Since 2010, Mandala is a very trendy motif in the world of tattooing.
After the wave of seventies mystic-Buddhist inspirations, the Mandala then fell into disuse between 1980 and 2010. but since the ecological awareness of our contemporaries, the Mandala finds its place again in our societies, it is the representation of the alliance of the human with nature, meditation, introspection.
The origin and the symbolism of Mandala:
Of Tibetan origin, the Mandala is a Sanskrit term meaning circle, sphere, community. Originally the mandala were areas of rituals but it is also the symbolic relationship between man and the universe. We find artistic representations in all cultures and in nature itself … the rosettes of stained glass windows by For example, the round shapes of the universe, flora and fauna are composed of multitudes of mandalas.
It refers to the notion of center, circle around this center are organized lines drawn and organized forms. It is the representation of balance and harmony.
Elaborated and codified, Mandalas are meditation tools.
In psychoanalysis, the representation of the awakened psyche, leading to inner reconciliation, for Carl Young, he is the representation of Self. In drawing mandalas, his patients tended to inner peace.
The personified aesthetic of Mandala
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