Quotes of Inspiration

Carl Jung introduced modern history to the psychological significance of mandalas. He believed that "...we all have the urge to fulfill our own unique patterns, to live out our potential, to experience wholeness"

-C.G. Jung

Mandalas are seen in the form of stained glass windows, rosettes in churches. They may be used for healing, contemplation, and symbolic pilgrimages.

The mandalas we draw or color communicate information between the self and the ego.

The self is a source of the breakthrough that resolves conflict. It is not unusual for solutions to come in the form of spontaneous mandalas that are dreamed, drawn, coloured or danced.

Did you know that it is the connection between the ego and the Self which create the cyclical rhythm in your psychological life and your body's physical existance?

Colour Meanings

Red, an energizing stimulating color, relates to the physical body. It increases alertness and brings awareness of the presesnt moment. This colour signifies passion, life, sexuality, love and the power to create. It also symbolizes blood, rage, violence, and fire.

Blue is the colour of clear sky, suggesting infinite space, the heavens, eternity. A calming and relaxing colour, it has to do with nurturing aspects of the feminine principle.

Yellow symbolizes the sun and suggests the rhythms of time set in motion by the sun's rising and setting. It has to do with energizing aspects of the masculine principle.Yellow signifies the light of conciousness that has descended into our nervous system to allow us to be self-aware.Yellow relates to emotional energies and for some it represents the soul of a person.

Green is the colour of nature, of balance, and of harmony. It represents the primal power of fertility that makes seeds sprouts. It is symbolic of freshness, health, peace, and prosperity.

Orange speaks of earthiness, in contrast to spirituality. It stands for the energy of the life force that maintains your body in a healthy balance without your direct attention. The colour also represents endurance, strength, and worthy ambition.

Purple relates to nobility, refinement, and power. It signifies patience, trust faith and fasting.

Turqoise suggests generosity, love, and healing. Traditional peoples in many parts of the world paint doors and window frames turqoise for protection from dangerous spirits. Turquoise helps maintain safe bounderies.

Brown is a symbol of the earth, of fertility. It is also symbolic of holding or blocking energy.

White refers to the blinding light of the spirit, triumphant over death. White suggest the ashes after a fire, the silence of snow. It is a symbol of purity, innocence, virginity, and birth.

Black suggests the sinister power of darkness, decay, and death. The symbol of mourning, of nonbeing, it also symbolizes protection from evil.It is the color for penitence and respect for the souls of the departed. Rememberance, eternity, and constancy are represented by the colour black.