Native American Mandala
Mandala Art of the Native American Indian
The Native American mandala is created in honor of a people that truly understand the deeper undercurrents of thought, nature, and life.
Further, they instinctively know that our own thoughts can sometimes mask the deeper messages that come from our hearts. The Native American mandala is used to uncover the deeper meanings of our hearts, and assists in observing our motivations in life in connection with the grander scale of the universe.
Native American Indians have a profound respect and understanding for the movement of Spirit. They know that all things are connected, and united. By
incorporating the Native American mandala as a tool, we too can begin to understand the connectedness of the Universe.
Focusing on these mandalas and their symbolism allows our mind to cease its constant
chatter, and our thoughts begin to delve deeper in the mist of thought that dwells closer to
the realm of Spirit. The mandala gives the chattering mind a point of focus, something to digest, while the Spirit connection is made, and clarity of the heart and soul is reached.
Feather Mandala:
Feathers represent ascension and spiritual strength. Feathers were worn by Chiefs to
symbolize their communication with Spirit, and to express their celestial wisdom. This
Native American mandala is representative of the cosmos with the center representing
ourselves. When focused upon, we lose ourselves to the finer, lighter energies of the air,
and we begin to feel ourselves relax into the knowledge of our presence within the
universe. By contemplating such higher ideals, we are able to understand our purposes
and desires more clearly. Click here for more symbolic meanings of feathers
Dream Catcher Mandala:
Legend has it that a Sioux woman could not put her child to sleep. She went to the old medicine woman who gave her a ring of willows with spider webs laced through the center. The medicine woman explained that the sleepless child suffered from nightmares, and the willow ring would serve to filter the bad dreams out, allowing only good dreams to visit her sleep.
As a mandala, the dream catcher has two connotations. One, it allows us to utilize filtering power of our minds. It also brings our attention to the elaborate construction of our lives, and our power to construct and rebuild it as we deem fit. Both of these meanings boil down to the reminder that our thoughts are
powerful, and have the ability to make our lives into nightmares or incredible dreams.
Sun and Wind Mandala:
This Native American mandala represents the life giving power of the sun combined with
the ever-present spirit of the wind. The two together give us a unique and intimate
perspective of the powers of nature. When focused upon, the essence of who we are falls
into the meaning of the mandala, and we see how the philosophical energies of the sun
and wind can positively change the entire structure of our lives.
Labyrinth Mandala:
The labyrinth is a common Native American symbol representing our life as a journey. It
also begs the heavy questions of our philosophical beginnings. Most interestingly, these
labyrinths do not have endings, and so this mandala drives home the fact that we are each
infinite, and eternal. By focusing on this mandala, we are able to see our beginnings and
understand it to the relation of our journey. Not necessarily viewing our life as a
labyrinth, but rather, understanding our life is what we make of it. Our nature is infinite, and how we live our lives will
determine the amount of freedom our soul experiences.
I've written more about the symbolic labyrinth here on my blog site.
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