THIS SERIES CAME ABOUT IN ANSWER TO TWO QUESTIONS: "HOW CAN MY WORK BENEFIT THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE?" AND "HOW CAN VISUAL ART SUPPORT THE HEALING PROCESS?" THE MANDALAS ARE FLORAL BECAUSE INITIAL EVIDENCE BASED DESIGN RESEARCH INDICATES THAT NATURE MOTIFS HAVE THE MOST BENEFIT FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS. THE CIRCULAR LAY-OUT OF A MANDALA IMPLIES INTEGRITY, INTERCONNECTION AND SPIRIT. BY REVEALING THE GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE OF ALL FORM, SACRED GEOMETRY OVERLAYS DEMONSTRATE THE UNDERLYING ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE. WHEN FACING LIFE CHALLENGES, IT IS A SOURCE OF COMFORT AND INSPIRATION TO BE REMINDED OF THE ORDER AND BALANCE FOUND IN NATURE.
AN OLD MAPLE TREE WITH A GIFT FOR PATIENCE ADVISED ME THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH ONE'S RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME; TO CULTIVATE PATIENCE, ONE MUST BE FULLY PRESENT IN THE MOMENT.
SILENCE YOUR INNER MONOLOGUE BY SHIFTING TO AN ATTITUDE OF INQUIRY AND EXPLORATION. TRY GAZING WITH SOFT EYES AT THE CENTER OF THE MANDALA. SOON, YOU WILL NOTICE CHANGES IN WHICH OF THE TREE RINGS APPEAR TO COME FORWARD. WHILE YOU ARE THUS ENGAGED, A PORTAL WILL OPEN IN THE MANDALA, LINKING YOU TO THE OLD MAPLE AND TO THE VIBRATION OF INFINITE PATIENCE.
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