Yearly Archives: 2014

          The final elements are a bit more subjective.  I will give you information along with my take, using the context of the overall mandala as a guide.  In other words, I believe the final set of elements re-inforce the basic theme of the mandala:  The […]

                      The symbols in the eight petals surrounding the main circle break out into three sub-groups. Group 1: Pillar of Fire. A symbol for Yahweh. Descending Dove. A symbol for Holy Spirit. Lamb. A symbol for Jesus, the perfect substitutional […]

This is a truly beautiful and excellent Christian Mandala.  It is saturated with Christian symbols.  The basic structure is a large central circle with eight surrounding petals.  Note how Christ is fully rendered in the center commanding the largest amount of area.  The surrounding petals are much smaller and rely […]

                      In this section we are interested in the eight areas where the circles do not overlap one another.  These are the semi-triangular shapes that look like the head of some sort of cutting instrument and reside at the extreme […]

                        Again, this mandala is unusual.  In the unexpected category we have the seated Agnus Dei, which suggests a final set of judgments, and four Old Testament Prophets.  The prophets are uncommon enough that they don’t have standard individual symbols.   […]

                        This mandala has eight large outer circles that overlap.  The basic structure is a simple Quatrefoil, i.e., four non-overlapping circles aligned North, South, East and West.  What Pflueger has done it to take the first Quatrefoil, copy it […]

                      This is an interesting Christian Mandala.  The basic structure is composed completely out of circles.  Eight overlapping outer circles surrounding one slightly larger inner circle.  This is the stained glass window in Eastvold Chapel on the campus of Pacific […]

                      The 12 Christian symbols in the outer ring of the mandala explain the center of the mandala.  They are classic Christian symbols and breakout as follows: Sun. Three concentric five pointed stars with rays streaming away from the center […]

                      I felt like I was in a Holy Place.  I had never been in an architecturally significant structure.  The first time I stepped into Stanford Universities’ Memorial Church as a young man it overwhelmed me.  My senses couldn’t absorb […]