Mandala as a form of expression for young people. Within the terms of reference of Jungian inspirations Cover Image

Mandala jako forma ekspresji młodzieży. W kręgu jungowskich inspiracji
Mandala as a form of expression for young people. Within the terms of reference of Jungian inspirations

Author(s): Dorota Turska, Ryszarda Ewa Bernacka
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Mandala; C.G. Jung; the Ego; the Self; the Great Round Mandala

Summary/Abstract: C.G. Jung introduced the idea of eternal and archetypal Mandala to psychology. He believed that the process rhythms of the approach and retreat of the Ego and the Self are written in the forms of Mandal, and that they guide human psychic life. The article presents the basic principles of psychological analysis of Mandala drawing: colour, number and shape analysis as well as the stages of the Great Round. It shows the therapeutic, diagnostic and above all — expressive value in the process of constructing young people’s own identity.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 36 (1)
  • Page Range: 207-225
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish