RE: If you close those two hands - you end up with two fists. Definitely not what we want.
~ (delighted laughter!) I pictured the closing of two open hands, like an almond. The result, according to a dear and wise women that I know, is the mandorla, which has become a very powerful symbol for me in my journey towards wholeness. "Mandorla: Ancient Symbol of Wholeness by Brian Jensen The Mandorla, a symbol that is all but unknown today. It was used during the times of medieval Christianity. It is an ancient symbol of two circles coming together, overlapping one another to form an almond shape in the middle. Jensen(1996) describes the Mandorla as similar to the image of two Mandalas(Sanskrit word for circle) merging together until an almond shape is formed in the centre. Also known as the "Vesica Piscis", symbolizing the interactions and interdependence of opposing worlds and forces. The circles may be taken to represent spirit and matter or heaven and earth(Baldock, 1990)." "Our own healing proceeds from that overlap of what we call good and evil, light and dark. It is not that the light element alone does the healing; the place where light and dark begin to touch is where miracles arise. This middle place is a mandorla." Robert A. Johnson The place or space where chaos (the great yawn, the abyss, potential, the field of dreams), and order (the beginning, the 'word', perhaps a web) embrace. The resultant dynamic is the creative moment where there is disarray and confusion, communication and mad fractal moments. This is what OS represents for me. Surrender is a concept that sits more comfortably for me, than "letting go". I fall back into the open hands and am held. I am the sand. Warmest regards Robyn Williams PERSISTENCE OF VISION facilitates sustainability * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html