The human psyche is like a maze in which one can easily get lost.
Moods, thoughts, images and feelings alternate and determine our behavior.
We make decisions without understanding exactly why. We remain a mystery unto ourselves.

Is it possible to comprehend the inner workings in a simple manner and ultimately bring them into a livable balance?
Does what happens in us and in our lives make sense?
Is there recognizable order in the chaos of the psyche?

If we can find answers to these questions, then perhaps we could understand even deeper questions:

Is evil part of our human nature?
What share of the negative developments in the world can be attributed to our actions as individuals?
Once we understand ourselves better: could we live our personal lives and coexistence on the planet in a more conscious way?

IndividualSystemics provides us with a new view of the human psyche. It describes the fascinating world of a natural living system whose structure we can easily understand.
Any complex system in nature is composed of smaller systems.
Once we realize what components it consists of, we also understand the system as a whole.

A tree, for example, is not just simply a bunch of leaves, branches and roots. Its components are effectively organized and form a natural unit.

A number of trees combine to create a forest - this is the next higher level of organization. The trees build a larger system with new, even more fascinating interactions.

Similarly, the psyche isn't just simply made up of moods, thoughts, images and feelings. They are organized in an effective manner as well; and they too form natural units, which, like trees, belong to a larger whole.

The human psyche is a self-organizing system. It produces parts that move quite independently of one another. Each of these inner parts is as intelligent and complex as a whole person. Therefore, IndividualSystemics also calls them Inner Persons.

The Inner Persons have different needs and abilities. This makes them specialists in dealing with life. Thus the psyche can adjust to many different situations.

But the Inner Persons are also amazingly self-willed. Each insists on its own point of view and has its own interests! This allows us to experience the world from different angles simultaneously.

There is only one problem: all of this is taking place almost entirely in the darkness of the subconscious.
The Inner Persons are not aware of themselves usually they don't know about each other.

We can imagine the inner world of a human being as a house where many people live. IndividualSystemics allows us to individually and intimately get to know all the inhabitants of the house. If everyone in the house knows each other and what influence they have there, it provides for conscious cooperation.

In our exploration, we don't proceed arbitrarily. We follow a plan that has been developed and proven over many years.

Let us first meet the Inner Person who can be also seen in real life first. Its task is usually to convey a friendly, approachable and normal impression.

At first glance, this Inner Person seems to be somewhat irrelevant. But it's worth spending time with it: every Inner Person has a surface and a core. The core is almost always subconscious. But only in its depths can we understand it completely. Then we see that each Inner Person is a complex and highly interesting creature.

We now proceed to the next Inner Person. It is located further back in the system. It is often very different from the person up front and usually more powerful.
Then we go yet another step further back and once again we see a big change and an increase in power.

Then we explore the space that is to the right and left of the center line.
As the process continues, the systemic connections become clear: Which group of Inner Persons forms the "Inner Government" and constantly determines my view of things? Who in me has no chance to have their say? Which Inner Persons love closeness and intimacy and who in me has the strength to compete in the world?

If we go about it this way, we can systematically and accurately explore the psyche - even its very subconscious areas. This research already reveals many surprises and can drastically change our view of ourselves.
But even deeper into the psyche, completely unnoticed by all, live the most secret Inner Persons. They have made a fundamental decision: to never be involved with people and life again. They actively and with great finesse avoid all contact. Thus, they can't be hurt anymore. They can maintain their will and enforce it indirectly. It is these Secret Power Parts that have the greatest impact on our inner and outer society. To find them and to bring them to consciousness is the most difficult part of the work. It requires a lot of dedication and love of the truth on the part of both the client and the facilitator.

How exactly does dialogue with an Inner Person work?

The most important - and most challenging - tool in this process we call "like- to- like". It is the ability of the facilitator to answer a client and an Inner Person from a similar source inside himself. Answering doesn't mean mirroring or even imitating; it means engaging from a similar source in oneself. The facilitator is an important driving force in the dialogue - but on the terms of his counterpart.

You usually first meet an Inner Person on their surface. Like a bird that settles in the crown of a tree and only sees a tangle of leaves and branches, the facilitator first only sees content and behavior, but their deeper meaning is not yet visible.

With time, he will find the Inner Person takes on a certain attitude towards people, life and the world. From this position, the contents and behavior of the person inside arise. When the facilitator now responds to the Inner Person with a similar attitude, he explores the attitude and makes it more distinct, without changing it.

Woman

Man

Child

Animal

God

The Five Continents of the Psyche include all the richness of our humanity.

If every Continent has the same right to development, a core balance ensues that is self-regulating.

When we suffer, it is a clear indication that our psyche is out of balance. The concept of the Five Continents shows us which Continent is not flourishing, and what we can do to find our inner wealth again.

The comprehensive self- reflection of the parts automatically leads to a core balance of the inner system. The natural side effects are: the willingness to do our best; the desire that everyone should prosper and the ability to easily give up self-serving prejudices. On this platform, a new relationship can arise which no longer focuses on survival, but the conscious organization of our individual life and contribution to a global community.

The Intelligence of the Psyche

– how to discover its hidden order

"This book shows you the workings of your unconscious mind!"

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