I am an M.D. and a psychoanalyst
and my main professional field of collective wisdom experience for the
last 15 years is systemic constellation work (known and originally initiated
as “family constellations” by Bert Hellinger) which is indeed
a collective wisdom approach: acknowledging and even loving the truth,
the Is-ness of a given reality; deep respect for and inclusion of all
members of a group (the practice of re-membering in family, community,
organisation, etc.) and of its opponents regardless of their actions*;
inclusion of ancestors and other dead members of the group; consciously
dealing with potential or realized guilt and evil in ourselves and in
every human being: how then the dark can transform into compassionate
strength and loving determination. Some years ago I came to name the
informing energy field of a constellation “The Knowing Field”
with all its typical features described in collective wisdom initiatives
e.g. in your and your colleagues excellent booklet Centered on the Edge.
Over the past few years the knowing field has proved most effective
not only in therapeutic but also in many non-therapeutic fields such
as education, organisations, juridical contexts, arts, and politics
(e.g. for the last three years I have been running the Research Group
on Political Constellations). In 2001 and 2003 I have organised here
in Würzburg two international conferences on systemic constellation
work with 1600 and 2500 participants which mirrors the enormous collective
interest and need to join in the growing awareness of collective wisdom.
