Mandalas

In your own words Define the following words

• Wish• Objective• Goal

• Is there a difference? Yes or No Explain

Wish

• A wish is a hope or desire for something.• Feel or express a strong desire or hope for

something that is not easily attainable; want something that cannot or probably will not happen.

Objective

• Syn. for goal• Something worked toward or striven for; a goal

Goal

• A goal is a the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

• Shows planning and commits to achieve a personal or organizational desired end point in some sort of assumed development.

• Many people endeavor to reach a goal with in a finite time by setting deadline

Goal Setting

• You will now take a moment and think about 2 goals you hope to achieve by next year.

• Don’t say them out loud, internalize them for now.

You will now write a letter to you, not to today, but you a year from now. In this letter you will congratulate yourself on the completion of the goals you have set for yourself.

I will not read it because it is for you, 2015 you. You will only need to show me that you have written a page, for credit.

You will have 15 min to write a congratulatory letter to yourself…

January 16, 2014

Dear Insert Your Name, Ex 1 Can you believe it? Idid it…Ex 2 It’s been a year of hard work but I am happy to say

that …..Ex 3… Your own starter

Now you will

• Take an envelope and address it to your house.

• I will be sending you this letter in the mall this time next year.

• Be sure to show me the letter for credit, and place the letter in the envelope. You will see it in a year .

Symmetry

Bilateral Symmetry: The most common type of symmetry. A

figure that can be folded in such a way that one-half of it lies exactly on the other half

Examples of Bilateral Symmetry

Radial Symmetry: symmetrical arrangement of constituents,

especially of radiating parts, about a central point

Radial Symmetry in Nature

Radial Symmetry in Nature

Radial Symmetry in Nature

Radial Symmetry in Nature

Radial Symmetry in

Art

Radial Symmetry in

Art

Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE

mandalasmandalas

Mandala is Sanskrit for "whole world" or "healing circle". It is a representation of the universe and everything that ever was and will be.

Khyil-khor is the Tibetan word for mandala meaning "center of the Universe in which a fully awakened being abides." Circles suggest wholeness, return, healing, order, unity, the womb, completion and eternity. The mandala, or circular pattern is used in most forms of religion, prayer and meditation.

Mandalas can be found in science, religion and art. Spider webs, planets, and the rings found in tree trunks all reflect the primal mandala pattern. The "circle with a center" pattern is the basic structure of life, the cell, that is found in all of creation.

A simple representation of WHO YOU AREUsing symbols that represent you: Peace, love, friendship, etc

Cycles …

STONEHENGE• Stonehenge was built in 3100 BC.• Stonehenge’s first rocks were from Wales Mountains.• Stonehenge was built in five stages.• The people that built Stonehenge no longer used it

after 1500 B.C.• Stones were from 240 miles away weighing 4 -25 tons

and about 18ft tall

Art Historical Importance

• P& L :construction, a system in which two upright members, the posts

• The circle was aligned with the midsummer sunrise, the midwinter sunset, and the most southerly rising and northerly setting of the moon.

• astronomical observation and ritual function.

Mandala Relationship

Aztec / Mayan Calendar

• Aztecs: Central Mexico Mayan: Southwest Mexico Guatemala Belize (Cayo)

• There is not just one Aztec calendar, there are two more or less independent systems.

• The solar year was the basis for the civil calendar by which the Mexicas (Aztecs) determined the countless ceremonies and rituals linked to agricultural cycles.

• The 18 month calendar with each month lasting only 20 days where each month was divided by four 5 day weeks. The year was rounded out to 365 days and then an addition of a five-day empty days

Art/ Historical Importance

• Reason for the 365 day calendar

• Time Keeping 365 and 260• Religious The religious system that the Aztecs

created was based on a combination of animism, shamanism, and polytheism As well as human sacrifice ,the planet Venus and the moon was very important to the Aztecs.

Mandala Relationship

Native American Medicine Wheel

• Medicine wheels appear all over the northern United States and southern Canada, specifically South Dakota, Wyoming and many other states

• Native American Medicine Wheel was used for various spiritual and ritual purposes, especially for healing almost any illness.

• Since it was believed that illness sprang from the spirit it focused on balance. So the focus of the healing was on treating the source of the problem, not the symptoms.

Mandala RelationshipBeing a wheel, it is round depicting the circle of life, the shape of the sun and the moon, etc. The medicine wheel consists of the four cardinal directions and four sacred colors representing certain properties: blue (north) ... defeat; trouble ... winter - a season for survival and waitingElement = Wind/Breathyellow (east) ... success; triumph ... spring - a re-awakening, the power of new lifeElement = Fire/Life Sourceblack (west) ... death ... autumn - the final harvest, the end of life's cycleElement = Earth The symbolism may vary from tribe to tribe.

Rose Window

• Mostly in England • Circular window of medieval churches• Romanesque and Gothic Churches• dates from 1250 • About 38 feet diameter. • Its main theme is the Old Testament, but the central

medallion depicts the Virgin and Child.• Commission art work by King St. Louis

Art/ Historical Importance

• Stain Glass Art – Define light• Biblical Pictorial

-Religious Symbols and pictures

Mandala Relationship

Tibetan Sand painting

• The sand is carefully placed on a large, flat table. The construction process takes several days

• Mandala is destroyed shortly after its completion, using holy waters. This is done as a teaching tool and metaphor for the “Cleansing”

• The mandala sand-painting process begins with an opening ceremony, during which the

• Site is called by the forces of the Goodness• Chant, visualizations, play music, recite mantras

Art/ Historical Importance

• Create the first mandalas

-Religious Symbols and pictures

Mandala Relationship

Mandala is Sanskrit for "whole world" or "healing circle". It is a representation of the universe and everything that ever was and will be.

Khyil-khor is the Tibetan word for mandala meaning "center of the Universe in which a fully awakened being abides." Circles suggest wholeness, return, healing, order, unity, the womb, completion and eternity. The mandala, or circular pattern is used in most forms of religion, prayer and meditation.

Native Americans used many circular, mandala expressions in their ceremonies. The Navajos (and some others) made sand paintings used for healing and blessing. They always were enclosed in some form of a circle. Native American healing rituals honored the spiritual, emotional, psychological, and physical needs of each person, usually in that order. The environment around people is what created their personal "mandala". The use of circles is also expressed in the medicine wheels of many tribes.

Mandalas can be found in science, religion and art. Spider webs, planets, and the rings found in tree trunks all reflect the primal mandala pattern. The "circle with a center" pattern is the basic structure of life, the cell, that is found in all of creation.