Color and ribbon as role marker

Some Constellators —it's not a universal convention but it is frequent in specific schools— use **colored ribbons or scarves** during the group constellation to identify specific roles or systemic states of the represented member. It is an optional tool that adds a visual dimension to the work.

**More frequent conventions** (without official standardization; they vary by school):

**Red**: victims of violence, women in mourning, members wounded by the system. Also vital energy or matrilineal menstrual blood.

**Black**: excluded from the clan, family secrets, members who died prematurely without grief processing.

**White**: honored dead, peaceful ancestors, ancestors who 'rest' after the work.

**Gold or yellow**: revered ancestors, honored figures, spiritual connection.

**Green**: life, restored flow, offspring.

**Blue**: spiritual or transcendent dimension, deep peace.

**Operational applications**: the ribbon is placed on the representative's shoulder or hand, according to the role. When there is systemic movement (an excluded person is reintegrated, a victim receives dignity), the ribbon can be changed —from black to white, from red to gold—. This makes the symbolic change visible to the client and to the group.

**Caution**: the use of ribbons requires the Constellator to be careful not to turn the work into visual folklore. If the ribbon reinforces contact with the field, it adds value. If it distracts with showmanship, it detracts.

**For Constelando**: the use or non-use of ribbons is a methodological decision for each Constellator. In individual online sessions, their use is practically unfeasible; in in-person group sessions, they can add value when used judiciously.