A human being develops according to a natural order. Our gestation in the womb mirrors a phylogenetic evolutionary chain, passing through stages that echo the great kingdoms of life: material, vegetal, animal, and human.
This 40-week timeline marks a profound journey—from blueprint to body, from vegetal to instinctual, and ultimately to the fully formed human. We replicate this unfolding not only in the womb but throughout our lives, as we transition from helplessness and a horizontal existence into uprightness, learning, and growth, from infancy to adulthood and beyond. These developmental thresholds are both biological and allegorical, reflecting the challenges we must face and the capacities we are called to awaken.
Within each of us is an epigenetic urge to evolve, to rise, and to reach our full human potential. This inner impulse is not just about survival; it carries with it resources—forces, intelligences, and intuitions—that support our inner life. When our inner and outer lives align, we find ourselves guided from within. Our thoughts, actions, and feelings begin to flow from a deeper intelligence, one that moves in harmony with the Great Life.
Life Forces and Divine Order
The purpose of all our workshops is to bring awareness to these life forces. All matter contains potential energy. When matter changes state, energy is released, and this energy becomes a force when it begins to act upon us. These forces originate from the Source—the Divine—and are designed to form a hierarchical structure, guiding us back to our Origin: the One.
However, sometimes these forces fall out of alignment. One may dominate, or become ‘out of order’, disrupting the natural flow and creating states of disorder or distress. This misalignment can affect our well-being and distort our sense of self and purpose. By understanding the nature of these forces—and our relationship to them—we can begin to realign ourselves with the Divine and reorient our lives.
The Feeling Human
At the centre of this work is the cultivation of a feeling human—a person grounded in an old, strong constitution, yet fully alive to life. Such a human lives with a life-affirming, instinctual spirituality, capable of feeling deeply and responding authentically. This state is not idealised or abstract—it is lived, embodied, and expressed in relationship, in work, and in being.
Constellation Work and the Human Template
Participants in our work begin to develop new skills or refine those they already possess through one of our key tools: the Being Human constellation process, also known as the Human Template model (HTM). Solihin and Alicia Thom developed this model as a distinct entity separate from the parallel development of Systemic Constellation Work, which Bert Hellinger initially pioneered in Germany.
Hellinger’s model focused on resolving familial entanglements and inherited patterns. While widely taught and practised, it has evolved into many variations, sometimes shaped more by practitioner bias than by the underlying system. By contrast, the HTm approach has developed quietly and deliberately, preserving clarity and precision as universal principles.
Solihin and Hellinger worked in parallel, and never met—Hellinger in Germany, Solihin primarily in Austria and the UK, with early support from François Reynolds. Further evolution of the work has occurred in the United States and Russia, without cross-pollination. The shared use of the word “constellation” stems from the way elements constellate around a person, a theme, or an internal dynamic.
How the Constellation Works
In our process, we explore the constellation of the human being—how the elements, qualities, and forces of the person relate to one another. Participants use others in the group to represent parts of themselves. They may also step into the constellation directly. In a state of surrender, they receive input—most often through sensorial channels, but sometimes through movement, vision, or thought.
We aim to awaken the inner sense of feeling, the somatic awareness that enables non-verbal communication between the body and the self. The facilitator interprets this feedback to track the arrangement of elements, revealing where there is order, absence, or distortion. This process helps us see how archetypal forces, ancestral residues, or internalised stories may have shaped or disrupted our sense of self.
The work proceeds in a stop-motion rhythm—much like animation—where pauses allow for insight and motion enables integration and further altered dynamics. The information gathered through bodily response guides the unfolding narrative: a dynamic story that reveals the forces at play and the precise steps needed to restore coherence.
Surrender and the Sacred Dialogue
This is a reverent and sacred process. Through surrender, participants enter into a living dialogue with their organism. They begin to see and feel the forces in motion, whether ancestral imprints or internalised patterns that have become dominant. These forces may have hijacked the self, taking the form of fixed identities, stereotypical behaviours, or archetypal roles that no longer serve.
As the constellation moves toward completion, a quietness often descends. In that stillness, something shifts. A new state is birthed—subtle but transformative—carried back into ordinary life, where the work continues.
Virtue as Medicine: A Shift in the Constellation Process
As the work has evolved—particularly following the years spent in Russia—an important shift has emerged in our understanding of the constellation process. During their seven-year period working with a large and diverse organisation of approximately 32,000 people, the Thoms facilitated over 1,800 constellations. This extensive body of experience brought a crucial insight.
Previously, constellations were allowed to proceed to a logical or organically resolved conclusion—a narrative arc that unfolded step by step. But gradually, we began to notice that this was not always necessary, or even helpful. In many instances, we observed that the appearance of a psychospiritual tool or virtue—such as Courage, Mercy, Patience, or Forgiveness—acted as the true medicine. It was not merely symbolic, but catalytic.
Now, when one or more of these qualities arise within the constellation as a requirement for resolution, we often allow the constellation to pause or conclude at that very point. This moment signifies that the individual has encountered something essential—something that must be integrated into their life.
Rather than forcing completion within the constellation itself, we trust that the appearance of this virtue or quality will echo forward. Life continues. The narrative is carried into the everyday. The change has already begun, and the person’s lived experience will provide the necessary integration.
In this way, the virtue becomes the vector—the medicine that facilitates inner change. It marks a subtle shift in our method: from resolution within the field to transformation within the life.
Further article: Ontology