Threshold Network Groups 2012Day 1 – Individual Interest & Passion Exploration

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man·da·la

Noun1.Oriental Art. A schematized

representation of the cosmos, chiefly characterized by a concentric configuration of shapes, each of which contains an image of a deity or an attribute of a deity.

2.(in Jungian psychology) a symbol representing the effort to reunify the self. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/

mandala?s=t

History “mandala” comes from Sanskrit word

meaning (loosely) “circle” Similar artwork found across multiple

cultures and religions Buddhism – used for meditation Christian – Hildegard von Bingen, Christian nun

in 12th century, used mandalas to express beliefs Aztecs – created sand mandalas and medicine

wheels – both a time keeping and religious symbol

Navajo Indians & Tibetan Monks – create sand mandalas to show the impermanence of life

http://www.mandalaproject.org/what/index.html

http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/9548.htm

http://www.celestial-art.net/mandalas.htm

Visit http://www.mandalaproject.org/what/index.html for hundreds of examples of mandalas created across all cultures and religious beliefs

Complete these eight blanks… I am ______________, ________________,

and ______________. I am unique because

________________. I enjoy _______________. I wish that __________________. In the future I will ________________. The most important thing to me is

________.

Mandala Creation In each of the eight

blanks around the outside of your mandala, draw a visual representation of your eight words.

In the center, combine your eight words into one visual synopsis

Once finished, create a written “artist’s statement” about your completed mandala