Creating Mandalas
Representing the universe itself, a mandala is both the microcosm and the macrocosm, and we are all part of its intricate design. The mandala is more than an image seen with our eyes; it is an actual moment in time. It can be can be used as a vehicle to explore art, science, religion and life itself. The mandala contains an encyclopedia of the finite and a road map to infinity.
moving to the center
Carl Jung saw mandalas as basic patterns for our dream state and fantasy life through “formation, transformation, eternal mind and eternal creation”. He discovered that while we walk among the outer circle, the center of the mandala is what holds us captive as we reach harmonious oneness of the universe. The center of a mandala is where the deity lives, and where we in turn live in the Jungian world. Different images are generated as we mentally create our own mandala causing our consciousness to become a “biochemical reactor” as we attain enlightenment, and an end to suffering.
reason to work in the art mandala therapy
- depression and anxiety
- resentment and jealousy
- family problems
- theme of men and women
- search for meaning and objectives
- childhood memories
- memories, dreams, fantasies
learning objectives
self expression
1. To understand the basic assumptions regarding drawings as an expression of the unconscious.
2. To understand the basic techniques for collecting spontaneous drawings.
3. To understand the key elements in the interpretation of symbolic art.
symbolical content
“Most mandalas have an intuitive, irrational character and, through their symbolical content, exert a retroactive influence on the unconscious. They therefore possess a “magical” significance, like icons, whose possible efficacy was never consciously felt by the patient.”
Mandala Symbolism
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