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Category: Ancient
282 – Incan Mayan Mandala
I love all the powerful Incan and Mayan symbology incorporated into Oksana Stepanova’s (OKSITOCIN) pen & ink mandala entitled “Inca”. Her spectacular use of symmetry and asymmetry along with all the detail work makes for a stunning piece of black and white art. She may be an interior designer by trade but she is an amazing artist at heart.
272 – Mars Mandala
Big news yesterday…NASA confirms evidence of intermittent liquid water on present-dayMars! And in honor of this announcement, I present to you one of NASA’s more interesting photos of Mars (IMHO). While Earth is considered the blue dot in space…Mars would be the red dot.
214 – Gran Coclé Mandala
What a provocative piece of ancient earthenware from Gran Coclé in Panama. I love how instead of having the symmetry go around the circle, the symmetry is a mirror: top and bottom, and within each half, the mirror symmetry continues with the winged being.
191 – Orpheus Mandala
Continuing her travels in Morocco, my friend Michelle, visited the archeological site of Volubilis where she photographed this Roman mosaic of Orpheus and wild animals in the House of Orpheus, which dates back to 300 AD.
190 – Seven Pointed Star Mandala
My local friend, Ella, recently visited High Country Gems & Minerals rock shop in Glenwood Springs, CO, where the owner, Patti Rock Star, shared with Ella this beautifully stunning seven pointed star pattern imbedded inside a geode. What an AMAZING creation by Mother Nature. And SEVEN points? Wow!
184 – Adinatha Mandala
British photographer Beth Moon captured this amazing mandala ceiling photograph at the Adinatha Jain Temple at Ranakpur while on a “2-week trip to Delhi and Rajasthan with Explore in March 2010.”
Mandala of the Day 