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Originally posted by Druscilla
reply to post by Iwanttobeleaf
It sounds and looks to me like you've accidentally hit on, discovered some of the what and why behind Tibetian Monks making Mandalas.
They, however, do the same thing you do with ink, but, with different colored sands. Enacting such intricate abstract, but highly organized and patterned geometries requires that same level of lost-in-space concentration, complete focus, and attention to detail that translates into a semi-hypnogogic state of conscious meditation similar to lucid dreaming.
There's even a school of thought/practice of Tantric Meditation associated with it called Anuttarayoga Tantra.
Doing it all in sand translates as a nod to the temporary condition of everything where at some point after completing a sand mandala, it's destroyed.
The patterns and geometries can always be laid out again, ritualized, and copied over and over, but, regardless, every time, each time it's original, and regardless, it's not the outcome, but the process that counts.
I'm personally of the opinion that there's no significance to any of it beyond what you personally give it, and in your case, you're experiencing Paradolia after the fact, and attaching significance where there's really in all actually none.
That is, however, just my informed opinion.
The process itself, the act of inking out these abstracts as an auto-hypnotic vehicle to assist in helping you overcome a difficult state is by all means beneficial for what you're using it for. Keep it up.
If you want to attempt to advance the difficulty level, go for the sand. Start doing your own traditional Tibetian mandalas.
edit on 2-12-2012 by Druscilla because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Druscilla
reply to post by Iwanttobeleaf
It sounds and looks to me like you've accidentally hit on, discovered some of the what and why behind Tibetian Monks making Mandalas.
They, however, do the same thing you do with ink, but, with different colored sands. Enacting such intricate abstract, but highly organized and patterned geometries requires that same level of lost-in-space concentration, complete focus, and attention to detail that translates into a semi-hypnogogic state of conscious meditation similar to lucid dreaming.
There's even a school of thought/practice of Tantric Meditation associated with it called Anuttarayoga Tantra.
Doing it all in sand translates as a nod to the temporary condition of everything where at some point after completing a sand mandala, it's destroyed.
The patterns and geometries can always be laid out again, ritualized, and copied over and over, but, regardless, every time, each time it's original, and regardless, it's not the outcome, but the process that counts.
I'm personally of the opinion that there's no significance to any of it beyond what you personally give it, and in your case, you're experiencing Paradolia after the fact, and attaching significance where there's really in all actually none.
That is, however, just my informed opinion.
The process itself, the act of inking out these abstracts as an auto-hypnotic vehicle to assist in helping you overcome a difficult state is by all means beneficial for what you're using it for. Keep it up.
If you want to attempt to advance the difficulty level, go for the sand. Start doing your own traditional Tibetian mandalas.
edit on 2-12-2012 by Druscilla because: (no reason given)
Literally every thing on this drawing has a meaning, every single thing, even the alternative objects you see in contrast.
Originally posted by Avgudar
I could also draw random patterns. Does that make me special? Random patterns is just what it is, nothing else.