To create a mandala is to connect with your unconscious mind. The symbols you draw in your mandala is supposed to reflect with your mind’s deepest thoughts. At first, I didn’t get it. How could a drawing symbolize an individual’s thoughts and feelings? But as I started my mandala project, I realized that it did help me communicate with myself. My real, inner self. If you look closely at the pictures above, there are two sides that are somewhat different. The left one is intricate and chaotic while the other side’s simple and quite plain. I didn’t notice at first but when I did, I remembered that I drew my Mandala in two different times. First was a time I was feeling conflicted and stressed from all the things I had to do. I had to let out my thoughts and drawing the symbols on my Mandala was a great relaxation. Sure, it took time and effort but seeing my Mandala starting to take form gave a feeling of accomplishment. Now, the other time was when I felt serene and relaxed. The right side symbolizes the simplicity of things and my thoughts to certain things. The circle that surrounds my flower figure is my life, there are times we feel sadness, there are times we feel happiness. But everything’s equal in order to balance life. You see, a Mandala can somehow show you the world that lives inside of someone’s thoughts. Although all you’ll see are complicated or simple shapes, they’re still someone’s creation.
Mine is complex and simplicity intertwined.
