease symptoms, quotes a Masai saying: "The curse is the weapon of the weak." Indeed, our entire world is so densely permeated with lines of interconnection that to consider ourselves independent and invulnerable is, to say the least, shortsighted. Everything is much more complicated. It is irresponsible to offend other people, and hoping for impunity is simply stupid. The experience of constellation work proves this very eloquently.

Structural constellation also helps you deal with what is impossible: the beliefs that have been held for generations. And the person who came to the constellation simply does not believe that it could be different in his life. And then it helps miracle.

Also, the structural arrangement works with various kinds of elements and elements, they are connected additional resources of peace and energy.

For example, a person is tense or feels powerless, and then the element of water can be put as a resource as a relaxing element or the element of the earth, as a resource of the forces of nature.

The possibilities of structural arrangement are different and interesting in their manifestation. Through the structural arrangement, you can interact with the internal parts, find yourself and assemble into a coherent system. See and arrange the structure of the organization, business.

Arrangement of fairy tales and dreamsis also part of the system of structural constellations, for example, the client wants to deal with a recurring dream or state in life. It is through structural constellations that it is possible to solve this topic.

And the most interesting thing is that you can come to structural constellations with a hidden topic, which is sometimes important for the client himself or his problem.

Structural arrangements in space this method are unique and carry relief, at different levels of life including not only family systems, but other aspects as well. There is always an opportunity to come and participate, to feel the work of the constellation and the constellator himself in a group or in an individual setting. Come, it will be interesting, there will be an opportunity to see what remained a mystery to you before today or make your own arrangement and find a solution.

With what you can come to the constellation:

* Search for the causes of conflicts and ways to resolve them

* Relationship between parents and children, parenting acceptance.

* Foster children and children from different partners

* Work with feelings (anxiety, guilt, resentment, anger, fear, etc.)

* Target setting,

* Arrangement of a miracle,

Structural constellations- one of the varieties of the method of system (family) constellations. Structural constellations emerged in the 80s of the XX century. The founders of structural constellations are considered to be Matthias Vargu von Kibeda and AND nze Sparrer... They based their method on the philosophical ideas of postmodernism, the theory of "universal grammar" and some principles of short-term solution-oriented therapy.

Bert Hellinger himself does not practice structural constellations, i.e. in the strict sense of the word, this kind of constellations cannot be called "Hellinger constellations".

The main the difference between structural constellations and classic family following. If in family constellations it is customary to present any client's problem through the interaction of his family members, then in structural constellations the problem is described "directly", i.e. from the description given by the client, the elements are highlighted and the logically consistent interaction between them is determined.

The ability to solve specific practical problems as stated by the client without going into the context of the family is an advantage of structural constellations. In particular, this makes structural constellations popular in the business environment for solving problems related to the work of organizations.

The logical consistency and greater controllability of structural constellations makes them also popular with clients, psychotherapists and counselors who are not ready to deal with the unpredictability of classical family and especially spiritual systemic constellations... Structural constellations are also effective in individual work (without a group), where the constellator does not have additional information from the deputies, and can help himself by analyzing the constellation for completeness and consistency, logically finding the missing elements.

There are dozens of popular and effective constellation structures available, plus each constellator can creatively create structures for specific client stories.

In general, structures can be divided into two main groups:

• Internal structures.

These structures describe the inner world of a person and, as a rule, they are developed in other methods of psychotherapy. For example, the popular division inner peace to the "inner parent", " inner child"and" inner adult "(this separation comes from transactional analysis). Often the client himself describes his state as a structure, for example:"One part of me is afraid, and the other part overcomes fear."

Another popular variation on internal structure is "fitting state". For example, "I, when I get divorced" and "I, if I stay married." These elements can then be added to “what will help me if I get divorced” (several factors) or “what is valuable to me in marriage” (also several factors). The client, thus, can see a picture of her inner world and make a more informed decision about what to do in a pre-divorce situation.

Internal structures are especially effective in analyzing relationships, both personal and professional, with different sides and in different contexts. To the initial configuration, factors are then added that help, that hinder, and other elements that make it possible to obtain in-depth analysis and a plan of action to remedy the situation.

• External structuresdescribe human interaction with the outside world.

One of the most popular external structures is target setting... In such an arrangement, the factor of choice, the goal and many more factors of the analysis of the achievement of the goal are put. For example, in SWOT analysis they put weak sides any project, strengths, potential opportunities and potential threats.

Individual structures are created by the arranger together with the client, as a result of their dialogue, and can contain elements of both internal and external structures.

IN classic version structural constellations do not translate into a family context. However, this can either happen spontaneously (for example, the figure "interfering with the goal" suddenly turns into a person, and in this person the client identifies a family member), or such a transition can be initiated by a mixed style constellator. In this case, the constellator asks the client for consent to move the work into the family constellation area.

IN recent times structural constellations began to develop, based on well-known large structures, usually from esotericism and spiritual practice. For example, these can be Tarot arcana, Kabbalistic Sefirot, or astrological houses. In the case of such constellations, the client's situation is described not as the client himself gives it, but as it is "customary" to describe life situations in these large symbolic systems. Such work already goes far beyond the classical structural constellations of von Kibed and further beyond the framework of constellations as a method of psychotherapy.

Family Constellation Practice. System solutions according to Bert Hellinger Weber Gunthard

From family constellation to systemic structural constellation. Inza Sparrer and Matthias Varga von Kibed

From family constellation to systemic structural constellation.

Inza Sparrer and Matthias Varga von Kibed

1. Basic ideas of the systemic structural arrangement

Systemic work by the method of structural constellation is based on the family constellation according to Bert Hellinger. It represents the extension of the method of arranging the family system to other contexts. The main idea of \u200b\u200bthe method of systemic structural constellations is the assumption that, by analogy with family structures, we form internal models of other systems that are important to us. This assumption leads to the search for an adequate transfer of the principles of family constellation (SMR) to other systemic contexts. At the same time, the principles of belonging, temporal hierarchy and priority of more than high level participation is also important in a non-family context, albeit in a slightly more abstract form.

For other contexts, the first thing to find out is the following:

a) who logs on to the system;

b) what does exclusion mean in the new system;

c) in what form for which parts new system there is a temporary hierarchy;

d) what does participation mean in this context;

e) what other specific patterns are inherent in the corresponding context.

With the help of a systemic structural arrangement, we are trying to give such a general framework for the syntactic and semantic patterns of the systemic one. This metamodel of constellation work makes it possible to change different contexts. At the same time, the base, as a system level, where we have the main personal experience, forms a family system (in a generalized sense). Systems in other contexts can be viewed as parallel levels that resonate with her and with each other.

Thus, one form of placement can be changed to another. At the same time, we ask the performers of the roles to report their bodily sensations in the first place. Such a course of action makes it possible to clarify the models of the presented structures (problems, situations of solution, etc.) with a minimum share of interpretations on the part of deputies. In this case, the representing group itself acts as a perceptive organism, observing and displaying the presented system. The solutions found in this way can be transferred from one context to another. We can choose the structural level of the constellation so that it most closely matches the context in which customers call their request. This allows us not to deviate from the language and worldview of the clients (lightweight pacing).

The method of systemic structural arrangement, in our opinion, can be considered as the practice of the metamodel different forms systemic constellation work. As a result of a systematic consideration of the transitions between constellations and existing problems, psychosomatic processes and family structures become available. common features different systemic levels, which allow to come to a more general understanding of the principles of systemic therapy and help to clarify the relationship of the systemic form to other forms of therapy. In our experience, higher-level procedural models, which become visible due to the transfer of one type of systemic arrangement to another, are often impossible to isolate from each type separately.

2. Types of systemic structural constellations

In problem constellations (RP) it comes about the arrangement of the structure, in which the desired goal has not yet been achieved. The structure of the problem is characterized by the fact that goals must be achieved, the path to which is blocked by obstacles. The desire to overcome obstacles is the impetus for change. In the RP, the structural aspects of the problem (focus, goal, one to three obstacles, one or two unused resources, (latent) benefit and future task) are placed, which are then translated into an image-solution that integrates all parts by means of rearrangements and the work of the process. During the deployment, there is a hidden process of reinterpretation, when all previously problematic parts, for example, obstacles, acquire the meaning of productive aspects ("protective dams" or "helpers"). The PR shows how change occurs in general, while the tetralemmal work (see below) explains how the existing motive gives the differences the opportunity to act. As an example of a frequently encountered pattern in the change of the structural level to the image of the family, we can mention the tendency of analogy of goal and loyalty to parents, as well as future tasks and loyalty to grandparents.

In body constellations (RT), body parts, organs, functional circles and external aids and influences (e.g. medications, drugs, stress external environment and etc.). In the first image of the arrangement, the relationship of the separated parts to each other is manifested and, in turn, show what needs to be changed. So, for example, it becomes clear which organs of the body need more "contact", how the medicine interferes with the structure of relationships, how and where it can be most effective, when and in what form what external influences arise and, finally, how to soften or remove adverse effects. In these constellations, there is often a change from the structural level to the family constellation.

Another type of RT is the placement of medical body models. Here, in contrast to the usual arrangement of the body, a closed system appears before us. So, when in the arrangement of functional circles we work with five functional circles of FCM, the choice of components and their completeness is clearly defined, while in a conventional RT, the choice of parts naturally varies. RT is related to homeopathic systemic constellations and the constellations of images of medicines and patient's symptom systems contained in them.

The constellations of the texture of language structures (RFYL) combine the elements of heliotherapeutic metaphorical work with the constellation method. The central phrases from the description of the problem or the key lines of favorite fairy tales or songs are analyzed from a linguistic point of view and presented with the help of the performers. Here, too, there is often a rapid transition to problem and family structures. We see RP as a suitable deep structure for understanding RFNF; the structure of the RP provides a matrix for the formation of hypotheses about which part of the placed phrase to which partial aspect of the problem should be attributed. In addition, in this way, one can notice the absence of relevant partial aspects in the RFNF, and most often the crossed out part of the RFNF (if we consider the RGT as a deep structure of the RFNF) is the hidden benefit (underlying the RP). Therefore, in the process of rearrangement, we often add this part, calling it, for example, "that which was forgotten in this case."

Tetralemmal work (TLR) serves to detect unnoticed and at the linguistic level often practically inaccessible alternatives, obscured problem contexts and excluded possibilities of combining opposites in situations of dilemma Tetralemmal constellations work with a structure from Indian logic - tetralemma (Sanskrit: catuskoti) and its extension in Buddhist logic (negative tetralemma, the so-called four-fold negation of Madhyarrukas). At the same time, internal processes are externalized and (in a careful form of "future pacing") that the client previously went through in the presence of a dilemma. Both sides of the dilemma ("one", "another ") And two other positions (" both "," neither one nor the other "), as well as the fifth" (not) -position "(" not all of this - and not even me ").

The substituents of the fifth aspect form "free elements", that is, they can change their position at their own discretion. This fifth aspect of situations of arbitrary decision indicates the incompleteness of higher insights and through its own application, that is, by the fact that he himself denies himself the nature of the final understanding, he prevents its dogmatizing use. This so-called negation of tetralemma leads to deeper principles of interrupting patterns and reveals connections with the methods of Ericksonian hypnotherapy.

What kind of therapeutic or cognitive benefit can be expected for the remaining positions? First, the TLR framework delegates the implicit assumption that every problematic decision situation leading to a position either / or insufficiently takes into account at least three relevant positions. In tetralemmal constellations, by establishing a proper connection of focus, that is, the client's perspective, with positions three to five, it is possible to make these positions bodily cognizable for clients.

The transition to "both" is, in our opinion, a form of internal reframing and serves to reveal one of the five types of unnoticed options for compatibility or a combination of both positions in the original dilemma. These five options are:

a) compromise (that is, for example, partial recognition of the correctness of each of the first two positions or their consideration in some specific ratio, as in the division of spheres of authority in a team);

b) iteration (that is, temporarily changing preference for a particular alternative, such as in the regulation of visits to children after divorce);

c) an imaginary contradiction (that is, the understanding that the alternatives of the first and second positions, considered until now as a dilemma, excluded each other not in fact, but only in our previous construction of reality; that is, for example, when something makes us become inoperative the assumption that loyalty to one parent is automatically a form of unfaithfulness to the other);

d) displacement of the thesis (that is, the transition from alternatives, which were previously considered as a dilemma, to another, related, but now more combining them with each other understanding, such as the recognition of the high price of a donated alternative as what makes the chosen alternative even more valuable This is in line with Hellinger's thesis of “letting the value of the unselected merge with the chosen”;

e) a paradoxical connection (that is, a form that allows two conflicting principles to remain in force at the same time, for example, when the requirements of the parental and the current family contradict each other and nevertheless both are preserved as fair due to the position of being ready to become guilty).

The transition from third position to fourth, that is, from “both” to “neither one nor the other” is a form of external reframing. Here the context of the dilemma, hitherto unnoticed or undetected, becomes clear; in this position, clients will learn how it came about that the dilemma could so dominate their gaze and powers.

According to the fourth position, we distinguish three types of processes:

a) circles of honor (to use the solution-oriented and therefore more appropriate definition of wasted relapse given by Gunter Schmidt),

b) displacement of symptoms and

c) creative steps.

In the case of the negative tetralemma, which we use for TLR, there is no absolutely correct or last position; it is a diagram of an infinite process of new development. Each of the five aspects, like a transition from a previously blocked situation, can represent a local resolving step, but each of these positions can also take on a pathogenic or frozen form. Then the negative tetralemma diagram is a kind of structure map internal processes clarification in the presence of opposites, which in a blocked situation always gives directions to find a suitable position for a solution-oriented change. (For TLR see: Vargav. Kibed 1995, 1997 and also Sparrer u. Kibed).

Since many dilemmas seem to be about the distribution of overt and covert loyalties to parents, there is often a natural shift towards understanding both first positions as parental representation; by analogy with this, with a successful transition to “both,” an analogy arises with the acceptance of both parents and thus with the parental family, and “neither one nor the other” thus turns into the current family. In the transition from TLR to RP in the fourth position, the unnoticed context of the dilemma often turns out to be an analogy with the latent benefit or future task of RP.

Only three substituents are required for the placement of the true topic (RPT) (with the proper forms of dissociation, it is relatively easy to integrate into an individual therapeutic context). This kind of arrangement can be understood as a partial arrangement of a tetralemma or problem; The basic idea is illustrated by the following schematic analogy:

RPT - Focus Official theme Genuine theme

TLR - Focus One Neither one nor the other

RP - Focus Purpose Future challenge or (latent) benefit

It often turns out that the official theme of the client is similar to open loyalty to parents, while the real theme is similar to rather latent loyalty to one of the parents (the structural level changes to CP!).

Constellations of Religious Polarities (RPDs) clarify the status of core beliefs and "belief systems" in relation to trauma-limited access to core religious positions. To do this, we use the division of basic beliefs into three polarities that has arisen in French religious philosophy - love, knowledge and duty (or order).

This form of constellation, as well as the transformation of essence (RTS is a form of constellation, developed by us on the basis of the method of transformation of essence into NLP, which goes back to S. and S. Andreae and significantly modified by Siegfried Essen), turns out to be especially suitable for moving from formulated in language to the pre-speech foundations of our positions, which are more accessible from bodily sensations.

In organizational constellations (OR) in the form of structural constellations we use, analogies with images of the family, PR, RRP and aspects of TLR are used for systemic consulting of enterprises and supervision. At the same time, with the help of deputies, both individuals and teams, project teams, hierarchical levels, as well as the values \u200b\u200band goals of the enterprise are represented.

Organizational constellations in a narrow sense, where partial aspects of an enterprise are presented, can provide indications of forgotten perspectives and systemic elements, stop misunderstandings of sequences and belonging, and show a lack of recognition of achievement and returns. The use of PR in working with organizations serves to find resources and integration, while TLR can be used here rather to resolve conflicts and find creative contextual conditions for new solutions. Finally, the ERP within the OR can serve to construct new ways of seeing for the firm and to break the blockades that have arisen from a problematic position in relation to the core values \u200b\u200bof the organization.

Organizational constellations are a special case of mixed symbolic constellations, which can be understood as a generalization of the connection of more abstract images of the family with aspects of RP, RFNF and TLR.

In the arrangement of character classes, instead of the client's theme, nine character classes are arranged according to Charles Sanders Pearce and then changed into an image-solution, where different signs are situated in good contact... This gives rise to interesting analogies between classes of signs, parts of a problem, and family structures.

Syllogistic constellations are based on the syllogistic square of Aristotelian logic, that is, in contrast to TLR, they use a standard logical base structure. They serve primarily to develop perceived access to positive and negative exceptions and generalizations.

The political constellations that have been used by Siegfried Essen since about 1990 have been used by us, for example, to consider the Yugoslav conflict (1994). These constellations are used in the socio-psychological and pedagogical spheres.

In supervisory constellations, an assistant therapist or counselor is used, whose vision of his client's request becomes the topic here. These constellations are looking for the proper position of the consultant in relation to the client's problem structure. The consultant himself is viewed in the constellation as a client.

In multi-perspective constellations, we use several "tricks"; so, for example, the family is placed simultaneously from the point of view of the child and one of the parents, or the problem is placed simultaneously from the point of view of two conflicting parties, for example, in the form of a synchronous double tetralemmal arrangement. There are similarities with the Paar-Parts-Party in the spirit of Virginia Satyr.

Decision setups, nine-field setups, and goal approximation setups combine constellation work methods with de Schaser's solution-oriented short-term therapy ideas.

Conflict constellations are based on the concept of constellations by misunderstanding, which we use to answer the question why in everyday life effects similar to constellations do not constantly occur. We answer this question in the following way: although such effects occur constantly, they, as a rule, are offset by the parallel occurrence and the absence of a single focus (“noises”). But sometimes the contextual conditions in ordinary life also force a person to be in the place of an important member of another system, which can lead to unexplained (for all involved persons) behavior of several people (and therefore, as a rule, quickly displaced). Then we call the arrangement of the conflict the deliberate reconstruction of the conditions of such arrangement by misunderstanding; this method is in such cases an effective means of conflict resolution.

Our concept of constellation by misunderstanding leads to a systemically modified understanding of projection: instead of "structure A is projected onto structure B," in accordance with this, it should be: "other, especially close people are drawn into empty spaces instead of important, often excluded persons of another system, who begin replace ".

In scenario constellations and creativity training with constellations, permutations are not primarily solution oriented. In much to a greater extent they are intended to show the many true complications of exposing the history or dynamics of conflict (cf. Varga v. Kibed, 1997b).

The particular advantage of working with systemic structural constellations is found in constellations with changes in structural levels. They have been explained above with many examples; the central idea here is that the similarities in the structures of relations in different systems allow a change in the intentional level of the values \u200b\u200bof representation (systemic resonance). So, for example, one can proceed from a problematic model of action and from there move on to the structure of psychosomatic symptoms or the parental family, or to give rise to analogies of professional and personal models of problems. This reveals many unnoticed ways to learn from oneself.

3. Interventions, systemic and human image

As forms of interventions within constellation work, we distinguish staged work (adding forgotten parts, changing the location of parts), diagnostic tests (rearrangements to clarify the destructive dynamics acting in the system) and the work of energy, information or process (strengthening connections between parts through touch or eye contact. ; work of sadness, return of adopted feelings, guilt or merit; ritual dialogue). It is necessary to clearly distinguish between the grammar of the steps of these forms of intervention (for more details about this, as well as about the listed forms of placement, see: Sparrer u. Varga v. Kibed, 1996, 1997). Hierarchy basic principles family constellations, the transfer of which to non-family contexts was discussed at first, is justified by considering the general systemic properties. Thus, the primacy of equal ownership ensures the existence of the system, since the exclusion makes the boundaries of the system unclear. By analogy with this, the priority of a later system over an earlier one guarantees the possibility of reproduction of this type of systems. Recognition of more high degree participation is important for ensuring the "immune forces" of the system in crisis conditions (cf. also Sparrer u. Varga v. Kibed, Sparrer, 1997a, Varga v. Kibed, 1997).

Hypnotherapeutic and systemic methods of various schools can be integrated into constellation work. In our opinion, the seemingly sharp division of various therapeutic schools, which call themselves systemic, can be overcome if, on the one hand, we try out expedient combinations of forms different schools and, on the other hand, to give a broader concept of the systemic instead of many incompatible characteristics. We propose to understand the systemic as a predicate of an aspect change; in accordance with this "systemic" should be called the transition to a position where a larger than before, the field of phenomena is explained by the features of the general dynamics of the system context, and not by the properties of the system's elements (cf. Varga v. Kibed, 1997a).

In addition to the requirements emanating from the knowledge of the family constellation, the systemic structural constellation also leads to a changed image of a person. She shows how the most different levels human experience and behavior can be understood in resonance with models family relationsbut also (beyond the family-centered perspective) how other kinds of relationship patterns can lead to resonances of this kind. In addition, it shows the way in which (in Buber's words) the unconscious is not in us, but between us. We view systemic structural constellations as an approach based on respectful treatment of systemic perception and understanding this type of perception as a reference to the unconscious between us.

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Structural constellations - one of the varieties of the method of system constellations. Structural constellations emerged in the 80s of the XX century. Matthias Varga von Kibeda and Inze Sparrer are considered to be the founders of structural constellations. They based their method on the philosophical ideas of postmodernism, the theory of "universal grammar" and some principles of short-term solution-oriented therapy.

Bert Hellinger himself does not practice structural constellations, i.e. in the strict sense of the word, this kind of constellations cannot be called "Hellinger constellations".

The main difference between structural constellations and classical family constellations is as follows. If in family constellations it is customary to present any client's problem through the interaction of his family members, then in structural constellations the problem is described "directly", i.e. from the description given by the client, the elements are highlighted and the logically consistent interaction between them is determined.

The ability to solve specific practical problems as stated by the client without going into the context of the family is an advantage of structural constellations. In particular, this makes structural constellations popular in the business environment for solving problems related to the work of organizations.

There are dozens of popular and effective constellation structures available, plus each constellator can creatively create structures for specific client stories.

In general, structures can be divided into two main groups: internal and external.

Internal structures.

These structures describe the inner world of a person and, as a rule, they are developed in other methods of psychotherapy. For example, the popular division of the inner world into "inner parent", "inner child" and "inner adult" (this division came from transactional analysis). Often, the client himself describes his condition as a structure, for example: "One part of me is afraid, and the other one overcomes fear."

Another popular variation on internal structure is "fitting state". For example, "I, when I get divorced" and "I, if I stay married." These elements can then be added to “what will help me if I get divorced” (several factors) or “what is valuable to me in marriage” (also several factors). The client, thus, can see a picture of her inner world and make a more informed decision about what to do in a pre-divorce situation.

Internal structures are especially effective in analyzing relationships, both personal and professional, from different angles and in different contexts. To the initial configuration, factors are then added that help, that hinder, and other elements that make it possible to obtain in-depth analysis and a plan of action to remedy the situation.

External structures describe human interaction with the outside world.

One of the most popular external structures is the goal setting. In this arrangement, the choice factor, the goal and many more factors in the analysis of goal achievement are put. For example, in a SWOT analysis, the weaknesses of a project, strengths, potential opportunities and potential threats are identified.

Individual structures are created by the arranger together with the client, as a result of their dialogue, and can contain elements of both internal and external structures.

In the classic version, structural constellations do not go into the family context. However, this can either happen spontaneously (for example, the figure "interfering with the goal" suddenly turns into a person, and in this person the client identifies a family member), or such a transition can be initiated by a mixed style constellator. In this case, the constellator asks the client for consent to move the work into the family constellation area.

Recently, structural constellations have begun to develop, based on well-known large structures, usually from esotericism and spiritual practice. For example, these can be Tarot arcana, Kabbalistic Sefirot, or astrological houses. In the case of such constellations, the client's situation is described not as the client himself gives it, but as it is "customary" to describe life situations in these large symbolic systems. Such work already goes far beyond the classical structural constellations of von Kibed and further beyond the framework of constellations as a method of psychotherapy.