Hi, guys!
It's a little bit late, but Here I am to talking to you
about the Mandalas! (yeeei! :3 )
So, first: what in the world is a mandala? Well, basically a mandala is
a form of art therapy in wich the thing is draw and paint a circle. Sounds
simple? yes, it is. Also is very fun. But not all is simple, actually it has a
very deep argument.
The mandala is a spiritual and symbol ritual present in many cultures
in the world, especially in Buddhism and Hinduism. The word comes from Sanskrit
and it means “circle”. The basic form of most
mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point.
In general it’s geometric pattern represents the cosmos or a microcosmos of the
universe. So, the mandala has been long used as a healing and meditation
tool.
In occident, the
psychoanalyst Carl Jung used mandalas as a form of therapy. His view about it was like "a representation of the unconscious
self” and believed his paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify
emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality.
(the
center represents the soul, the heart…the center of the universe itself).
The reason why I chose the
mandala as a form of therapy because it doesn’t need anything especial to be
done and had a lot of benefits as relaxation, concentration and creativity
among others. So, if you are bored or need something to do: paint one! there's
so many websites with mandalas in black and white so you can download it just
like that and work on it C:
I think that my
presentation was…too fast. I mean the basement of the mandala and the art
therapy deserves a little more time to explain it. But we had no time enough
and I was nervous :P
Anyway, that’s it for this
week.
Byee~
PS1: http://www.mandalasparatodos.com---> if you are interested
PS2: Did you realize that I copy and paste part of my presentation? God!
I’m so lazy Xdd
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