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Bett Hellinger was born on December 16, 1925 . He is also called Anton Hellinger and he was a German psychotherapist. His work as a psychotherapist was associated with a therapeutic method known as Family Constellations and Systemic Constellations.
His works have evolved over some years beyond the initial formats into what can be now called Movements of the Spirit-Mind.
He was born into a Catholic family in Germany and based on his parents’ belief in the Catholic faith, the family believed in National Socialism. When Bert Hellinger was about ten years old, he attended a Catholic Convent School. The school was under the control and supervision of the Order of the Jesuits.
Bert Hellinger was later in life ordained and sent to South Africa to work as a Missionary. Even though the local Hitler Youth Organization wanted to have Bert Hellinger in its fold, that could not materialize.
As a result of this, he was seen and considered Suspected of Being an Enemy of the People. It is worth noting that he was enlisted into the German army in 1942 but later in 1945, he was caught and put behind bars in an Allied P.O.W camp in Belgium.
He made his way to Germany after escaping from the camp. Concerning education, Bert Hellinger was a student of the University of Wurzburg where he studied Theology and Philosophy.
Bert Hellinger Cause of Death
In as much as the cause of death of Bert Hellinger cannot be updated as of now, it is public knowledge that he died on September 19, 2019.
At the time of his death, he was operating the Hellinger School together with his second wife, Maria Sophie Hellinger.
Education
Upon completion, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a University Education
Diploma. The University Education Diploma gave him the audacity to teach in any public high school.
For 16 years, Bert Hellinger stayed in South Africa and served as a teacher, parish priest as well as a headmaster of a big school. Bert Hellinger had oversight responsibility for the diocesan district.
The district had over 150 schools and Bert Hellinger got fluent in the Zulu language. Interestingly, he took part in Zulu rituals.
Works of Bert Hellinger
It must be indicated that Bert Hellinger was able to publish several books and over the years, he sold more than one million copies in at least 10 languages.
Some of his works are Hellinger, B. (2001). Love’s own truths: Bonding and balancing in close relationships (M. Oberli-Turner & H. Beaumont, Trans.). Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Hellinger, B. (2002). Insights: Lectures and stories. (J. ten Herkel, Trans.). Heidelberg, Germany: Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag, Hellinger, B. (2002). On life & other paradoxes: Aphorisms and little stories from Bert Hellinger (R. Metzner, Trans.). Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Hellinger, B. (2003). Farewell family constellations with descendants of victims and perpetrators (C. Beaumont, Trans.). Heidelberg, Germany: Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag, Hellinger, B. (2003). Rachel Weeping for Her Children: Family Constellations in Israel Heidelberg, Germany: Carl-Auer-International and Hellinger, B. (2003). Peace begins in the soul: Family constellations in the service of reconciliation (C. Beaumont, Trans.). Heidelberg, Germany: Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag.
Reference:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Hellinger
