Mandalas: What they are and what their shapes and colors mean?

The mandala has its origin in India and Sanskrit name means "circle or wheel."
Mandalas every day become more widely known and attract the attention of people of all ages. What not everyone knows is that they have an interpretation by shape and color, becoming powerful allies in meditation and healing.

The mandala has its origin in India and Sanskrit name means "circle or wheel" going to represent its basic characteristic, although they may be of different shapes incorporating all geometric figures.

Buddhist mandalas-1Follow, its function is meditation. However, the most important process for them is the "creation" of these to be a path "tour" showing the experiences of the time who designs and being the connecting track between man and divinity, in the process creation, to have it for observation or as a garnish.

"From the spiritual point of view is an energy center of balance and purification that helps transform the environment and the mind that meditates on them," explains the expert Claudio Maria Dominguez.

mandalas-3Dibujar or paint mandalas is a therapy that is being used every day. Its design is free and its meaning depends on their shapes and colors.

For those who dare to work with them here will detail their meanings:

Forms and their meanings:

Circle: remoteness but also security, absolute and true "I".

Foursquare balance and stability.

Triangle: related to water, processing and vitality.
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Photos and mandala: @paucori

Spiral: Healing Powers

Cross symbol decisions and is related to the cardinal points.

Heart, marriage, love, happiness.

Star: related to freedom and spirituality.

Pentagon represents the symbols of earth, water and fire, as well as the shape of the human body.

Hexagon: balance and union of opposites.

Butterfly: related to the transformation, death and self renewal of the soul.

Labyrinth: confusion, self-reflection and the search for the center of oneself.

Meaning of the colors:

Black: related to sadness, death, deep, ignorance and mystery.

White: purification, illumination. It is the color of perfection. From nothing or everything to do.