Aren't these thumbnails, as a collection, gorgeous?
This is a compilation of colored glass shots taken by a photographer I know only as Tejana. Tejana posts on flickr. I have modified it slightly, cutting and pasting here and there.
Mandala (Sanskrit for "circle" or "completion") supposedly comes from a Sanskrit root meaning "enclosing the essence."
Wikipedia states that "In practice, mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the universe from the human perspective."
A mandala, especially its center, can be used during meditation as an object for focusing attention. The symmetrical geometric shapes tend to draw the attention towards their center.
Some of my mandalas are created with an eye toward their symmetry. Many of them have some special meaning for me. Many of them I create simply for the joy of it.
Me? ... (chuckling) I'm fifty-plus and looking for a change in my career path. I value intuition, love good writing, cherish my partner, S. I miss my two kids on the 'other' side of the lake. People tell me how pretty my sable/silver hair is ... and that I think about death too much.
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