{"id":38,"date":"2025-08-09T19:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandalaartandsoul.com\/transformative-power-of-creating-mandalas\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:57:41","slug":"mandalas-are-just-pretty-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandalaartandsoul.com\/da\/mandalas-are-just-pretty-circles\/","title":{"rendered":"“Mandalas are just pretty circles without meaning\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe you think: \u201cYes, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve always thought.<\/em>\u201d
Or maybe you feel a bit provoked, because to you mandalas are much more than that.

And honestly? Both are true.

Yes, mandalas are beautiful circles. They are often used as decoration \u2013 in wellness spaces or in marketing, where the goal is to create peace and balance. But mandalas also carry a depth that goes far beyond decoration.

I still remember my mother-in-law looking at one of my pieces and saying: \u201cThey are very pretty, but I don\u2019t really get it.\u201d And that\u2019s the thing, most people don’t know that mandalas are so much more than pretty circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

So what is a mandala?<\/em>
The word mandala comes from Sanskrit and means \u201ccircle.\u201d According to Wikipedia<\/a>, it\u2019s one of the oldest religious symbols in the world.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where are mandalas found?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find mandalas in almost every culture and religion:
– In cathedral rose windows in the West and halos around people in christian paintings
– In meditation practices in the East
– Among Native Americans, Incas, Mayans, Egyptians, and Aboriginal peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From psychology to education<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung brought mandalas into Western psychology. To him, they were a tool for exploring the mind and connecting with the deeper layers of consciousness.

In modern pedagogy, mandalas are also powerful. Danish psychologist Anne Kirketerp even developed Craft Psychology<\/a>, a field that shows how working with your hands can reduce stress, improve focus, and create calm.

That really resonates with me. I\u2019ve always doodled \u2013 on the phone, in class, in meetings. For me it\u2019s never been just scribbles. It\u2019s been a way to focus, to listen, and to find peace.
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Mandalas in art and nature<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there\u2019s also the artistic side. Mandalas are wonderful to work with, because they can expand endlessly \u2013 only your imagination sets the limits. Many artists have even made mandala-inspired patterns their signature. Just take a closer look when you study art works, you might see them yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tenzing Rigdol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And when you look at nature, it\u2019s no surprise that mandalas feel so universal. You see the same structure in snowflakes, flowers, fruit, the human eye, atoms, our solar system \u2013 even the universe itself.

So I find myself asking: \u201cDoes everything move towards the same center \u2013 or does everything emerge from the same center?\u201d Or “isn’t everything just a fragment in the same structure?”

Big questions, I know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My personal journey with mandalas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Mandalas have been with me through many stages of my life.
– When I needed relaxation
– When I was sick with stress
– When I received my ADHD diagnosis
– When I felt lost and searching
– When I need to resolve challenges

Each time, they gave me something to hold onto. A way forward. And they still surprise me with new insights.

That\u2019s why I\u2019ve decided to share this journey \u2013 and explore the myths about mandalas one by one. Maybe they can give you something too.

\ud83d\udc49 If you\u2019d like to join me, sign up for my newsletter<\/a> and get the newest posts straight to your inbox.

See you \ud83d\udc9c

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Maybe you think: \u201cYes, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve always thought.\u201d
\nOr maybe you feel a bit provoked, because to you mandalas are much more than that.<\/p>\n

And honestly? Both are true.<\/p>\n

Yes, mandalas are beautiful circles. They are often used as decoration \u2013 in wellness spaces or in marketing, where the goal is to create peace and<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-myths-about-mandalas","tag-mandalas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t