Mandalas 2018 Calendar

For more than thirty-five years, Clare Goodwin (American, b. 1949) has been following her passion for the ancient spiritual practice of making mandalas. An intuitive reader, psychosynthesis therapist, and educator, Goodwin appreciates how mandalas intricate patterns reflect many levels of understanding, and circles suggest wholeness, unity, the womb, completion and eternity. Goodwin s interest in mandalas developed out of an art class assignment to create circular, geometric paintings. Carl Jung s study of mandalas, mentioned in relation to the assignment, fascinated Goodwin. She delved into independent study to learn how, as Jung stated, the mandala represented movement towards psychological growth, expressing the idea of a safe refuge, inner reconciliation and wholeness. As an artist, Goodwin works in watercolor, oil, and digital media and has been exhibiting her work since 1991. The twelve mandalas reproduced in this calendar are accompanied by inspirational quotations from Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Peace Pilgrim, Marcel Proust, and more.