Mandala Book, The: Patterns of the Universe Hardcover – 7 Oct. 2010

The introduction provides an in depth exploration of how mandala patterns are everywhere - we find them in nature, in our everyday experience, in manmade objects, within our cells, and, as the centre of our own universe, we are part of an ever evolving mandala.The chapter titles are Zero, Circle, Dyad, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, and Patterns. As the author moves from an exploration of zero to the circle we are taken on a journey into understanding how all the following shapes have as their starting point the circle - "All shapes spring from the womb of the circle, beginning with the dyad, an almond shape that represents the duality of two". Each shape is explored in detail and illustrated with colour photos - the majority of the images are from the natural world but there also photos of manmade structures.This book is a wonderfully gentle introduction to the geometry that surrounds us and permeates our universe. Topics covered include the Golden Ratio, the Fibonacci series, spirals, helices, symmetry, and fractals. The numerous illustrations help bring the text alive. I love this book and highly recommend it if you are interested in mandalas and the geometry that surrounds us.The book ends with 13 mandala designs that you can photocopy and colour.The author, Lori Bailey Cunningham, is the founder of the Mandala Project a non profit organisation that promotes peace through art and education.

This is an amazing book. Don't quite know where to start, it's so wonderful. There are lots of pictures of natural forms and then man made equivalents, there is also an icon on each page so we can understand the shape in it's simplest form. The colours and forms of nature and science (amazing pictures from things under microscopes) are so awe inspiring. It will help you to 'see' the world in a different way. Our world is full of patterns and unless you are a gardener or artist, it's easy to miss - this book helps you to see the beauty and structures that are everywhere around us.Beautiful writing and sentiments from Ms Cunningham and some great, thought provoking quotes throughout the book. Whether you have an interest in Mandalas or not this book is absolutely worth having.

This is a visually stunning book. The photographs are carefully interlinked throughout the topics covered in this book and one cannot fail to identify more closely with beauties this planet has to offer. The appeal is universal and the book could be enjoyed by a small child to a dignified elder. One of those rare finds. Highly recommended.

A superbly produced hard back book full of images of mandalas - not just man made ones but throughout nature - at the macro and micro scales - and in works of art. Wonderfully written giving deep insight into the meaning of mandalas, and the most common constituent symbols. Highly recommended - best book on the subject.

Beautiful.

A lovely book and very well illustrated with plenty of text- so not too dumbed down which some texts tend to do

Lovely pictures of nature, great colours and design. Buy this if you're an artist, designer or just looking for inspiration.

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