Mandala Interpretation # 5

November 2009
Mandala Interpretation Number 5 - Daughter

ONLY DAUGHTER IN FAMILY OF MANDALA ARTISTS

Coming up very quickly will be some healing of anger the artist has been holding subconsciously. This anger has felt like a physical web and will be healed quickly in series of three starting immediately after the artist drew the mandala.

This has been a circle of healing within a circle of feeling similar to the feelings of another sibling:

on a treadmill putting puzzle pieces and life back together. Currently more creativity and femininity is rising forth from the subconscious. Releasing into consciousness is some courage the artist may not have even known she had. Hidden from her also is another whole series of courageous talents she had never acknowledged, and all of this will be integrating for a powerful healing of self which will take place over the next year.

The artist is also letting loose with more creative thoughts and ideas as shown by the display outside the circle. Right at the top is the word MOM with the murky yellow (Father issues) . The artist is healing some MOM issues and recognizes the murky father issues are related to perception of how males should act in life. She may also have some perceptions of how her mother should be responding in her role as MOM….especially connected to males and male relationship.

During the next year, male and female roles and the roles of parental figures in her life will have a powerful healing take place. Right now the anger is directed to those she perceives as having THE POWER. This is shown by the symbol for power being in red all around the circle.

The Greek E, probably representing herself as her first name, is certainly receiving the most powerful infusion of healing with the strongest healing color in the spectrum of colors….turquoise blue.

Her handwriting shows she is very clear in her dealings with others, and, whether she is called Grace or not, her subconscious prefers the energy of Grace to represent who she is. This can be seen by her letting the word Grace have center stage. She literally feels at ease with the concept of her being Elizabeth, being Grace, or representing the family name out in the world. She can most certainly handle the details of life.

As the artist gets older she will develop even more ability to present herself in a positive manner with the interfacing with the world.

She, like another sibling, uses the color of “person-coming-into-their-own” and has a disconnection from her father at this time. In order to claim a leadership role and continue this process of allowing herself to be powerful in life, a healing of her male energy connected to father will need to take place either through actual forgiveness or an intention to allow the healing to take place through forgiving actions, even if she does not resume an actual face-to-face relationship with her Father at this time.

Her tree shows her mind is moving very fast and a calming of her inner thinking would be very beneficial to her well-being. The color shows a healing is already taking place.

She does not have a closed mind to accessing the subconscious but would be very discerning in choosing any person she allows to assist her with healing.

Her trunk of the tree shows a trauma happened about three years ago. She is already actively releasing some of the feelings connected to the trauma and has, at an early age, learned already how to set boundaries with others.

The continuous vining on her tree shows she has, all her life, felt responsible for others and has actively provided leadership and guidance to others. It is a role she does well and is beneficial to others she assists.

She, like her Mother, needs to start practicing a three day rule of allowing others to have time to take action to solve their own problems without the artist jumping in to quickly find all solutions.

Her archetype is that of another sibling of hers : Strength.

Strength symbology is about honesty, integrity, courage, and this courage is done with leadership. There is a strong possibility this artist will choose a profession dedicated to healing in some capacity as life work later on.

Suggestions for now:

Allow the healing to progress..watch for any tendency to fall back into the past or past thinking about issues starting about three years ago. Keep thinking focused on the future and future goals, if possible. Be very good to self during the holidays.

Know that more male, father issues are coming round the circle to be in consciousness approximately around the time Spring arrives. Once these are brought to consciousness to be acknowledged and healed, more courage will take place for the artist. It will be another pocket of courage she did not know she possessed.

It is going to be very important to allow all communication with others to be tempered with the pink of nurturance and femininity because there will be a tendency rising up to use some passive aggressiveness to release the anger. More beneficial to the artist would be to use exercise to let go of the anger rather than any techniques of revenge. (This tendency is a one time feeling and exercise should assuage these thoughts)

Things are progressing positively now and should continue to do so for the artist. One of the benefits of recent-past challenging situations is that the artist has discovered pockets of courage she did not know she possessed. From this has come the ability to set positive boundaries with others.

One behavior which would assist the artist phenomenally is to recognize the tendency to take on other’s problems in a way that the artist feels a subconscious need to find a solution to these problems of others. Being an only girl in a group of male siblings, she needs to recognize this tendency and allow others around her to take responsibility for finding their solutions.

She can give direction, but does not need to always fight their windmills of life. Curbing this tendency will keep her from always attracting relationships with males who want her to solve their problems for them.

The artist has natural tendencies for healing others and one of the most powerful traits to develop will be to allow those she helps to find their own inner truth with solutions. Her guidance will be invaluable, but allowing others to develop clarity of thinking and visions for their future will be necessary for them to move forward without her controlling their life.

Interpretation: November 2009

by Cheryl W. Martin, MSW, LGSW