drawing challenge NEW THEME : mandala

good old spirograph, what else? 

how about a mandala, honey, an old acquaintance used to ask of me, if or when i started to talk gibberish. i hated mandalas for that reason, because i love talking gibberish. so i thought it could be interesting to do something with a mandala theme, and why not draw a-one, or whatever whichever? it is a mediation exercise, of that i am convinced, and it soothes the soul in all the right places too. but i also still LOVE gibberish, so's you all know! feel like giving it a try? there's no end to what a mandala is, can be, or even wants to be. i'm curious! leave your name here, we post the weekend of september 29 & 30. i think we will be in for a real treat...  

remember kaleidoscopes?

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courtesy allows me to enlighten a little on the mandala? the {sanskrit word for} circle symbolises the universe. 
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concentric diagrams within a mandala often hold significance in buddhism and hinduism, but since we're not fussy (i know i'm not), we can add whatever we like to our circles, i don't think buddha will mind either.
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used in spiritual exercises for the purpose of concentration, i can't say what the actual effect would be, since i have not tried it. i don't think i will either, i believe the exercise is very much in the creation: turn inwards... and play. why, yes! that is concentrating. ☻
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sooooooo.... will play ☺ : stefanie, patrice, {rosemary}, barbara, renilde, victoria, helen, sus, norma, ariane, céline, olga, {lynne?}, tatjana, jgy, sabine, ¿mano?, ...