Welcome to this week’s Inspiration Mandala called “Joy Awash with Hope”.
This week I let you in behind the scenes to show you a bit more about the process I go through to draw my mandalas.
This mandala is from my personal sketchbook collection from about two years ago. There was a period when I would draw a mandala each day. It helped me practice drawing mandalas. I also became more comfortable in facing the blank page and the uncertainty of not knowing what mandala would emerge in the end.
After I finished drawing the day’s mandala, I would do stream of consciousness writing to reveal the mandala’s title and message for me. You can see the sketch book page below.
These pages were not created with any intention of ever showing them to anyone else. But this process has built the foundation for how I still draw mandalas to this day.
Here is the image in greater detail.
You are a bundle of joy awash with hope.
Stay constant and true to your heart and what it says.
It may be hard to hear and listen to, but it is there speaking its truth
and wisdom. Listen well by tapping into those small quiet times and
trust that it has only your highest good in mind. Do not dwell on the past or on what might be, but live in the now and what is happening before your eyes. Cherish these small wonders before your eyes,
for they will vanish never to be replaced again.
Trust in your power and magnificence, and your heart of love.
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Curious about mandalas?
Mandalas are an ancient and sacred art form that involve creating patterns and shapes within a circle.
Mandalas have been around for centuries. They have been used in various cultures and traditions (ranging from Tibetan Buddhist sand mandalas, Native American medicine wheels, and rose stained glass windows in Gothic cathedrals). Mandalas have also been used by psychiatrist Carl Jung with his patients after he discovered that drawing within a circle could be used as a tool for self-expression.
There is power when you create a mandala with an underlying intention.
The act of sitting down and drawing a mandala also creates an opportunity to be still and totally absorbed in the task at hand. Drawing a mandala can be relaxing and form part of mindfulness practice. Its calming effect can ground and centre us. It can also provide us with a tool for self-expression and reflection.
Mandalas can also be used as part of a meditation practice.
You use the mandala to settle your mind and provide a focus point for your eyes to rest on during your mediation. Whenever your mind gets distracted then bring back your focus to the mandala. For more information on how to mediate on a mandala.
Looking for more Inner Creative mandala inspiration?
Then head over to previous Mandala Inspirations (see some more links below), or the Mandala Play Adventure series where I created a different mandala each day from the same colouring page for 30 days.
You can also get these weekly Mandala Inspiration posts delivered straight to your inbox each Monday, as well as other free mandala colouring pages and creativity tips, by signing up here for the special Mandala Inspiration Inner Creative mailing list.
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