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Sacred Geometry for Healing presents a collection of mandalas devoted to the deeply renewing experience of meditation. Why was this an important book for you to write?
The intention of Sacred Geometry for Healing began as the expression of myself as an artist. My goal as an artist was to find my essence, my true nature, and I began to discover myself as a mandala artist. My spirit would move me, and I would create mandalas with the synchronicity of numbers, 4 – 6 – 8 – 12 – 24 (sacred geometry), and so on. As my artwork manifested, I began to hand tool the mandalas in copper. A process known as copper repoussé. Copper is a healer and spiritual conductor. I presented my work in galleries and art shows and co-founded an art gallery collective.
Many, many beautiful mandalas were too intricate to tool in copper as 18 or 24 intricacies in the circle. And that emotionally pained me that they were being left behind. In 2019, when the gallery I was managing was closed temporarily due to the pandemic, the mandalas left behind began to call to me! I realized they were destined to be compiled into a book & Sacred Geometry for Healing: Art on a Mission was born and published!
My mission was to help healing through the observation of art. To create my book to facilitate the practice of deeply viewing and concentrating (meditating) on each of my artworks and their deep collective subconscious and consciously titled meaning. And thus instigating a way for the viewer to receive healing. This was a concept I evolved in sympathy with the tradition that relates mandalas with meditation in different aspects. From 2019 to 2025, a little knock in my solar plexus would keep telling me my book was unfinished. In 2025, after expanding the narrative and republishing my memoir, I had a revelation. Mantras! Mantras were speaking inside me to be written as corresponding healers in synchronicity with the visual and title meanings of each mandala in the original edition. 51 mantras flowed from me next to each mandala, and I knew the entire truth of my artist’s healing mission had come to fruition – Sacred Geometry for Healing: MANTRAS AND MANDALAS FOR MEDITATION.
How do you hope readers engage with the imagery—analytically, emotionally, or intuitively?
My approach to the creation of sacred geometry mandalas was natural, emotional & intuitive. The artworks manifested from me and spoke to me. After I created them, I felt their meaning as if they were communicating to me, and titled each work as I discovered its embodied meaning. They came from a deep connection with nature and creation. I feel the natural connection for the viewer is personal, and I hope each mandala conveys a universally accessible experience, whether by emotion, intuition, or analysis.
Do you see sacred geometry as something rooted in belief, or as something that can be experienced regardless of belief?
I see sacred geometry as something we experience every day naturally in nature, as a seashell or a snowflake. My mandalas, I hope, feel natural and accessible to everyone as nature is to all humanity, regardless of our individuality, beliefs, etcetera.
If a reader takes just one thing from this book, what do you hope it is?
I hope each reader receives something personal, as an artist feels when their art is viewed at an exhibit. I hope they are moved and receive from experiencing my artworks, deep meanings, and personal mantra expressions. And can relate them for themselves in any way they choose.
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Mantras and Mandalas Guide for Meditations – Each mandala in this book has a universal and personal meaning. Each title and aura blue print image embodies the spirit of what has been experienced in the collective consciousness of human experience, connecting to the divine. As god experiences, we experience.
Choose your mandala for the moment by either concentrating and opening the book and finding your spirit guided selection or browse the titles and choose what resonates with your heart at the moment. Remember you are not alone, what you are facing and experiencing from joy to despair has been faced by those who came before you and by those that are here with you now. Focus your meditation on your selected mandala and read the corresponding mantra. You can repeat it out loud during you meditation or remain silent.
“The artworks are resonating as a blueprint of human – god emotions and you
can feel the unseen universal – the sacred geometry blueprint of life experience.”
Bio- Originally upon graduation with a BFA in dance and choreography—I was a member of two contemporary dance companies and a producer for a cable tv station, before I was isolated from the world. Upon my return a decade ago, I am now an accomplished artist in galleries and shows. I am a member of an artists association and am the co-founder of an art gallery collective.
Adria: The Artist.
Sacred Geometry for Healing: MANTRAS AND MANDALAS FOR MEDITATION
The concept of the mandala has appeared across cultures for centuries, carrying with it a long tradition of symbolism, reflection, and spiritual focus. Mandalas are intricate works of art, rich in detail and visual harmony. More than decorative images, they are designed to evoke expansive, universal ideas and invite contemplation. To study a mandala is to enter a quieter mental space, one where negative thoughts recede and more restorative, life-affirming ones can take root.
When meditation joins with sustained focus on a mandala, the effect can feel deeply renewing. Add the repetition of a simple mantra, and the practice becomes even more centering. Together, these elements create room for reflection, sharpen concentration, and help restore a sense of inner balance. They encourage the mind to return to what matters most.
In Sacred Geometry for Healing: Mantras and Mandalas for Meditation, Adria Chalfin presents a nonfiction collection devoted to that very experience. The book features a series of mandalas, each paired with an explanation of its intended purpose and a short mantra for meditation. The format is accessible. The effect is immersive.
The appeal of the mandala lies in its elegant simplicity, even as the artwork itself remains highly intricate. Each design reflects the idea of sacred or universal geometry, the belief that certain shapes carry a transcendent quality. These forms are not merely beautiful. They are meant to focus attention, deepen awareness, and awaken a sense of connection that feels larger than the self.
Chalfin’s collection draws on this tradition with care and intention. Her mandalas represent themes such as aura, nature, holy light, and more. Some carry clear Christian associations. Others feel open-ended and nondenominational, making the book accessible to readers from a range of spiritual backgrounds.
Skeptics may not accept the healing power often attributed to mandalas or mantras, yet that does not diminish the book’s value. Belief is not the only point. The real benefit may lie in the practice itself: choosing an image that resonates, sitting with it, breathing deeply, and allowing the mind to settle. In that stillness, readers may find clarity, calm, and a renewed sense of energy.
That may be this book’s greatest strength. In a culture dominated by technology, immediacy, and material distraction, the act of stepping away becomes more than refreshing; it becomes necessary. Sacred Geometry for Healing offers a simple means of doing exactly that. It provides a space for pause, for inward listening, and for temporary escape from the noise. For readers seeking a meditative aid or a gentle spiritual reset, Chalfin’s book offers both beauty and purpose.
Pages: 114 | ASIN : B086Q7T2PB
