Heart Chakra Mandala Poster

One in a series of stylised mandala designs representing the 7 chakras. Each has been infused with Reiki healing energy. The heart chakra is the fourth chakra. It is symbolised by a lotus with 12 petals and the colour green. Within the flower are two intersecting triangles, forming a hexagram, symbolising union of the male and female. Located in the centre of the chest, it is the centre of love, warmth, caring and compassion for self and others. The heart chakra mandala may be used in meditation by focusing on one's ability to radiate unconditional love and compassion for self and others. Since it has been infused with Reiki, universal spiritual energy can be drawn from the symbol during meditation - if the intention is set to do so. Affirmations can also be used, such as - I am loving and compassionate towards myself and others. I call these stylised mandalas, since they do not comply with classical mandala art (mandala is Indian Sanskrit for wheel). However, they are in keeping with the basic structure - a circular composition representing wholeness, with a circular centre representing the soul, the heart or centre of the universe. A symbol of life itself, the mandala can be seen in a variety of objects - the atom, the Earth and the Sun. Infact, wherever there is a circle with a centre, there is a mandala.