CrossWings, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2008, photo © 2008 by QuoinMonkey. All rights reserved.
ONE: Squaring the Circle creates an opening which connects the (“I”) Ego with the inner self, freeing up energy for the things that really matter to you. Opposites in conflict settle into balance (like these wings). Medium: Crayola markers and Reeves Water Colour Pencils.
Meditation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2008, photo © 2008 by QuoinMonkey. All rights reserved.
TWO: Stage 7 brings attention to thinking, learning, and discovering creative abilities. This mandala was designed during the Renaissance as an object of meditation. Committing it to memory was thought to draw up love, the life force in all things. Medium: Crayola markers and Reeves Water Colour Pencils.
Circle Squared, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2008, photo © 2008 by QuoinMonkey. All rights reserved.
THREE: Learning to feel comfortable with yourself and your place in the scheme of things creates a firm foundation for identity. The balance between circles and squares signifies the harmony between masculine and feminine energies that reside together in each of us. Medium: marker paints.
Crusader’s Shield, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2008, photo © 2008 by QuoinMonkey. All rights reserved.
FOUR: Resolution of inner conflict creates a stronger, more complex personality. You start to find yourself motivated by a sense of mission toward worthy goals that engage your whole being and allow you to find your place in the world. Medium: Crayola markers, Portfolio Brand Water-Soluble Oil Pastels, and Reeves Water Colour Pencils.
July Mandalas — Stage 7 – Squaring The Circle
One of the hardest things about this year-long practice of working with mandalas is getting them posted on or near the month I’ve actually created them. Isn’t it amazing how the older we get, the more a year goes by in the blink of an eye?
I was traveling most of July and completed these before I left for Georgia (I’ve had resistance to posting them). I am currently working on September’s mandalas, and have started a drawing on canvas that I hope to paint and complete by mid-November.
This mandala practice began with the post Coloring Mandalas when I decided to take a year to follow the twelve passages of Joan Kellogg’s The Great Round. According to Susanne F. Fincher, the healing benefits of The Great Round: Stage 7 – Squaring The Circle are:
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choosing goals that accomplish more than Ego desires for wealth, health, and happiness
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learning to recognize projects worthy of your best efforts, projects that challenge you to grow, create, and care for others
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dedicating yourself to principles and practices that make life better for you and for those around you
Squaring The Circle is a stage that brings the intellect into sharper focus. For a child, it is going to school for the first time; as a young adult, it might be when you complete your formal education. You are energized with a sense of power, importance, and mission and have great potential to create in ways that may impact the rest of your life.
On the spiritual level, Squaring the Circle is about dedicating yourself to principles and practices that enhance life for you and others. From that perspective, I thought I’d use July’s mandalas to talk about color and the body’s spiritual energy centers — the chakras.
Body Mapping, ancient illustration from Mapping The Body by Mark Kidel and Susan Rowe-Leete, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2008, photo © 2008 by QuoinMonkey. All rights reserved.
The Chakras & Color
Chakra is from the Sanskrit word for wheel. It is believed that we have hundreds of energy centers inside and around us, all connected to major organs and glands that govern parts of our bodies. On a daily basis we collect energy from different levels of vibrations, including color, that are utilized by the body.
Here are the general ideas and color schemes for each chakra:
- RED – 1st CHAKRA — base of spine: basic needs, physical health, security, survival, connections to first tribe, community
- ORANGE – 2nd CHAKRA — between navel and tailbone: autonomy, self-worth, issues around gender, sexuality, money, energy to create (including procreation)
- YELLOW — 3rd CHAKRA — behind the navel, at the solar plexus: independence, self-esteem, ability to take action, to move toward your goals
- GREEN — 4th CHAKRA — near the heart: attachment to parents, ability to nurture yourself and others, ability to form intimate relationships, the many ways we love
- BLUE — 5th CHAKRA — throat area: creating and communicating in your own voice, sharing and expressing gifts, talents, and the spiritual within us
- INDIGO — 6th CHAKRA — just above and between the eyes: the Third Eye, developing wisdom, center for creative visualization, learning to receive information from the Higher Self
- VIOLET — 7th CHAKRA — crowns the top of the head: the 1000-petaled lotus, transcending separate existence, living in the moment, connecting with the Universe, belief that you are more than your physical body
What begin to emerge in a year-long mandala practice are patterns of color. As the months go by, you start to notice a gravitation to certain colors (the same way your body is drawn to certain foods that contain the vitamins and minerals you crave). Shades, hues, tints, values make up the thousands of color vibrations that help the body heal.
I am drawn to oranges and reds with certain undertones of blue and shades of black. The oranges and reds are at the base of the spine, connected to survival and root energies. It makes sense to me as I continue to dig into the past while working on my memoir. I revisit what has passed for rediscovery and healing. Certain materials draw me, too; those that create strong bold colors (while others may be drawn to pastels).
What Colors Are Showing Up In Your Mandalas?
RED – Is some part of you feeling vulnerable or in need of healing? How is your relationship with your tribe? Do you have a vibrant stirring of energy to create something new.
ORANGE – Are you honoring your own needs as well as those who are in relationship with you? Do you struggle with addictions to food, money, sex? Is your creative energy ebbing or flowing? Are you acting with integrity around your commitments.
YELLOW – Are you ready to learn, think, plan, take action for your future. Does your self-will overrun your common sense and good judgment. Do you accept yourself fully for who you are and stand up for what you believe in from your own unique point of view.
GREEN – Are you able to forgive (yourself and others)? Is your heart broken? Are you opening emotionally to new relationships or expanding your capacity to love and nurture.
BLUE – Is it time you spoke up about an issue you’ve been quiet about? Are you sharing your gifts with the rest of the world or hoarding them, keeping them close to your body. Do you feel you speak with integrity about your own points of view.
INDIGO – Are your intuitive abilities being expanded at this time. Do you feel a sense of wonder. Do you see the mysteries and joy in our everyday mundane existence.
VIOLET – Are you living in the present moment? Do you feel connected to something bigger than you, a larger Universal Consciousness. Do you share with others the wisdom you have gained from living in this world.
As artists and writers, color detail is of prime importance to us. Volumes of literature have been written about the meanings, color systems, and energies of the chakras. What I have posted is derived from the many books I’ve read over the years (I’ve barely scratched the surface).
For a primer, you can read An Introduction To The Chakras at Chakra Energy. And here are a few more links for exploration, including a Chakra Test to gauge strengths and areas of vulnerability:
- The 7 Chakras – color locations, imbalances, stimulants
- Chakra Chart – associated body parts and psychological associations
- Brief History of the Chakra System – chakras are rooted across many cultures
- Take A Chakra Test – to see what energy centers you are strongest in as well as the ones you need to work on
- Chakra Energies – Ways to Energize Your Chakras – art and color are included as ways to stimulate the chakras
There is so much to be learned from the things we take on as practices. Structure, repetition, and dedication to a practice prove to be excellent teachers. Practice helps me to become a better listener.
-posted on red Ravine, Monday, September 8th, 2008
-related to posts: The Void – January Mandalas, Dragon Fight – June Mandalas, Winding Down – July 4th Mandalas, and WRITING TOPIC – CIRCLES
OMG!! This journal entry deserves a lot of hugs and lovelovelovelovelove LOVE LOVE!! I can’t say it enough! Thank you for putting it all together in one entry for me. I learned a bit about mandalas a year ago at this psychiatric hospital that I work at. It’s wonderful to see how patients express themselves with basic shapes and colors in their own mandala designs and how those mandalas reflect their healing process and treatment status.
I’ve always loved experimenting with colors since I was a kid–no matter which medium I use (e.g. color pencils, paint, etc.). I did wonder about how you gravitate towards certain colors each time you do a mandala, because it’s always different. Now you mentioned about doing them monthly! AND you also explained the meaning of the colors! That’s great, because the last time I did it, it had a lot of greens, blues, and violets. I’m sure the color scheme will change the next month and it depends of course of how you are in that MOMENT in time! That’d be a great project I can work on! And I’ll add like a haiku or some poem on it too. Thanks for the inspiration!
There are lots of great sites out there with mandala designs. I am so going to join you in doing this! I hope I can keep up with it! And I will share them with you and everyone else here on red Ravine, too! Yay for creativity!! I love art!
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Hello everyone again!
Okay, here are a couple of sites that have such fabulous mandala designs. I recognize several that are used by the patients.
Now it’s your turn to make them vivid!
http://www.edupics.com/en-coloring-pages-pictures-photo-mandalas-c125.html
http://www.coloringcastle.com/mandala_coloring_pages.html
QM, I skimmed through the chakras/color explanation, but I didn’t want to delve too much into it because you’ve inspired me to take up on doing mandalas again. So after I work on this one (hopefully by the end of this week), I’ll post them up and we can all have fun with the interpretation. 🙂
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I love your mandala practice, QM. I have a Mandala practice, one in which I draw and paint/color a mandala about 6-8 times a month. I’ve done them all in a huge spiral bound book, and I really like to go through them when I make new ones. I started about a year ago and it is interesting to see how they develop depending on where I am in my head when I do them. There is a lot of emotion expressed in mandalas.
Interesting, too, that about 75% of mine are heavy into oranges/reds and blacks. Same colors you mention…
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I love the addition of Color/Chakra to this latest mandala practice, QM. I’ve always been fascinated by Chakras. I was wondering if maybe I could see color patterns in my artwork, although I’m so limited by what colors I have that it might be artifical. I do know, for example, that I use a lot of magenta and red, but also blues and greens. I avoid purple but only because it comes out too dark and almost looks like black. I like gray and black, btw.
Cool to hear about others’ mandala practices. BTW, I was noticing tonight that my latest doodle has lots of circles in it. Inspired by Vietnam. I love how certain events continue to inspire after the event has passed.
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p.s., the Crusader’s Shield has an almost low-pulsing energy to it. That one is my favorite, and part of the reason is that it does seem to almost breathe.
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a~lotus, that’s really something about the mandalas in the psych hospital you were working in. I’ve been thinking about that a lot, about mandalas in terms of art therapy, since starting this year-long journey. There is something very calm about working with them, whether creating your own or coloring existing templates. It all takes us to center.
I’d like to hear more about the healing process you experienced others having while working there if you are so moved or have other insights.
Hey, thanks for the links, too. I’ll check them out. And I agree it’s a good idea to wait until you’ve done a few mandalas before analyzing color. It’s good to work with the colors we are drawn to. After a time, I like to go to the level underneath, to learn as much as I can about what I’m doing. Just starting out, it’s fun to simply color and be. 8)
Look forward to your mandalas. Sounds like you will have fun with it. You are very enthusiastic!
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Bo, I remember you talking about your mandala practice, too. And I love that there are others out there creating them as a practice every month.
I like the format you are using – a huge spiral bound book. I imagine it to be drawing paper? And isn’t it fascinating to go back and look at the colors over time? I am really drawn to bold colors and contrast.
I was like that with my black and white photography, too. My images tended to be more contrasty with less shades of gray. I’m not sure why I like that but I do.
When I was home in July, I sat at the kitchen table with my niece and colored a few mandalas and we each wrote a haiku with them, too. (I hope to post those at some point.) Mom came to the table that day with one she had started, too, a very detailed one in colored pencil. It was beautiful with light pastels.
My niece tends to like the pastels. But when I was there, we were talking a lot about color. We had a girls day out with Mom (her grandmother). We went out to eat and to an art store where I bought my niece some oil pastels and a color wheel. She loved the color wheel and was learning all about values, hues, tints, shades.
When we got back, we tried the oils out. She’s generally drawn to pastels. But she noticed how I was using black in mine so she tried it out in one, too. I did notice that pastels seem to fit her more.
My mom saw the black in mine and thought it was a depressing color to use on a mandala. So it’s all what we are drawn to and personal taste for sure!
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ybonesy, that’s my favorite, too, of this batch — the Crusader’s Shield. But in terms of design, I like the one designed during the Renaissance as an object of meditation. Isn’t it interesting how committing it to memory was thought to draw up love and the life force in all things.
That’s cool about your latest Vietnam doodle having lots of circles in it. And that you are looking at your color preferences, too. Maybe they are not as artificial as you think. I bet if you really were drawn to need different or more colors right now, you’d go buy them. Or maybe not. I guess it depends.
I wanted to mention, too, for people who are worried about having the right materials or art supplies — there are lots of cheap markers out there that work just fine for these mandalas. I’ve bought more expensive ones that I don’t like. And cheap ones that I’m surprised how much I like.
You just never know with art materials. It’s a gamble. But once I find something I like, I do try to stock up on it. Because products change so fast these days, they disappear before we know it.
We also just got some oil paints, expensive brushes, and other art supplies at a recent garage sale. There are always people who are getting out of doing art and letting go of their supplies. You can be on the lookout for that, too!
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I am actually drawn to get more colors; I just haven’t had the time. My gray finally pooped out on me this last doodle. It’s a great color in that it’s one of the few lightest colors that adds contrast to the darker ones.
Maybe tomorrow evening, when I’m near the university area I can stop at the art supply store and restock. I really should see what’s available online, as the store doesn’t have many more colors than what I already bought.
BTW, I like the Meditation mandala as well. I get lost looking at the circles and squares intersecting and making lines for one another. It reminds me of being fascinated with that kind of symmetry and geometrics as a kid. I could pass hours just trying to figure things out in that mandala.
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Ah, I see. Sounds like we’ll be seeing more colors in your doodles soon. Yeah, the symmetry of Meditation mandala mesmerizes. What’s amazing is to see all of these templates before any color is added, completely blank with just the black and white lines. Color adds everything to them.
Did you take the Chakra Test at the link? I haven’t taken it yet, but I want to. Just because. Just to see how accurate it is. Too tired tonight though. But it’s on my list. 8) Or maybe I should take it when I’m tired. Maybe it will be more on the mark. Off to color some more mandalas.
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http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/22079.html
Here you go! I was exhausted and stressed out yesterday, so I’m glad that your entry came in the nick of time! Thanks, QM! 🙂
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a~lotus, wow, I just checked out your link and your mandala is beautiful! I hope people check it out. I will comment on it later when I have more of a chance to read your post. It has many layers. Very inspiring. Thank you.
It is amazing how the mandala practice helps with stress and the general blues. I was exhausted last night and worked more on September’s mandalas. It really lifted me.
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QM, your practice is astounding. It has almost left me speechless, the care you have given both the mandalas and this essay.And the generosity of spirit with which you share and write also have touched me. I’m going to print some of these and meditate on them. Ripples of July mantras.
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I’m back for another one. I think this mandala of mine is somewhat more “alert” than what I usually color, but it reflects on what I’ve been feeling all day just wondering when the hurricane is going to make landfall where I live.
Please keep us and everyone in the coastal area in your prayers. Thank you!
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Oops! Forgot to post the link. Here it is!
http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/22857.html
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christine, thanks so much. Sometimes Monkey Mind kicks in and I wonder if the repetition of posting the mandalas or the moonwriting once a month becomes boring or old hat to readers.
Web logs started as something new and fresh every day. But I’ve since come to realize that the repetition, dedication, and structure of doing certain practices over time teaches me as much about myself as does trying something new every day. And red Ravine is so much about having a practice, any practice, about not being tossed away.
In that sense, I especially appreciate that people are still being inspired by these posts. I sure am learning about my own resistance, insecurities, and strengths from posting them. Ripples of July mandalas. Thanks again.
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a~lotus, another wonderful mandala at your link (#15). And I like how you wrote in the margins and added the haiku. I’ve been following the storm and sending good energy way down to the southern reaches of the country. You and your family stay safe. And thanks for sharing your process.
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A little funky edge:
http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/23152.html
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QM, thank you for the well wishes. Looks like my family is deciding to ride out the storm! I’m praying that it’ll decrease its intensity as it makes landfall.
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QM, I love the July mandalas, especially the Crusader’s Shield as I tend to be drawn to the colors you used in it. The use of the water colour pencils brings depth to each one of them. As you know, Brant & I have taken to coloring mandalas when he visits & he really enjoys doing them. In fact he asks if we can do them! It makes for nice quiet time together. Thanks for the post! He & I look forward to them! D
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I really loved your mandala, a~lotus. I only saw the one in the first link, still have to check out the other links. I like the writing you added all around it.
QM, I’ve been meaning to come back to something you commented (#16) since I read it. I hope you’ll never hesitate to post your mandala and moonwriting practices. Each time you post a new one, first, the images and text are so deep, and so I’d hate to miss out on that. But also, using this particular post as an example, you often add so much helpful information.
BTW, I went in for a treatment today, and I noticed Dr. L found some tender spots in a few areas. I’m not sure what they were exactly. If I ask him, he’ll tell me which chakra it is and what it means. I didn’t ask this morning, but I thought of this post later and wished I had.
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a~lotus, how did it go riding out the storm, Hurricane Ike? Thought of ya’ll when I watched the news last night. Hope all is well. I checked out your latest mandala (link in #18) and it might be my favorite yet. Including all those words for circles was really fun. And you made it a family affair, too.
diddy, thanks. I think it’s wonderful that you and Brant are continuing on with the mandala coloring. And I think I mentioned to you in person before I left that when E. Elise and I colored mandalas in July (#7) we used some of the free templates that you had printed out for her. We were so appreciative to have them.
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Thank you, yb and QM, for all your thoughts and prayers!! My family and I were more of the fortunate ones with water, food, and power!! We got back power earlier than expected (and way earlier than what the media is saying), so we’re really, really fortunate. Oh, and we still have our roof!! After going to church today, just seeing the stretch of damage of what Ike left behind was incredible. I wrote a poem capturing snapshots of what I’ve seen, though I wish I had a camera with me at that time to REALLY capture it.
However, I’m somewhat worried about the low water pressure since there are lots and lots of families out there who don’t have electricity or water. 😦 My prayers for them.
Here’s the link to the poem:
http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/23512.html
I wrote it generally because I was also thinking of the folks back with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The only thing I couldn’t add are the floods, since I haven’t really witnessed very much of it with Ike, but since it floods a lot where I live, I know how floods are like since I lived through plenty of tropical storms!! But anyway, lots of folks out there can’t really drive around much (and they’re not supposed to anyway) because of the flooding in some areas.
And thank you for your comments about my latest mandala! I had so much fun doing free association with that one. Come to think of it, I wrote something different with every one of them (e.g. the first was a poem, second was a haiku, etc.). I can’t wait to see where my next mandala leads me in terms of writing! Again, thanks for rekindling my curiosity in mandalas!
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P.S. I forgot to add that after more color experimentation, I’m going to try and see if I can draw/design my own mandalas.
Any tips/suggestions/ideas, QM?
Thank you!
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ybonesy, thanks (#21). I’m so glad you feel that way because I’ll be needing to get the August mandalas up soon. I just completed the Grand Round series for September. But am doing a few extra this month.
Yes, it would be interesting to hear what your doctor said about your chakras. Alternative healers are well versed in these energy meridians that run, spin, and circle throughout the body. And it’s a system that’s been around thousands of years.
BTW, I went to the Chakra Test link and took the test. It was as I suspected — low energy right now in the 3rd (intellect and will – I’m much better at feelings and emotions), 6th, and 7th chakras. I then went to the Chakra Chart and looked up what might help bring those into balance.
Liz just happened to have a few of the essential oils around they recommend — lavender, jasmine, patchouli, and lemon or citrus. So I’m going to wear them for a bit. Seems to lift my energy. Remember when patchouli was a really big scent to be wearing? I think it was the 70’s when essential oils were starting to be very easy to find. I wore it often then (and kept wearing it way past the point it was popular). I’m guessing I was drawn to it partly to strengthen that 3rd chakra.
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a~lotus, thanks for the link to your poem. There are many layers to it. The last lines are kind of like a koan. And I’m glad your family weathered the storm well. Looks like there is a lot of damage to other areas. Last weekend, we had a few remnants of the storm but nothing like Chicago. Couldn’t believe the flooding there.
Hmmm, tips for creating and drawing your own mandalas…you really have to follow your gut. At least for me, it’s all intuitive. I saw one recommendation in another book to draw any shapes you are drawn to within the circle, add texture, and color them in. It’s a way to start and to move through any blocks with what to draw. After that it gets easier.
One tip I have — use a consistent sized circle. I’m not great at drawing and it helps me to use the same blank circle each time. I’ll have to measure it to see what size it is on the cardstock I am using. That’s another tip – use strong enough paper to stand up to the medium you are using. Some don’t hold water well.
On the canvas, I am using a small canvas and a compass. I drew the circle almost as large as the canvas but left some negative space. The biggest thing is to have FUN with it. And trust yourself!
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QM, in responding to #25:
I’m really curious about the Chakra Test. Would you mind posting up the link? I’d love to see where I land since I love colors a bit too much. 😛
I’ll respond to #26 a bit later as I’m multitasking at the moment!
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a~lotus, the link is at the bottom of the post under Take A Chakra Test. It links to a basic chakra site that’s great for those who haven’t been exposed to the chakras before. There are also many books out that get into great depth about these energy systems.
The test is really about asking basic questions that relate to the different chakras and their functions, kind of a check-in for the body. I find a lot of times, I’m up in my head and forget to check in as frequently as I should with the body. For some, they are more connected to the body and keeping it fit, active, energetic. It’s all a balancing act. Like spinning a lot of glass plates on sticks.
Let us know how it goes if you decide to check the test out. I’m going to spend some time trying to reconnect with the body, keeping my feet firmly planted on the ground. 8)
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QM, re: #28, I wasn’t able to get to the link? 😦
I really like how you describe the balancing act: spinning plates on a stick (now that describes my life perfectly well!!). My, I love magic shows.
Anyway, re: #26. What’s a koan? I’ve never heard of that word before.
And thanks for the tips on mandala drawing. I’m going to see if I can do one if I have time this upcoming week. After the hurricane, so many schools are not even open now! So, it’s been like 2 weeks that I haven’t been in school for one of the colleges. *sigh* At least the other university is open this Monday. I rather not make up school days, but oh well, we’ll see what happens.
I’m going to post what you put in #26 in my poetry journal as a reference. I hope you don’t mind! I’ll link to this post. 🙂
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http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/25412.html
Linking to this post! 🙂
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lotus, I’m not expert, but my understanding is that a koan is a discussion or dialogue between master and student in Zen Buddhism. It’s a spiritual teaching tool. The purpose is to bust open the mind to the way we perceive certain truths. And to help us find truth in the ordinary everyday.
One of our red Ravine Guests, Linda Weissinger Lupowitz (lil) wrote a wonderful piece last June about koans and how they relate to her life. Here’s the link:
The Face You Wore Before You Were Born (LINK) – by Linda Weissinger Lupowitz
I think she’s got a few links in that piece. I’ve read where people have spent a lifetime studying koans. My favorites are when they seem to come out naturally in someone’s writing or in a comment. Hope this helps.
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I finished coloring a mandala yesterday. It’s here:
http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/36199.html
After that, I read up about the significance of the number 5. There are so many things such as 5 elements, 5 vices, 5 virtues, the 5 human extremities, 5 marriage (2 = the female, 3 = male), etc..
I guess it makes sense with I’m fascinated with the number 5 so much as I’d always loved stars. There’s a center one finds in the significance of the number 5.
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Lotus, finally had a chance to check out your mandala of fives. Thanks so much for sharing the link. Looking foward to more. I think I might sit down and color one tonight. Trying to muster up some creative energy. 8)
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Hey QM, that’s neat that you were able to tell how frustrated and tired I was when I did that mandala! Maybe the colors I’ve chosen spoke of that?
It’s also appropriate as the number 5 relates to the cardinal directions–north, south, east, west, and the CENTER, which is perfect for me!! I was in need of finding the center as right now is such a difficult time for me.
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