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M Winther
May 31, 2012, 2:07:01 PM5/31/12
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"The Boardgame Mandala"
Abstract:
In the evolution of game diagrams and rules boardgames have come to mirror
not only cultural aspects but also the transformations in the collective
psyche. The boardgame portrays the collective psyche in the form of mandala
shapes pertaining to the whole numbers, such as three and four. The symbolic
values of the different geometries and numbers are recurrent themes in
cultural history, and denote different stages in the progression of
consciousness. In particular, the boardgame can be understood as an
equivalent of the vessel in medieval alchemy.
Keywords: mandala, quaternity, trinitarian, Self, alchemy, sacred game,
psychic structure, divination.
Read the article here:
http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-73784/boardgam1.htm
Mats Winther
Abstract:
In the evolution of game diagrams and rules boardgames have come to mirror
not only cultural aspects but also the transformations in the collective
psyche. The boardgame portrays the collective psyche in the form of mandala
shapes pertaining to the whole numbers, such as three and four. The symbolic
values of the different geometries and numbers are recurrent themes in
cultural history, and denote different stages in the progression of
consciousness. In particular, the boardgame can be understood as an
equivalent of the vessel in medieval alchemy.
Keywords: mandala, quaternity, trinitarian, Self, alchemy, sacred game,
psychic structure, divination.
Read the article here:
http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-73784/boardgam1.htm
Mats Winther
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