The last portion of this book was absolutely fantastic. The exploration of mandorlas connected many cultures and forms of art, religions, and cultures.
I have always been fascinated by mandorlas and yoni shapes. I remember over half a decade ago, I felt compelled to get out my oils and brushes, connecting them to canvas. I ended up painting something very yoni-like without realizing why, it just was so beautiful, dark, and perfect.
"A particularly powerful form of mandorla can be seen in the customs of South American curanderos, who are a curious mixture of primitive shaman and Catholic priest. Their mesa (table) is an altar where they say Mass for the healing of their patients. They divide this alter into three distinct sections. The right is made up of inspiring elements such as a statue of a saint , a flower, a magic talisman; the left contains very dark and forbidding elements such as weapons, knives, or other instruments of destruction. The space between the two opposing elements is a place of healing. The message is unmistakable; out 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." p. 111
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