This Silver Sunflower Mandala Pendant is dedicated to the solar plexus chakra, and it will illuminate your outfits by shining like the sun!
- Materials: silver and zircon
About mandalas for our well-being:
What is a mandala?
Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means circle, and in a broader sense, it represents our community… They can be designed with colored sand by Tibetan Buddhist monks, following an ancestral tradition. They are used as offerings to the Buddhas and the Universe. The most famous of them is the Kalachakra mandala. They can also be painted or sculpted, and some are represented in three dimensions. They serve as meditation supports.
Zen and anti-stress mandalas
Zen and anti-stress mandalas, as known and used in the West, are geometric shapes or representations of flowers, animals… Drawing and coloring a mandala is a way to relieve stress and refocus. This practice is suitable for children and adults.
Different types of mandalas
There are many types of mandalas, distinguished by their shapes, materials, and what they represent. Some mandalas are used as meditation supports and are elaborated in the purest religious tradition. Others are simply artistic representations. There are sand mandalas (Tibetan Buddhists), mandalas on paper for drawing and coloring, mandalas on canvas for painting, crystal mandalas on energy grids made of fabric, wood, metal… It is also possible to design a mandala directly on the ground or on sand… Everyone can create their own mandala or use ready-made supports, such as coloring books…
What is the purpose of a mandala?
Mandalas have multiple functions. They help relieve stress, let go, concentrate, and refocus. They have a harmonizing effect on places and people. They are also a pleasant pastime that can occupy children and channel their energy. In other cases, they serve as meditation supports and if they are religious mandalas, they can be offered to deities.
What are the effects of mandalas?
They have beneficial effects on individuals, providing physical and mental well-being, helping to release heavy and disruptive emotions. They help harmonize places and people, providing an energy of peace.
What are the main themes of mandalas?
The themes are very diverse and are distinguished by style, symbolism, or the object represented. There are mandalas on themes like bohemian, hippie, Indian; some are replicas of real wild or domestic animals like cats, horses, dogs, lions, deer, birds, fish, turtles… Others represent imaginary animals like unicorns or dragons.
There are also mandalas featuring Disney or Star Wars characters.
Most of them represent flowers or geometric figures.
Mandala and sacred geometry:
Finally, some mandalas reproduce sacred geometric figures such as the flower of life, the Platonic solids, the Metatron’s cube…
This adds a spiritual dimension to the artwork, making it a powerful symbol of protection.
Where can you find mandalas?
You can discover mandalas in many places in your everyday life, as they are becoming more and more popular, as people are increasingly seeking well-being.
Indeed, you have many chances to find them in your yoga studio or your favorite hippie shop, but not only!
In reality, mandalas are present on various mediums such as clothes (t-shirts, sneakers, sweatshirts…), home textiles (beddings, rugs, cushions, wall hangings), posters or paintings, accessories like bags, bottles, cards, notebooks, stickers, tattoos, and even jewelry.
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