Mandala Interpretation # 1

November 2009 Mandala Interpretation
Number 1 - Mother

MANDALA AS SUBCONSCIOUS SYMBOLOGY OF
HERE-AND-NOW AND FUTURE POSSIBILITES

(Also with this internet order the signature is examined along with a tree inside the mandala and the clients archetype information) It shows how the subconscious can powerfully assist us.)

This mandala was sent from a very significant town in the United States which is known for the streaming in of Universal Energy. When I first looked at the mandala, I knew that it was embedded with powerful energy of assistance. Remember Carl Jung used mandalas without interpretation for healing. He still holds the record for swift and powerful healing and his mandalas were a strong adjunct to his psychiatric practice.

When examining the composition of the mandala, the artist has two major archetypes of the mandala happening in her life. She is experiencing High Noon which is the balancing of male and female energy. Her signature with some additional writing I asked her to do, shows where the imbalance in her male/female energy has probably occurred. At whatever point in her life the imbalance happened, the energy of drawing the mandala is powerfully assisting her and anyone viewing her mandala. Remember, Carl Jung never interpreted the mandalas. Jung just people draw mandalas for healing. Also, the Tibetans who go around the Earth making mandala sand paintings just create the energy of healing without interpretation. We, however, are going through the interpretation for the left brain consciousness to understand. The healing is happening through the right brain consciousness.

Along with the artist’s High Noon, she is in Target archetype with the mandala. Target has an immediate center. For her, it is a new beginning with the colors of new beginning. Target component in mandalas are feeling as if a person is on a treadmill trying hard to put their life back together after a major and sometimes life threatening ordeal. Her colors show she is well along in her process and the powerful healing has already taken place before the completion of this mandala.

The construction shows she has always been a rule follower who compartmentalizes (still) various components of her life. With her, the creative energy of moving outside the circle is happening through words which came to her left brain. The right brain component of healing through this process is that she had the courage to create outside the circle. This energy will continue also.

Looking at the mandala for time of energy, she is currently experiencing what she thinks is passionate love. However, on examination of the heart, it looks more like a pieced-together heart after being broken. Also, the very tip of the heart looks like it is about to drop a blood-droplet. Looking at the heart straight-on, the left side has a female face in it. The darker red side has several faces superimposed on one another. I counted four at one time and possibly a fifth face. Her subconscious is in a process of dealing with issues of the heart related to several players in her life. She has the color of courage assisting in this process. She may be masking some of the issues with actual physical issues of the heart or with a passionate display of the heart. However, the real issues are in the process of being healed.

Releasing at this time are situations and circumstance which no longer serve the artist. Again, that process is powerfully along its way in healing. It looks like an egg which has cracked open with the colors of new beginning. The grieving is beginning to heal even though the look reminds of a song by Bruce Springsteen called “Hey Little Girl”. In the song, are these lines: “feels like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull, and cut a six inch valley through the middle of my soul.”

Once that releasing is complete (the Holidays may extend the time), the artist will move to a period of probably six months of allowing her light to shine positively and allowing herself to stand tall in her space.

This mandala drawing was probably what was needed to put the finishing touches to healing which is already well on it’s way. It also was possibly the energy of what was needed to bolster through the holidays which are always hard during a grief process.

The Universal Archetype of the artist is The Empress. This energy is highly creative and one of manifesting well, even within a time of crisis. The artist is being told to step out of compartmentalization and allow a flow in her life.

Her tree shows that about twenty years ago some major challenges (probably related to others and caring for others) happened. This artist has already forgiven some of the time used up in that process and has turned the challenges into strength and generosity of spirit. She also tends to be more of an optimist than a pessimist and uses that optimism to propel her forward in life. The top shows that a part of her future is still undeveloped but she will be overtime filling in that part of her future.

Her signature shows that in relationship she needs lots of space. She has the handwriting of a person who possibly does left-brain work well. This could be an accountant, teacher, lawyer, etc. She is very clear in her dealings with others and probably a good communicator since she resorted to both right brain and left brain symbols to communicate. By this I mean writing words as well as symbols.

She needs to complete the n on her first name to correct some lack of finishing projects right now. Also, through what has been happening in her life or maybe a pattern developed through life, she has one very significant letter which is labeled the “stinger”. If she feels the necessity to do so, she can sting. She also likes quality rather than quantity in the world around her. She would purchase one nice piece of furniture rather than have a room filled with “junk”.

Her family of origin and her extra writing to show relationship with her parents gives some insight into the “stinger” quality. Both her parents got lots of information into her subconscious mind. However, there is a subconscious disconnection which shows up between her and both her parents. It is not quite as disconnected from her Mother, but is very disconnected from her Dad. He, however, got lots of stuff into her subconscious.

The letter representing the artists male energy shows that being around him can be a lot like being around a match which can spark at any moment. This stinger and some ability to “spark” also shows up in the artist’s handwriting.

Our parents are very significant in our ability to interface with the world. The female (Mother) energy is our anima. When it is out of balance, we may feel too much responsibility to assist others or may take on an aloof person and assist no one. When out of balance, we would get into situation and circumstance which would not be nurturing to our own health and well-being either.

When the male energy is out of balance, then the ability to move forward in life and promote self would be severely hindered.

The artist’s saving grace here is:

She is the first born in her family. Her situation if she were in any other position in her family would be precarious. The first born gets thrown into a leadership position and is used to finding ways of moving forward. Her mandala shows she is healing her anima and animus. She probably is doing more nurturing things for self and less “getting involved with others stuff” through the healing of her anima.

As for her male energy, through forgiving and finding a way to be in the space with her father without either sparking at each other, will lead to her being in relationship with people who are more of an equal and balanced. She may have in the past chosen either very dominating men who tried to control or very passive men who were easily controlled by her.

She has recreated her own family of origin with her being the first in a family of four children. She herself had a family of four children.

She currently has ended a long-term relationship and entered into a relationship with a much younger man. A possibility if that as the oldest she never had a teenage period of fun. This relationship could heal that if it is done with balance, a goal of fun and healing, and not done as a choice of someone who can be lead and controlled. If it is done from that point of view, it will be an opportunity for more crisis and adrenaline high from crisis.

The blog of October 2009 talks of choice making and flying high with hawk energy to make those choices. A celebrity couple with a similar circumstance as this artist is in the news. Hulk Hogan and his wife, Linda Hogan, have just gone through a bitter divorce. She has entered what she labels a “fun” relationship with someone who feels very familiar to her. She admits she is making sure both she and the younger man benefit from this time they will experience each other. She also makes it clear that her ex-spouse entered into relationship with younger women and that she would like the validation of someone who knows how to have fun at this particular point in her life.

This artist is a Libra and Libras are moving into Saturn energy. This energy has just left Virgos. There will be roadblocks and obstacles to negotiate. A Libra often tries to keep the peace too much and often has trouble making decisions. This next phase of the artist’s life will probably be about negotiating around obstacles, standing tall with dignity, allowing here light to shine, and making decisions from a point of integrity.

She will, because of the healing of the mandala, do less handling crisis for others to the detriment of herself. She will learn to set boundaries which are appropriate for herself and others with the balanced development of her anima and animus through healing of her relationship with Father and Mother. Through this it will filter down to her own relationships with her children, siblings, and others in the world who are male and female.

Suggestions other than the ones being handled by the mandala energy:

1. Be very comforting to self during the holidays because the holidays will be challenging after coming through a major grief period.

2. Be slow to make relationship decisions until the healing has completed.

3. Use the three day rule when being tempted to take on others problems. This rule is to allow three days after a crisis for the participants to find their own solutions. There will be a tendency to hand things over to you to solve with a probable history of not feeling gratitude for your help. Many may feel it is just your lot in life to solve problems for others.

4. Resist all temptation to be in relationship with someone who is easily controlled. Recognize it for the snare and trap it is.

5. Resist all temptation to use up the rest of your life in crisis. Make choices which will contribute to the high level creativity of which you are capable when not solving a crisis for another.

6. Allow the mandala energy to profoundly assist the well-being of your life.

Interpretation:

November 2009

by Cheryl W. Martin, MSW, LGSW