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I was introduced to the mandala in my Expressive Art
Therapy Trauma classes when I was in a program obtaining my Professional
Certificate 1. The mandala creation exercise can be as basic or complex as you
wish; much depends on how much time and focus you are willing to devote. I included a video in the article of a sand mandala created by monks; it is extremely impressive. If you
search Google Images for the word mandala, you’ll find some breath-taking
creations. I also looked at many YouTube videos that offer a “fast forward”
view of people capturing their creation process. You can learn many tricks
and/or shortcuts to utilize if you are going to create your own.
In all of the cultures I read about, the mandala
represents some aspect of spirituality. If you follow my column you know that I
believe creation in any form is spiritual but it is amazing to me to read about
all of the cultures that acknowledge the spiritual power of a mandala.
If you do create your own, I would love to see your
creation. My first was quite simple (shown above) although, I have stepped my complexity up
since then; regardless, it’s worthwhile to try if you haven’t drawn one yet.
Keep me posted on your progress, I’m curious how it’s
going.
