VAB Creativity Club- Mandalas-June- 2008
July 01, 2008
The
Magic of MANDALAS
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What is a Mandala
?
~ The word mandala
comes from a sanskrit root meaning
"enclosing the essence."
~ For me , my mandala
is an expression of the center of my Self , the self that I am conscious
and aware of at the time of painting or drawing the mandala.
~ Mandalas are a way
for me to explore my own spirituality, the interior spaces of my self
and the symbolism that is a reflection of my self and a mirror of my experiences.
~ My Mandalas contain
an essence of my Self at the time of creating it , creatively expressing
a certain point in my awareness that was making itself known to be seen
~ Drawing, Painting, Doodling or Digitizing mandalas--
it does not matter how you enter into their mystery .. but when you do
and when you open your heart to enter the mandala -- it is an amazing
journey
Enjoy exploring Mandala
Art in this issue of our Ezine..
Please feel free to forward this issue to anyone you may think would get
inspiration from it --- sharing is facilitating creative spirit everywhere
~ Imagine your body is asked to keep a circular shape for 1 hour
-- what story would your feet tell to your head ?
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~ Milliande
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Workshops
Creating Moment Mandalas
Take a single moment in time .... just after you woke up , just before
you retire to be, in between cooking or doing chores, after meditation
or any other moment in between ... and capture it in a "Moment Mandala"
Sacred Mandala Blog
Our own Creativity club Member Sue creates amazing digital mandalas , take
a peek at her mandala art if you like ..its well worth it
Make me smooth
so I can enter
into the warmth of flow
Make me smooth
so I can release
the edges of knowledge
Make me smooth
so I can feel
the circle of being
I am smooth
I can enter flow
I am smooth
I can release knowledge
I am smooth
I can feel my Being
I am the Circle of Cycles
...Milliande
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Mandalas are magic
moments captured
mirrors of our path
Adding Colour and Form
to the awsome
Inner Dance
Never Ending
as eternity swings nearer and away
along the circles edge
Drawn in and out
moving delicately
over our souls
Asking only openness
and space
to see
The Light that Shines
The Wheel that Turnes
Again
Maureen Ritchie
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PROJECT ONE
Art Journaling a Mandala
"Thirteen"
~Thirteen is associated
with faithlessness, betrayal and unfortunate endings because it was the
number of people seated at the Last Supper. The thirteenth fairy in the
tale of Sleeping Beauty is the one who casts a spiteful curse on the young
princess. A Witches Coven traditionally comprises of thirteen
~ The number thriteen may also have a positive value. In fact some suggest
that its connotation as unlucky comes from the distortion of its numinous
qualities. For example the powerful Olympian gods and goddesses of greek
mythology number thirteen . The first group of Christians numbered thirteen
- Jesus and the twelve apostels . The lives of the twelve were transformed
byt Jesus - the thirteenth member of the group.
~ Thriteen can mark
a new beginning as well as an ending. Since twelves connoted the completion
of a cycle, thirteen , being one more than twelve , points to the beginning
of another one
~ At times it is difficult to distinguish a beginning from an ending.
Sometimes we expereince a beginning and an ending at the same time....
exerpt "Creating
Mandalas" Susanne F.Fincher
ART JOURNAL PROMPT
~ Draw a largish circle
into your art journal ( or use a compass or something to draw around like
a small plate or a cd disk)
~ What does the number
" 13" make you feel like ?
~ What symbols, emotions, memories and images come up when you connect
with the number thirteen?
~ Doodle, draw, collage,
paint and write inside your circle mandala your emotions , colors, numbers,
words and imagery connected to the number 13.
You may post your
artwork at the Milliande
Creativity Club if you would like some feedback or simply wish to
share with us :-)
Everyone would love to see your page!
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TWO
Mandalas Are Everywhere
~ Step outside the box and create a mandala with what
is to hand an 3-D objects lying around your house...
~ Take a Hula
Hoop, or lay a rope in a circle
~ See how Maya
and ME play with Making Mandalas
~ Enjoy the non-permanence
of the design ... enjoy the process and the non attachment to the end-result
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Mandala
Thoughts
"Mandala means Holy Circle in Sanskrit,
width , roundness and wholesomeness.
Everything associated with a circle, circles, the cycle of life and the
cycle of the seasons
The center of the Mandala is called Bindu,
Bindu in the East means God. It is our gate to the Spiritual World.
the Fountain of Life originates from this Point"
Milliande Creativity Club Yahoo Group
~ I have opened a yahoogroup space for us, so we can share and communicate
our artworks and creativity exercises ..
~ Going Deeper into
the Mysteries
~ The Art of an Intuitive
~ A Contemplative
Journey through Personal Transformational Symbology
~ A Place to
Explore SoulPurpose and SoulConnection through a variety of Art Mediums
~ Accessing
Your Heart and Inner Eye Guidance for Giving the Invisible Form
The
Magic of MANDALAS
Have a Joy-Filled Day .... Milliande :-)