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Christian Mandalas – Brain Rules

How does creating Christian Mandalas help you reflect on Scripture? The short answer is that Christian Mandalas utilize the same techniques used by a truly excellent teacher – Jesus. The approach uses four vital learning modes to help you deeply absorb Scripture. Vision:  The approach uses our sense of vision.  […]


Christian Mandalas – Why?

Why would you create a Christian Mandala? The short answer is to accelerate your Spiritual growth. Recall, in the Introduction blog, I stated that I create Christian Mandalas while I study the Bible by filling in a circle with my thoughts as I read and reflect on a Bible passage.  […]


Christian Mandalas – Intro

Mandala is the Sanskrit word for circle.  Sanskrit is an ancient language used in India and other countries in the Indian subcontinent.  Most of my Indian friends are aware of Sanskrit but chose not to take it as an elective during their school years.  In Christianity, the circle is a […]


Final Opinion

I’ve put them into your home electronics.  They might be in your car.  They process your phone calls and text messages.  They help you browse the internet.  Re-programmable silicon chips. For almost two decades, I’ve worked in High-Tech doing product definition of silicon chips.  This is a very prestigious role.  […]


#1: Jesus Christ

“He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.”  Job 26:10 As we’ve discussed in a previous post, a circle is the Christian symbol for God.  This is because a circle has no beginning and no end.  This association seems to […]


#2: Martin Luther

Martin Luther definitely made an impact on Christianity.  He’s known for: Being a brilliant theologian Being a key figure in the Protestant Reformation Translating the Bible from Latin into the common tongue (for him, German) Being a bit of a hot head Using colorful language Writing wonderful hymns Above we […]


#3: Carl Jung

In Christianity, a circle symbolizes God, because it has no beginning and no end.  In older paintings which depict Christ, its’ common to see a circle of light behind Jesus’ head, to highlight his divinity.  The word mandala is the Sanskrit word for circle or disk.  The Christian Mandala™ then […]


#4: Hildegard von Bingen

We finally arrive at Hildegard von Bingen (mentioned her in a few posts)!  She was an utterly brilliant, influential Christian woman.  Constructing mandalas in the 12th century, she’s the earliest Christian Mandala creator I know of. Hildegard was a German Benedictine Abbess.  Like Herrad von Landsberg, Hildegard was a female superior for […]