Books

This list represents an essential selection of books commonly available for readers in English, and is a good place to start learning more about Systemic Constellation work.  Check websites of publsihers Carl-Auer and Zeig, Tucker & Theisen (links below) for a complete list.

NEW!   Messengers of Healing, (2005).  Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc.

Edited by Suzi Tucker and J. Edward Lynch.

U.S. authors explore a variety of topics in the field.  Two articles by Jane Peterson of the Human Systems Institute are included.

 

Love's Hidden Symmetry, Bert Hellinger, Hunter Beaumont, Gunthard Weber, (1998), Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc. Recommended.
This is the "bible" of Family Constellation work and contains a detailed description of the principles underlying Bert Hellinger's work.

Acknowledging What Is, Interviews of Bert Hellinger by Gabriele ten Hoevel, (1999). 162 pp. Zeig, Tucker & Co. Brief introduction to topics related to Hellinger's approach.

Love's Own Truth, Bert Hellinger, (2001). Zeig, Tucker & Co.

Excerpts from workshop.  Excellent examples of Hellinger's working methods and basic principles.

Additional English titles are available from Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Inc.

Carl-Auer Verlag has a large number of new books in English by various authors including Bert Hellinger, Bertold Ulsamer, Marianne Franke-Grischke, Ursula Franke, and others.

Highly recommended.

Touching Love, Vols. 1 & 2, Bert Hellinger.  Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag. Transcripts of workshops. Helpful if you have not seen the work and want to get an idea of what happens in workshops

The Ancestor Syndrome, Dr. Anne Ancelin Schuetzenberger, (1998). 202 pp. Routledge.
Dr. Schuetzenberger's work looks at trans-generational patterns in family systems using geneo-sociograms.  Case studies support Hellinger's assertions about trans-generational family patterns.

THE KNOWING FIELD, was the Systemic Solutions Bulletin. Recommended.
Annual journal in English.  Contemporary reports from those doing the work, articles by Bert Hellinger and others.  Since 2001.
Editor, Barbara Morgan.  Subscribe.

AMAZON.COM BOOK REVIEWS:

If you come across a particularly accrimonious review of one of Bert Hellinger's books, please note that most practitioners of the work do not agree with the unsupported assertions made in these reviews.  It is a free country and you as the reader must verify whether the claims made by book reviewers are valid or not.   If you have questions about a particular book, please feel free to contact us at the Institute, or discuss the work and books in question with local practitioners in your area. 

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