As we journey through life we are confronted by challenges that impact our lives for many years. One could say it is Life’s very nature to challenge us so we continue to grow. Our responses are formed based on our ability to rise to the occasion and sometimes are limited by our past conditioning.

We can have a sense of loyalty to these past conditionings, which can be inherited from perspectives held deeply in our Family of Origin. These conditions can serve us well or continue to mute any complete response to life’s difficulties.

In a positive light, our loyalty to our parents can help us develop the virtue of kindness because we saw this example in them. On the flip side, we might learn to protect ourselves with feelings of fear towards others because that strategy helped our parents and ancestors survive.

Certainly, it is important to protect ourselves from life’s difficulties but could lead to self-fulfilling prophecies instead of a life free of fear.

A Constellation can help an individual see the limiting loyalties and clear the underlying feelings that we carry with them. The process engages the intelligence of guiding one's awareness of these feelings and releasing them.

This can help clear long-standing issues related to our ancestors, abandonment, abuse, incest, and other traumas.

5 Elements Constellations can address the same issue as above and also assist in helping our body move through difficult feelings and situations.

The work has helped people with deep trauma, Lyme’s disease, asthma, sleep issues, SAD, and self-regulation issues. It can be a very helpful mirror to see our relationship with others.

The Chinese system of 5 Elements (Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood) has been used for thousands to understand systemic dynamics between phenomena. It was utilized in Feng Shui, Martial arts, music, military strategy, governance, and Chinese medicine.

What do the elements represent that I can easily grasp?

A quick application of Feng Shui can lead to a practical understanding of the common sense that the elements embody. Take a shopping mall for example. You might not want to go there if a shopping mall has no ambiance. Suppose it has a place to eat (earth), plants and trees (wood), a water feature (water)a play area, and even a fireplace to stay warm. When all the elements are included; balance and attraction is naturally achieved. You have a basic picture of a balanced environment that might attract us.

In ancient China, the 5 Elements were used for Governance. Not as a rigid model but as a general guideline. Here are a few simple examples. Fire represents the energy and leadership (in the governmental system). Earth represents the stability, (of its institutions) and agriculture. Metal represents order and discipline (judicial, and budget). Water represents adaptability, will, and compassion. Wood represents growth and renewal (decision-making).

A leader could use these qualities as a framework for promoting harmony, and balance in these different aspects of governance. By understanding the interrelationships between the elements, rulers aimed to maintain balance in their cabinets by assigning roles based on their elemental characteristics, preventing any single group or attribute from gaining too much power.
This could be used to guide the morals and leadership qualities for a leader to embody.

The seasonal cycles are connected to the 5 Elements through the 4 seasons. This can be helpful in understanding the cyclic nature of governance and the necessary flexibility to make policies as conditions change.

The Tao is "eternally nameless" and should be distinguished from the countless named things that are considered to be its manifestations, the reality of life before its descriptions of it.