Mandala: Journey to the Center (Whole Way Library) - Softcover

Bailey Cunningham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789497409 ISBN 13: 9780789497406

Publisher: DK, 2003

Synopsis

Experience the ultimate journey of self-discovery through mandalas and meditation. Mandala art has been used throughout the world for self-expression, spiritual transformation, and personal growth. Mandala is the ancient Sanskrit word for circle and is seen by Tibetans as a diagram of the cosmos. It is used by native Americans in healing rituals and in Christian cathedrals the labyrinth is a mandalic pattern used as a tool for meditation. An archetypal symbol of wholeness, the mandala was used as a therapeutic art tool by psychologist Carl Jung, who believed creating mandalas helped patients to make the unconscious conscious. Joseph Campbell brought mandalas to the public's attention in The Power of Myth (1988): "In working out a mandala ... you draw a circle and then think of the different impulse systems and value systems in your life.... Making a mandala is a discipline for pulling all those scattered aspects of your life together, finding a center." Mandala: Journey to the Center provides insights into the significance of mandalas and helps you to use them as a path to greater self-awareness. Mandala offers over 400 breathtaking color photographs of mandalas in manifestations from art, architecture, and nature -- from Buddhist paintings to the Pantheon to atomic structures, and explores how the mandala has been used throughout history and is relevant today as a tool for meditation, personal growth, and expression. Mandala features a gallery of worldwide contemporary mandala art accompanied by inspirational stories from the artists who created them, and provides exercises and examples of specific techniques for making one's own mandalas. Exploring the mandala can lead us on a journey to wholeness, helping us discover the center within ourselves and beyond.

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About the Author

Bailey Cunningham is the Executive Director and creator of the Mandala Project (mandalaproject.org), a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of peace through art and education. The project features a cyber-quilt gallery of mandalas from all over the globe, and has been described as "an anthology of our collective spirit." The author is also an artist and designer who teaches Mandala Project workshops in public schools. She lives in Washington State.

About this edition

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0789497409
• ISBN 13: 9780789497406
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160