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Customised ritual ancestor constellations
You may find yourself in a situation with regard to your ancestral lines where you would like a combination of the thematic and general ancestral constellation, or you would like to make a change to one of the two constellations. There are many possible adjustments to both proposed ritual forms. Further down, you will find links to download a file (in PDF or Word) with seven different ritual constellations. If you think that a change in the proposed constellations could be useful for you, or if you are unsure about this, please contact so we can discuss it. If you want to come up with your own form, please keep in mind that you should stick to around 40 stones. Below are some examples of customised rituals.
You do not need to read this text in preparation for your ritual, but only if you want to orientate yourself to other, adapted ritual constellations.
An example of a customised thematic ancestor constellation
A theme or issue may relate to both parents. In that case, you will want both parents to be represented, and probably also the closest generations of ancestors, but perhaps not all of them. I would suggest that you opt for the general ritual ancestor constellation and indicate which ancestors you definitely want to see represented. There are cards representing the ancestors from four generations back: a mother card, a father card, a mother's mother card, a mother's father card, and so on, up to your great-great-grandparents. What you leave open can be tuned into. So, for example, if you want to have seven specific ancestors represented and you don't know the other three, you can choose to have them determined by tuning into the field, a step in the general ritual ancestor constellation.
Examples of customised general ancestor constellations
As is clear from the previous example, in a general ritual ancestor constellation, you can choose to have certain ancestors represented. You mark this with a card on which the name (or the position in the ancestral line) of that ancestor is written. This does have consequences for the ancestors of other generations. Suppose you want to have your father's mother's mother represented. This is only possible if that ancestral line is represented.
If you want to see more breadth in the generations of ancestors and have less need to include ten generations, eight ancestral lines can be set up, going back six generations. That is 38 stones. You can also go back seven generations, which is 46 stones. Then you create a field with stones for both parents, for the four grandparents, for the eight great-grandparents, and for generations four to six (seven), also eight stones per generation (one stone for each of the eight ancestral lines).
Another example of an expanded general ancestor arrangement with eight ancestral lines is when you lay it out from one of both parents. If you go back seven generations, you place 39 stones: one for each parent, two for both grandparents from that line, four stones for the four great-grandparents, eight stones for the eight great-great-grandparents, and one stone per ancestral line per generation for generations five, six and seven.
In both examples, the entire field can be tuned into, but you can also determine which ancestors you want to have arranged.
File with ritual ancestor constellations
You can download a PDF with various ancestor rituals via the button below.
You can download the same document as a Word file via the button below.
Opting for multiple ritual constellations over time
If you want to delve deeper and, for example, examine the ancestral lines from both parents in separate constellations, it is advisable not to do this too quickly, so that each constellation has enough time to take effect. Consider an interval of two or three months. A longer interval is always possible.