Enter the Mandala: The Law of Correspondence

I just heard the musical theme to the Twilight Zone  as I was looking up the meaning of one of the symbols I was given for this, the 4th Enter the Mandala Project painting, the Law of Correspondence. I know that tapping into my intuitive process to generate a better understanding of the Twelve Universal Laws is tapping into the mythology of the world through Divine Oneness – but I do enjoy a good confirmation of the new normal. Here’s what happened.

The last symbol I Googled to write this post was the pinecone (that I embarrassingly kept calling an acorn in the recording. Even English teachers make mistakes when verbally translating the array of visions appearing and disappearing inside visual journeys. Trust me though – it was a pinecone).

As I was painting this central element to the Law of Correspondence, the core within, I loved its symbolism as the seed from which all things grow. I saw it as a representation of the mind. I understood that the world as we see and experience it emanates from our thoughts and feelings. I also understood that the community barn-raising spirit that I was shown inside the pinecone meant that the more we nurture and cultivate our inner world, the more our outer world will match our true essence. 

“As above, so below, as within, so without…”  Hermes Trismegistus

I also got that the light switches that appeared in my vision and that I painted on the wedding band – the union of the inner and outer world – represented our moment-by-moment choice of light or darkness – of love or fear.

Here’s where my jaw dropped. When I looked up the pinecone online, I found a website that described its symbolism and history.

“Our “Pine”al Gland, shaped like (and named after) the Pinecone, is at the geometric center of our brain and is intimately linked to our body’s perception of light. … It is considered by many to be our biological Third Eye, the “Seat of the Soul,” the “Epicenter of Enlightenment” — and its sacred symbol throughout history, in cultures around the world, has been the Pinecone.”

How cool is that! I don’t remember learning this in my Sacred Codes classes at the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art, but I’m sure the pinecone was used as an example of the perfect Fibonacci sequence in our Sacred Geometry class.

All I know is that what I learned on the website above and another on the pinecone in art & architecture affirmed my connection to the Universe, Source, and my team of Divine Helpers in the co-creation of this series.

I’m human… this was comforting!

Once again, I started with a Spirit Calling Card reading to open the intuitive process. At first, it seemed to speak more about the process itself than about the Law of Correspondence.

If you think about it though, it really does relate to the Law of Correspondence.  It’s asking us as a community to open to what is happening in our minds as a gateway to transformation.  There we have it – as within, so without. As above, so below.  This is as true on an individual as on a collective level.

As usual, there was a lot of symbolism provided through this visual journey. The feeling, however, was simply matter of fact. That in itself is revealing to me – there was no judgment, just a simple mirror.  If there was celebration and growth in the inner ring, it was married with growth and building in the outer ring.  If the world was barren in the inside, it was dry and crumbling on the outside.  Just a fact – no drama.

As you listen, please remember that when I’m saying acorn, it was actually a pinecone. There are no accidents though…. an acorn would have been just as symbolic.

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This is how I interpreted the symbolism I received. Feel free to add your own in the comments below. This is a community effort!

Let me add to what I’ve already said in my introduction.

Whatever is growing within our inner being spirals out into the world.

Our current reality, therefore, took roots within our minds.

The gold wedding band represents the union of the inner and outer worlds.

How do you like my glorified stick people?… 🙂

I chose to represent the barn-raising spirit, the child with the reflection bowl, and the light switches on the ring instead of in the pinecone, where I originally saw them.

What kind of activity is happening within your mind today? Are you flicking that switch on or off?

The roots pass beneath the wedding band, underlying the union of the inner and outer worlds.

They spread into the world like a web, extending beyond the limits of our perceived reality into the fabric of all that is – the invisible – the Universe.

As I was painting them, remembering the vision of the eyeball, they also felt like veins. These are a symbol of Life Force – the roads by which we feed ourselves and our vision.

Now, as I look at it, I sense a 2-way direction to the movement in this mandala – from the inside out, but also from the outside in. What does this mean for you?

The Pine Trees in the Ring:

In my vision, I saw the minerals from the wedding band leaching into the world, nourishing it with its goodness. In addition to the larger roots, I chose to represent this by painting pine trees, their roots firmly planted inside the ring and their branches extend into the outer ring.

What we sow in our inner world takes root and spreads into our outer reality.

Pine trees are always fully present in the pinecone.  Similarly our full potential in this world already lies within us. By tapping into our true essence and nurturing our growth, we too can evolve as we were meant to do / be.

The Tree of Life:

The tree of life often represents life, hope, truth, and healing. It’s a mystical tree, symbolic of the connection between our human and spiritual being-ness -inspiration (in spirit).

As a mandala, these paintings can be contemplated from any direction. Depending how you look at it, the fruits of this tree are hanging off the roots.  What could this mean to you?

The Pine Trees in the Corners:

These two pine trees are barely visible, outside the perceived limits of our reality.

Yet they grow and bear fruit, fed by and feeding the roots or veins that circulate through our full and mysterious existence.

I’d love to hear your interpretations on these.

Since my time living in South Korea, I’ve accepted cranes as symbols of longevity. They have a very long lifespan.

They’re also associated with a successful marriage, very appropriate here.

I wasn’t aware that cranes were also symbolic of the family tree.  This adds a further element of time to the root system of this mandala.

In terms of divinatory meaning, one website says:

“If you see a crane flying, it may be drawing your eyes to the heavens, lifting your spirits, and inspiring you to trust in the universe.”

Beautiful message!

Those active little people inside the pinecone were seen sending out paper airplanes into the world.  They’d written down their orders and instructions based on what was happening in the inner world. I liked the lighthearted playful energy of the mind / inner world I witnessed in this vision.

Then came the delivery trucks and construction machinery, answering to the guidance from the inner world.

We’re constantly placing orders and receiving – on a conscious and subconscious level.  That’s definitely something to think about…

The entire mandala can been seen as a giant eye, but I also chose to paint an actual eyeball, looking straight up, as I saw it in my visual journey.

The eye is often seen as a window to the soul. It’s also a symbol of focus, vision, awareness, presence and intelligence.

For me, this eye is a reminder that we live in a dream, an illusion. Nothing has meaning but the meaning we give it. How we perceive the world is based on our inner reality. The eye here represents a passageway from consciousness to enlightenment.

What does it mean for you?

Circling the extremities of our perceived world are the cycles of the natural world.

First, I was shown the tides and waves, moved by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon on the earth.

Then I was shown sunsets turning into sunrises, a continuous cycle of death and rebirth. Their colours are reflected around the 4 main elements within the mandala.

Everything is in motion. The momentum we create at our core sets the pace for what we experience here in this lifetime. Yet, with every new day, we are given another opportunity to re-create a world more aligned with that golden essence that lies within us – the one that may have been covered with the dust of time.

What other messages have you received as you’ve entered this Law of Correspondence mandala?

How do you dust off the cobwebs of your mind and shine your golden light into this world?

I’d love for you to share in the comments below.