DAN DALA
Mandala Theory
Mandalas have a rich and dynamic history.
A Sanskrit word, it is informed by Buddhist theory and iconography,
but its origins and manifestations reach throughout time and space,
which led to the psychologist Carl Jung describing them as
"archetypal symbols of wholeness".
Mandalas, medicine wheels, labyrinths, there are sacred circles found in almost all human cultures and civilisations.
The structures of atoms, plants and flowers, planets and stars,
the universe is filled with circles, spirals and spheres,
while everything we see is through the lens of our circular eyes!
Process-oriented systems of relationships,
Patterns of radial balance,
Containers of essence,
Tools to aid meditation,
There are psychological and philosophical dimensions of mandalas Which go far beyond what can be covered here,
But for all that can be said about them,
The experience of making them,
Is all there really is.
