The mandala above is an original design by Elizabeth's longtime friend, Nancy Cleaver. Nancy has generously given us all a way to spiral love out into the universe. Nancy's love circle or love mandala, is a pdf file that you can download, print out, color, fold, and experiment with as you choose. Elizabeth colored the one above with paper chalk, but you could use colored pencils, crayons, pastels.
Love Mandala
The amazing thing about mandalas is that they are universal symbols that stir up really powerful energy. As we encounter and interact with mandalas, whether made by nature, other humans or ourselves, we are given opportunities to connect more deeply with the Divine, explore our place in the Universe and create a sense of wholeness and connectedness.
Print out the mandala, and see how you are called to interact with it. Maybe you will want to color it. Maybe you will be inspired to create your own mandala. Maybe you will choose to just use it as a reminder of the love that surrounds you and that you are a part of at all times.
We would love to see what you decide to do with your love mandala. If you post something on your blog, please return here and link to it and of course we would love to see photos in the threading light flickr group pool.
happy valentine's day!
love and blessings~
lisa and elizabeth
I love that you have shared about mandalas, it is moving to me to know that we are both sharing forms of mandalas at the same time. My oldest son always has his drawing tools that he carries everywhere with him at home, in the car, at friends homes... he has been creating mandalas and cutting them out, he just made one on a stone inspired by a new idea I have for the wellness tree and now this is coming full circle and I am feeling even more inspired for the wellness tree by this post and the connections shared. This specific mandala you have shared today is already sharing peace and love, I find that incredible! I look forward to printing it out! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh! Thank you and Miss Nancy for sharing! We will have so much fun playing with this today. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love mandela's!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty one.
Happy Valentine's day :)
I agree this is really pretty.
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentines day!
That is really nice. I think I'm going to try this design on a shrinky dink!
ReplyDeleteFun! I printed some out. Ruby wants us to have a Valentine's Day party. She's going to love this! She's five, and suddenly really big on cutting things out. I'll post it on my blog tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI love what you ladies are doing over here! Thanks for sharing the love mandala! I may have to print it out and share it with my kids.
ReplyDeletesending love,
sara
hmmm.... this made me smile. thanks
ReplyDeletemy 5 year old is so into coloring mandalas lately. she will love this. and then maybe i will too! spreadin the love is a delicious thing to do and a delicious thing to be on the receiving end of, too!!! thank you!
ReplyDeletethanks for this! my girls are gonna live this (as much as I already do!)
ReplyDeleteI love mandalas. They are so relaxing for me and the kids to color or create. Thank you for sharing this one with us. It's so beautiful. I look forward to creating with it. All my best for a great day.
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