Mandala

Mandala
Author: Peter Patrick Barreda
Publisher: Peter Patrick Barreda
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2008
Genre: Mandala
ISBN: 1439206252

In this fascinating collection of sacred art and inspirational writings, the mandala shines forth as the link that unites us to each other and to the mysteries of the Universe.

Mandala Magic

Mandala Magic
Author: Arsedition
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2015-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781438006383

Books in the Color Magic series meld the youthful spontaneity of coloring with the sophisticated composition of mandalas and garden patterns for a relaxing artistic experience that anyone can enjoy. Coloring encourages the imaginative hobbyist to take a break from the daily routine to create something simple yet exquisite. And the beautiful images in these books, when complete, are ideal for decorating, framing, and gift-giving. InMandala Magic, the soothing patterns of mandalas will inspire creativity.

Mandalas for Power & Energy

Mandalas for Power & Energy
Author: Marion Küstenmacher
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402705465

Learn the healing power and energy represented by extraordinary mandalas.

The Mandala Guidebook

The Mandala Guidebook
Author: Kathryn Costa
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2016-06-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440344205

Relax, create and connect with mandala art. Do you love coloring mandalas? You're not alone! Adult coloring books are gaining in popularity every day. Do you want to learn how to draw and color your own mandalas? In The Mandala Guidebook, Kathryn Costa shows you how with easy instructions perfect for the beginner. You'll find a wide range of projects, each with beautifully illustrated step-by-step instructions covering more design styles and artistic mediums than any other book out there. Simply put, a mandala is a circle with a design in the center, but psychologists and spiritual leaders have used mandalas as a tool for self-reflection and self-exploration through the ages. Mandalas have intrigued cultures around the world, from Celtic spirals and Indian mehndi to medieval church labyrinths. And now it's your turn! If you can write the alphabet, you can create beautiful and expressive mandalas. Journey with Kathryn, creator of the "100 Mandalas Challenge," to create spontaneous and spirited mandala art: • Enjoy prompts and questions to practice self-discovery, gratitude, relaxation, meditation and explore your unique talents and artistic path as you create • Discover 24 demonstrations with clear and colorful step-by-step instructions to master the mechanics of making mandalas--both freehand and geometrically symmetrical designs • Explore mixed media and textural painting techniques within the boundaries of a circle using everything from a simple pen and paper to watercolor, collage, acrylic and stamped Gelli plate • Get pattern inspiration and discover how to play with color using common palettes from the world around you Set your intention and learn how to use mandalas to solve problems, let go of fear, lean into love and gain clarity and insight as you create!

The Mandala Workbook

The Mandala Workbook
Author: Susanne F. Fincher
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1590305183

From time immemorial, the mandala has been an expression of inner reality—for individuals, groups, and whole cultures. When you draw or paint a mandala of your own, you’re making a portrait of your unconscious at a particular moment in your life, which when carefully regarded, can provide astonishing insights into your own deepest truth. The Mandala Workbook offers a complete guide to mandala work, based on the Great Round—the twelve archetypal stages that represent a complete cycle of personal growth. Each stage offers a new way to connect with yourself and to discover the transformative powers of the mandala. Explore a full range of activities throughout the book and for each stage—including coloring, drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and more—in this engaging and hands-on guide. You’ll have fun doing it—and you may discover things about yourself that will surprise you.

One Million Mandalas

One Million Mandalas
Author: Madonna Gauding
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0312574037

Mandalas are one of the most popular aids to meditation, with people worldwide finding enlightenment through the simple task of bringing a sparse outline to colorful life. Previous books have featured mandalas in black and white outline which users hand-color in. However, once the book is completed you have to buy new books to maintain your meditations. One Million Mandalas offers readers a lifetime of beautiful designs to color in and use for meditation. The disk's easily accessible art is usable in three ways: with a couple of clicks you will be able to select and print one of the basic mandala designs, construct your own mandala by different ring designs from a drop-down menu, or randomly generate a mandala. Because there are 100 centers, 100 middle rings, and 100 outer rings, the disk supplies one million possible permutations andcombinations! The book is complete with an introduction to the concept of mandalas, and the history and philosophy behind them, along with clear directions on using the CD-ROM, and a complete visual catalog of all the mandala designs in the program.

Creating Mandalas with Sacred Geometry

Creating Mandalas with Sacred Geometry
Author: Susanne F. Fincher
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1611803268

Unlock the mystery and magic of sacred geometry to create mandalas using ancient design principles. Pythagoras believed that mathematical truths shift the psyche closer to divine perfection. The Fibonacci sequence has been found to exist in patterns throughout nature. C. G. Jung thought that contemplating the mandala could unveil the unconscious. The designs here draw on the vast history and knowledge once thought esoteric, now available as tools for cultivating spiritual and psychological well-being. Create your own mandala based on geometry, numbers, and signs, or color a mandala as a meditative process to tap into your creativity and intuition. However you use this guide, geometry can be a pathway to grasping who you are, where you belong, and what you are to do. Discover how this timeless practice can help you on your journey of self-realization!

An Illustrated History of the Mandala

An Illustrated History of the Mandala
Author: Kimiaki Tanaka
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 681
Release: 2018-12-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614292922

Everyone’s heard of mandalas; now we have a uniquely rich history and explanation of their history and meaning. This book is a history of the genesis and development of the mandala from the fifth and sixth centuries, when the mandala first appeared in India, to the eleventh century, when the Kalacakratantra appeared just before the disappearance of Buddhism in India. The 600 years of Indian esoteric Buddhism that concluded the 1,700-year history of Indian Buddhism could be said to have been the history of the development of the mandala. (The Kalacakratantra integrated earlier mandala theories into a single system and established a monumental system unprecedented in the history of esoteric Buddhism. It was thus the culmination of the development of Indian Buddhism over a period of 1,700 years.) The analysis is at the micro level and includes numerous illustrations and charts. Particular attention is paid to proper names, mudras, and mantras that have been overlooked by scholars in philosophy and doctrine, and the author tackles issues that cannot be explained solely from a historical viewpoint, such as geometric patterns, the arrangement of deities, the colors, and their meaning in Buddhist doctrine.

Japanese Mandalas

Japanese Mandalas
Author: Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The first broad study of Japanese mandalas to appear in a Western language, this volume interprets mandalas as sanctified realms where identification between the human and sacred occurs. The author investigates eighth- to seventeenth-century paintings from three traditions: Esoteric Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, and the kami-worshipping (Shinto) tradition. Explaining why certain fundamental Japanese mandalas look the way they do and how certain visual forms came to embody the sacred, ten Grotenhuis presents works that show a complex mixture of Indian Buddhist elements, pre-Buddhist Chinese elements, Chinese Buddhist elements, and indigenous Japanese elements.