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~ About Mandalas ~
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The word "mandala" comes from Sanskrit, meaning the whole world or center or healing circle. Designs vary, but all mandalas have a center and some form of symmetry, which means balance. Circles are often associated with meditation, healing and prayer.
Our culture is familiar with mandalas because of Carl Jung's (a Swiss psychiatrist & one of the founding fathers of modern depth pscyhology) work with mandalas following his studying of Eastern religon. For Jung, he said that "it could even be called the archetype of wholeness" (from Mandalas. C.G. Jung. trans. from Du (Zurick, 1955).
Our world is filled with mandalas. Look around, you will see them as covers of manholes on our streets, church stained glass windows, clocks, etc.
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How were these mandalas created?
The eARTh mandalas were created using sections of my own floral or landscape photographs or digitally created images e.g., fractals. |
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What do you do with a mandala?
These mandalas can be displayed in a variety of ways e.g., framed, plaque mounted, cards, mouse pads.
Sacred circles or mandalas have been used as an artform as well as creative relaxation/meditation tool by many different cultures around the world.
Cultures have their own way of using the mandalas. Whether they are used for decorative purposes, or for meditation, to enhance the energy flow in your home they will also aid your journey of wholeness, your journey to find peace and balance.
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