mythic threads: January 2010

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Quaternity

Mandala 3 of the Quaternity

A quaternity of swallows, in their beaks the new thread connecting heaven and earth. The fifth, at center

(vibrant new energy) balancing moon and earth.

Detail

24" Diameter

Cotton and metallic threads embroidered on French linen

with genuine pearls

$2500

ON MANDALAS

"...My mandalas were cryptograms concerning the state of the self-- that is my whole being--actively at work. Only gradually did I discover what the mandala really is: “Formation, Transformation, Eternal Mind’s eternal recreation."

...All the paths I had been following, all the steps I had taken, were leading back to a single point--namely to the mid-point. It became increasingly plain to me that the mandala is the center. It is the exponent of all paths. It is the path to the center, to individuation."

CG Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections.