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2 Day Workshop with Divina & Phi

“In the act of healing, symbols work upon the patient who is vulnerable, open and ready to experience them. He identifies with them in the form of sacred images….They transform him and allow him to partake of their hidden power” – Donald Sadner

Our world-view is too important to be defined by scientists & philosophers alone. None of us can afford to be uninvolved. Our Mandala Workshops merge sacred art & science with perennial wisdom to perceive our wholeness & connectedness, not only to each other and to the Earth, but to the inner self most particularly.

A Mandala is a pattern or device on which to MEDITATE … by absorbing the mandala in your own consciousness, you, the meditator re-orientates your world-view, as your inner focus shifts from the distractions of the outer world to the virtues of self-awareness, wisdom & compassion. Enter the Nunc Stans – the timeless moment seen through your eternal eyes.

Enter the World of Sacred Geometry & SEE the wonderfully patterned Beauty of Creation

The strands of our DNA, the cornea of our eye, snow flakes, pine cones, flower petals, diamond crystals, the branching of trees, a nautilus shell, the star we spin around, the galaxy we spiral within, the air we breathe, and all life forms as we know them emerge out of timeless geometric codes.

The designs of exalted holy places from the prehistoric monuments at Stonehenge and the Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, to the world’s great cathedrals, mosques, and temples are based on these same principles of sacred geometry.

As far back as Greek Mystery schools 2500 years ago it was taught that there are five perfect 3-dimensional forms – the tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron … collectively known as the Platonic Solids; and that these form the foundation of everything in the physical world.

Program:

Day 1

• Introduction to the Principles of Nature & Sacred Geometry
  
• Healing Colour
  
• Mandala Stencil
  
• Lunch Break
  
• Elemental Dance activity
  
• Start Mandala Painting

Day 2

• Kaleidoscopic Therapy – Colour & Light as Medicine by Lara Light
  
• Mandala Painting, Fun ! Self Expression ~
  
• Lunch Break
  
• Mandala Painting continues the Journey within…
  
• Sharing Activity

The Mandala – sacred circle, symbol of healing & wholeness – has been used from ancient times to the present in spiritual traditions around the globe.

In nature, we find patterns, designs and structures from the most minuscule particles, to expressions of life discernible by human eyes, to the greater cosmos. These inevitably follow geometrical archetypes, which reveal to us the nature of each form and its vibrational resonances. They are also symbolic of the underlying metaphysical principle of the inseparable relationship of the part to the whole. It is this principle of oneness underlying all geometry that permeates the architecture of all form in its myriad diversity. This principle of interconnectedness, inseparability and union provides us with a continuous reminder of our relationship to the whole, a blueprint for the mind to the sacred foundation of all things created.

Contemplating & creating Mandalas can help heal our sense of psychic & spiritual fragmentation, manifest creative energy & optimism, and reconnect us to our essential being.

Date:

22 & 23 May 2010

Time:

10h00 – 16h00

Venue:

Art Jamming @ Wembly Square, Gardens, Cape Town

Cost:

R1500 for 2 Days incl all materials

Bookings:

Email: philippa@thelearningcircle.co.za
Cell: 083 421 7085

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