The solution-image is the final arrangement of representatives in space when the constellation has reached a good conclusion. All members have taken their place, the excluded have been included, burdens have been returned, and the field has found a point of rest.
Hellinger maintained that the solution-image is recognized without discussion: representatives breathe, relax, look at each other calmly; the consultant feels immediate physical relief. It is not a therapeutic ideal—it is a verifiable state of the field for those present.
The consultant is placed in the solution-image at the end, symbolically occupies their own place, and the constellator invites them to “take the image” internally. The idea: this reordered image remains as a seed in the unconscious and begins to operate in daily life in the following weeks.
Clinical Example
A woman worked on the maternal wound. In the solution-image, she stands in front of her mother and grandmother aligned behind her. Behind the three, the maternal lineage as far as the eye can see. The three look at each other without fear. The woman remains silent, watching, for minutes. That image is the healing.
Illustrative case, anonymized and composed from frequent patterns in Family Constellation sessions.
Bibliography
- Love's Orders — Bert Hellinger. Herder, 2001.
- Acknowledging What Is — Bert Hellinger. Herder, 2000.
- No Roots, No Wings — Bertold Ulsamer. Desclée de Brouwer, 2004.
These books are in the reference library that nourishes Constelando el Origen.
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Related terms
Family Constellation
A therapeutic method developed by Bert Hellinger that makes visible the hidden dynamics of the family system through representatives in space.
View entrySystemic movement
An internal action or physical gesture that reorders the image of the system during the constellation and releases blocked dynamics.
View cardKnowing field (morphic field)
A shared information space that allows representatives, without prior information, to perceive the real dynamics of the family system.
View cardRepresentative
A person or object that the client places in the space to embody a member of their family system during the constellation.
View cardA session that names what hurts
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