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| Creating Mandalas |
| Mandalas are circular designs with spiritual and psychological meaning. Tibetan Buddhism has a rich, well-known history of mandala practice, but sacred circles are part of Western tradition as well. Examples include Neolithic circles of standing stones, the visionary art of Hildegard of Bingen, native American medicine wheels, labyrinths, and rose windows in Christian churches. |
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| C.G. Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and associate of Sigmund Freud, discovered circular drawings had psychological significance in the inner life of individuals. A student of Eastern philosophy who had a Tibetan thangka hanging in his study, Jung called the circle drawings he and his patients did mandalas, Sanskrit for sacred circle. Jung wrote that mandalas indicate “the premonition of a centre of personality, a kind of central point within the psyche, to which everything is related, by which everything is arranged, and which is itself a source of energy.” (p. 73, Mandala Symbolism, 1973) |
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| This Creating Mandalas workshop introduces basic psychological concepts associated with mandalas, and guides participants in creating and interpreting a personal mandala. Skills learned can be the basis for a personal practice of creating mandalas for insight, healing, and self-expression. |
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| Workshop attendees will have an opportunity to win a free autographed copy of Susanne Fincher's book, Creating Mandalas: for Insight, Healing, and Self-Expression. |
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$65 ($55 for DLM members)
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DLM Community Room
(Lower level using right back door entrance)
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Limited to 28 people. Register early to reserve your seat. |
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Susanne F. Fincher, LPC, ATR-BC, is a licensed professional counselor and registered board certified art therapist. She has produced a number of books about creating mandalas for personal growth and spiritual enrichment. Through her classes and workshops offered online at Creatingmandalas.com, she has introduced thousands of people to creating mandalas. She has been a grateful member of DLM sangha since 1995. |
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Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc.
1781 Dresden Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319 |
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