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'circle', [ˈmɐɳɖɐlɐ]) is a geometric configuration of symbols. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a sacred space and as an aid to meditation and trance induction.
Magic circle. A magic circle is a circle of space marked out by practitioners of some branches of ritual magic, which they generally believe will contain energy and form a sacred space, or will provide them a form of magical protection, or both. It may be marked physically, drawn in a material like salt, flour, or chalk, or merely visualised.
Ensō (c. 2000) by Kanjuro Shibata XX.Some artists draw ensō with an opening in the circle, while others close the circle.. In Zen art, an ensō (円 相, "circular form") [1] is a circle hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express the Zen mind, which is associated with enlightenment, emptiness, freedom, and the state of no-mind.
According to Stephen Skinner, the study of sacred geometry has its roots in the study of nature, and the mathematical principles at work therein. [5] Many forms observed in nature can be related to geometry; for example, the chambered nautilus grows at a constant rate and so its shell forms a logarithmic spiral to accommodate that growth without changing shape.
The eye of God within a triangle, representing the Holy Trinity, and surrounded by holy light, representing His omniscience. Heptagram. Judaism, Islam, Thelema, Paganism, Alchemy. Represents the seven days of creation. In Islam, it represents the first seven verses of the Quran. It is the symbol of Babalon in Thelema.
Comb., as yin-yang, the combination or fusion of the two cosmic forces; freq. attrib., esp. as yin-yang symbol, a circle divided by an S-shaped line into a dark and a light segment, representing respectively yin and yang, each containing a 'seed' of the other. yang (jæŋ) Also Yang. [Chinese yáng yang, sun, positive, male genitals.] a.
Buddhist symbolism. Lotus motif from Sanchi complex. An "Indra Post" at Sanchi. Buddhist symbolism is the use of symbols (Sanskrit: pratīka) to represent certain aspects of the Buddha 's Dharma (teaching). Early Buddhist symbols which remain important today include the Dharma wheel, the Indian lotus, the three jewels and the Bodhi tree.
Halo (religious iconography) A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs) 'threshing floor, disk'; [1][2] also called a nimbus, aureole, glory, or gloriole (Latin: gloriola, lit. 'little glory') is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light [3] that surrounds a person in works of art. The halo occurs in the iconography of many religions ...