Author: Emma Starck

Reflections on Mercury in Virgo, creativity and the language beyond words In Greek mythology, the infant Hermes encounters a tortoise. He recognises something extraordinary in its shell. He kills the creature, hollows out its shell and fashions it into a lyre. From something that was once alive, he creates an instrument capable of producing beautiful music. I have been thinking

The ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone tells a story of love, separation, grief and the changing seasons. When Persephone is taken into the underworld, her mother Demeter grieves so deeply that the earth becomes barren. Their eventual reunion brings life back to the world, but they cannot remain together all year. I find this story particularly moving when

The story of Echo and Narcissus has given us a word we hear frequently today: narcissism. But what happens when we look beyond the label and explore the ancient myth through the lens of psychotherapy and Family Constellations? This illustrated story explores longing, rejection, the desire to be seen, and the possibility of finding ourselves again. A Family Constellations Perspective

Erigone: Can We Honour the Dead by Choosing Life? A Greek myth through the lens of Family Constellations, and also weaving in the Virgo season that we’re in right now. In Greek mythology, Dionysus gives Icarius a remarkable gift: he teaches him how to make wine. Delighted, Icarius shares this gift with some shepherds. But they have never experienced alcohol

August 2026 newsletter Workshops: Saturday 5th September, Brighton 9.30am-4.30pm Saturday 18th October, Rustington 10am-5pm Dearest one’s, I am writing this in between the eclipses. The first one was highly publicised and the second one is due on early hours on Friday 28th August. Eclipses always come in pairs. The window of time between eclipses is the eclipse season, where events

Newsletter July 2026 Family Constellation Workshop Saturday 18th July 2026 in Rustington 10am-5pm £50 for the day including tea and coffee and light snacks. Also: Brighton Saturday workshop Saturday 5th  Sept 2026 Newsletter. Hello, This is the zodiacal season of Cancer the crab, cancer the one that protects. Cancer rules the stomach, the breasts and the womb. Cancer rules containers

Newsletter February 2026 Update on Spring Workshops Dates 2026 SUNDAY MARCH 29th in Brighton (Date changed from original date posted). SATURDAY APRIL 11th in Rustington SATURDAY and SUNDAY 9th and 10th MAY in Barnham, near Arundel. Workshop to be held outside in private gardens if weather allows, otherwise in a yurt if we need to shelter from the weather. Thank

Newsletter 18th August 2025 Summer and Autumn workshops Dear Folks who are interested in the stuff of our inner worlds, I’m reaching out to let you know about the next 3 family constellations dates that I have planned for the end of this Summer and the upcoming Autumn period. Saturday 13th September at Rustington  £50 for the day Saturday 25th

Newsletter May 2025   Hello constellation friend, I hope you’re keeping well in this interesting weather. I’ve  enjoyed the very hot spells, especially as it’s made sea swimming far more enjoyable. When it suddenly becomes cold again it feels like quite a shock to the system. My main reason for reaching out is that I have several constellation workshops coming