Moon Watching

Here's a lively moon mandala guaranteed to wake up your eyes!

Many Moons Mandala To Color

Here's a cool mandala for your coloring pleasure.

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More Cool Moon Mandala Art

Mystery Moon
by Danita Clark

Moon Mandala Art
Found at Mandala Moon Yoga

Moon Cycle Mandala
by Telsi

Goddess Moon
Found at Loves Thailand

Starry Dragonfly Tapestry
By Gypsy Rose

Sacred Art Mandala
by Tammy Winand

The Moon Cannot Be Stolen

A thief entered the little hut of a Zen Master,

but discovered there was nothing to steal.

The Zen Master discovered the thief.

"You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler,

"and you should not return empty-handed.

Please take my clothes as a gift."

The thief was bewildered,

but he took the clothes and slunk away.

The Zen Master sat naked, watching the moon.

"Poor fellow," he mused,

"I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon.

- Traditional Zen Koan

Some Lovely Moon Mandala Art

Fall Equinox Mandala
by Caterina Martinico

Journey To The Mountain
by Caterina Martinico

Full Moon Tree of Life Mandala
by Caterina Martinico

Full Moon Winter Solstice Mandala
by Caterina Martinico

The Moon As A Symbol

Because the Moon is illuminated at night by the light of the Sun, it inevitably carries with it all the positive - and negative - traits of the female. Looking at the bigger picture, though, without the light of the Sun, none of the planets in our solar system would be illuminated, and life on earth would not exist, at least in the way we know it. Earth, then, shares some kind of sisterhood with the Moon in that they are both reliant on the Sun for their illumination.

The Moon is visible primarily at night, and night time is associated with death. It made sense for our ancestors to believe that the souls of the dead must exist in the lunar atmosphere, an ancient belief that caused some consternation at the time of the first Moon landings.

Whereas the light of the Sun represents intuition and deductive reasoning, the Moon - because it is a mirror to the Sun - signifies the accumulation of knowledge based on a more inductive and painstaking way of learning. The owl, a nocturnal bird that shares the same symbolic space as the Moon, is therefore the bird of knowledge. The color of the Moon means that it is connected with the metal silver.

In human beings, the female menstrual cycle copies the cycle of the Moon. Traditionally, women menstruate at the time of the new Moon, and ovulate when it is full. However, artificial lighting and man made environments mean that these cycles do not always coincide. The word "menstruation" comes from the Greek word, mene, meaning Moon. This word also means "month," although we have a solar system for measuring the months as well as the lunar one.

From: Element Encyclopedia of Signs and Symbols
Moon Mandala Art by: Elspeth McLean

All that God created

All that God created was already 

in God's presence before the world began, 

before the beginning of time. 

All that exists, exists for the glory of God. 

God desires that all the world be pure in his sight. 

So do not injure the earth. 

Do not destroy the earth. 

God I'm your opus. 

Before time began, I was an idea in your mind. 

All that God wills, I will. 

The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions. 

Glance at the sun.

See the moon and the stars.

Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings.

Now,

Think.

~Hildegard of Bingen

Glance At The Sun

Glance at the sun.

See the moon and the stars.

Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings.

Now,

Think.

~Hildegard of Bingen

Let the waters settle

 

Let the waters settle
you will see stars and moon
mirrored in your Being.

~Rumi