well, can't say i've constellated the "d-evil" projection per se...

but I can say I've constellated a "negative mother" transference lately...sometimes "negative authority" and such...mostly I constellate positive transferences..tsk tsk :+) just kidding

my particular style is to develop the transference until it becomes very clear that it has taken place. Once it's palpable in the relationship then I begin to talk openly with my client about it. I enter into partnership with them around it, where the client is able to acknowledge the dynamic and we talk about the benefits of having "it" in our relationship. I educate about the potential for a corrective positive experience with the issue. I take a look, or take a pulse as to how comfortable the client was with the level of relational contact around the issue, note any imagery emerging into my consciousness, any tendency on the client's part to go unconscious around it, pulls, tendencies, etc...I assess the transference

then I back off and let it go, I let it submerge again and then I observe it and hold it on my own. In time the client will bring it forward through behavior or other related issues. Often they'll tell stories of other relationships that mirror the transference we are nurturing, etc.

I guess that I take care to minimize difficulties with the material by trying not to make it conscious too soon, by respecting the client's need and ability to work with the material, by considering that it's not the only piece of work in our relationship, by trusting the client's tension around it

the hardest part is where the particular transference is close to home for me, or where it requires a level of intimacy that is challenging. Sometimes I'm fearful and I note that it's part of the countertransference, that the client is concerned about going there again, they don't want to let me down, don't know how to handle having negative feelings towards me without fearing repercussion or loss of relationship. If i'm having a particularly astute day I may catch it even though repressed and work to help the client be comfortable with being totally honest with me rather than trying to protect me against their rage, their hostility, their distrust, their fearful reactions, etc.

I find the slippery nature of the beast particularly challenging. Client's are comfortable when they tell you about something, but sometimes, when there's resistance to the material, if you mirror back what they've just said to you, they take it back...it's ok when they name it but if I name it, then it's not ok...that tells me that the transference is connected to deeper layers of shame or negative self recrimination and then I negotiate with the client around that piece of material. That is, I name it for them and ask about the challenge, letting them lead the way rather than being attached to confrontation where there is intense resistance, etc

this can go on and on Sherpa, but how's that for starters, feel free to be specific again and i will try to deepen what you're inquiring about...

:+) r

Practicing therapist here- the Transference phenomena proposed by Jung doesn't usually become a particularly significant aspect of therapy unless you engage the client in an inappropriate manner.

Jung's ideas about dreamwork are overrated as well.