Mandala Interpretation # 3

January 2009
Mandala Interpretation
Number 3 - BJ

This mandala artist needed to be away from group activity to do her drawing as did the other three chosen for this month’s interpretations. There was some current grief in her consciousness at the time of the drawing and may have been about control issues (from the number of spokes to this circle of grief.) It also brought to my mind a feeling of old-timey exploding mines dropped into the water to take out submarines.

Coming up for the artist in a little longer than the week after drawing the mandala would also be some awareness of a heart issue (not the physical heart, but the emotional heart). This issue either brought up anger or passion for her. (This issue could take the form of physical heart issues also ie: heart fluttering, feeling a void around the heart, etc.)

Not in consciousness at the time of the drawing but coming up within a month or so after drawing (if allowed to free flow forward), is the concept of learning from the past. In other words looking at the numbers involved and past relationships.

Already passed from free consciousness and moving to be released is some grief floating like a feather to the part of the subconscious to release the grief. And, at the time of the drawing a releasing was taking place. Once these issues of grief are released, something that has felt like a big question mark or hook will feel free enough to come around the circle of consciousness to come forth to free consciousness and on to be released. Right now it is peacefully repressed.

The numbers and some of the symbols give insight into what this years releasing involves. The number four is recurrent. This is about claiming power in life. It looks like three males with their neckties streaming and twirling. All were intellectualizers with some authority issues. The process accomplished in this year of releasing will be to the artists advantage in releasing issues related to power, authority, perhaps parental authority, and repetition of patterns in relationship.

Her handwriting shows she spends a lot of time dealing with day-to-day requirements now. (Perhaps for others). This year of releasing will free her mind up to deal with more spiritual quests and as the year goes by, a more peaceful calm will come into her world. Spending time out in nature would assist especially around peaceful water.

by Cheryl W. Martin, MSW, LGSW