is a representation of nine different elements that make up the
universe: Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Metal, Plants, Animals, the
Void, and Light/Creation. Mandala is a ancient Sanskrit term
meaning "circle." Today it is generally used to refer to
geometric patterns that symbolically represent the cosmos. Some
religious sects create mandalas from sand, hand scattered onto
the floor over a period of days. All mandalas share a common
intent of providing a focus point for meditation, a sort of
visual "om." The mandalas I have created for Mandala Elemental
follow this plan of geometrical patterning, symbolic
representation and intent for meditative study. Each of the
mandalas can be studied in sequence during meditation to provide
a flow of attention, or a single mandala can be studied to
explore its individual meaning as interpreted by the viewer at
that time. Technically, each mandala is comprised of a single
digitally captured image of a real instance of the element
represented by the mandala.. The image is then