JOURNEY TO THE CENTER Mandala Necklace

Description

The pattern of creation The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community. "The integrated view of the world represented by the mandala, while long embraced by some Eastern religions, has now begun to emerge in Western religious and secular cultures. Awareness of the mandala may have the potential of changing how we see ourselves, our planet, and perhaps even our own life purpose." (From Mandala: Journey to the Center, by Bailey Cunningham) The Mandala pattern of this necklace is snowflake-like. I particularly like it because it reminds me a study made by a Japanese scientist that heavily studied frozen distilled water. Frozen distilled water does not have snowflake-like crystals, but he discovered that when he exposed it to classical music, froze it, it developed beautiful, symmetrical crystal designs. He went even further and placed distilled water at the center of a circle of preschool children and had them say and recite words of love, and caring, and joy. In its frozen state, the water from the bowl that was exposed to all that goodness produced countless more beautiful, symmetrical and magical snowflake-like crystals. Can it be that our words and our minds can change the properties of water? If the answer is yes, then so begins our journey to the center. Made of hand hammered silver discs in Indonesia, this pendant is just under 1" and suspends from an 18" fine sterling silver chain.