psychedelicmandala:

The mandala is a drawn representation of the points in the body where energy is transmitted or received. These points create 3 or 4 dimensional mandalas that are constantly changing. Mandalas then are created by every thought form energy, by every emotional energy, by every energy sent out or received on any level of the universe!

When drawn, the circle is the principal element since it lies at the heart of the creative principle. It is the representation of cosmic life, from the smallest atom to the largest planet. All things are divided from within itself so, paradoxically, all things are contained within it. It is therefore the symbol of the unknowable, of spirit and of heaven.

The word “Mandala,” is rooted in Sanskrit and literally means “Circle,” which is the first enclosed archetype of Sacred Geometry. The single point at the center of the circle is called the “Bindu.”

It is thought that meditational Mandalas were brought to Tibet by the Guru Padma Sambava in the 8th century A.D. The building and use of spiritual Mandalas is an important aspect of Buddhism and Hinduism. Mandalas are to be found all over the orient and always used as a tool to facilitate contemplation and meditation. This process of experiencing Mandala, has the potential to move the contemplative into awareness of his or her spiritual body . The contemplation of Sacred Geometry by of studying or creating Mandalas (open-eyed meditation) can bring the student to spiritual enlightenment.

Long before that great teacher (Guru Padma Sambava) traveled to Tibet with the healing and centering concepts of Mandala, Native American Shamans had already discovered that same healing power within the circle. Much of the symbolic geometry of Native American art and ritual is rooted in the balance of the circle and its natural division…. the four directions; North, South, East, and West. The famous Lakota Shaman “Black Elk,” called the circle the “Sacred Hoop”

so beautiful!

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