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| MANDALAS |
What's a Mandala?
diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.
Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth,
sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community.
"The integrated view of the world represented by the mandala, while long embraced by some Eastern religions, has now
begun to emerge in Western religious and secular cultures. Awareness of the mandala may have the potential of changing
how we see ourselves, our planet, and perhaps even our own life purpose."
(From Mandala: Journey to the Center, by Bailey Cunningham)
Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth,
sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community.
"The integrated view of the world represented by the mandala, while long embraced by some Eastern religions, has now
begun to emerge in Western religious and secular cultures. Awareness of the mandala may have the potential of changing
how we see ourselves, our planet, and perhaps even our own life purpose."
(From Mandala: Journey to the Center, by Bailey Cunningham)
From micro to macro
The "circle with a center" pattern is the basic structure of creation that is reflected
from the micro to the macro in the world as we know it. It is a pattern found in
nature and is seen in biology, geology, chemistry, physics and astronomy.
The "circle with a center" pattern is the basic structure of creation that is reflected
from the micro to the macro in the world as we know it. It is a pattern found in
nature and is seen in biology, geology, chemistry, physics and astronomy.
Flowers, the rings found in tree trunks and the spiraling outward and inward of a snail's shell all
reflect the primal mandala pattern. Wherever a center is found radiating outward and inward,
there is wholeness--a mandala.
reflect the primal mandala pattern. Wherever a center is found radiating outward and inward,
there is wholeness--a mandala.
On our planet, living things are made of cells and each cell has a nucleus -- all display circles with
centers. The crystals that form ice, rocks, and mountains are made of atoms. Each atom is a
mandala.
Within the Milky Way galaxy is our solar system and within our solar system, is Earth. Each is a
mandala that is part of a larger mandala.
centers. The crystals that form ice, rocks, and mountains are made of atoms. Each atom is a
mandala.
Within the Milky Way galaxy is our solar system and within our solar system, is Earth. Each is a
mandala that is part of a larger mandala.
Carl Jung said that a mandala symbolizes "a safe refuge of inner reconciliation and wholeness."
It existence." Jung used the mandala for his own personal growth and wrote about his
experiences.
It existence." Jung used the mandala for his own personal growth and wrote about his
experiences.
| Information taken from 'The Mandala Project' created by Bailey Cunningham. |
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