An Asian carved wooden mandala, over a metre in diameter has been inspiring me on our wall for over two years now. Of all geometric shapes I’m most drawn to circles. Maybe a circle as a shape has a very universal, deep reaching quality, one only has to look at the history and meaning of mandalas. I use the shape of a circle for some meditative, abstract doodling, the flow is better than when doodling within a square or rectangle format. I have found this type of drawing a very powerful way of gaining insight. It bypasses the logical brain and gives you solutions you wouldn’t otherwise have discovered. Oddly enough, some of my materials even, like these antique buttons, find their way into the shape of a circle in an idle moment.

Something quite extraordinary happened in the middle of me writing this blogpost. Synchronicity certainly, where I was given an answer before I even realised to ask the question. Via Twitter I came to know of these amazing Energy Mandalas that just blew me away. Do take a look: http://energymandala.com/