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Bibliography

This is a listing of English language books and articles about the mandala. If you know of something that is not on the list, please let me know and I will add it.

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  • Arguelles, J. & Arguelles, M. (1995). Mandala. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Brauen, M. (1997). The Mandala: Sacred circle in Tibetan buddhism. (M. Willson, Trans.). Boston: Shambhala Publications. (Original work published 1992)
  • Bryant, B. (1993) The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
  • Bush, C. A. (1988). Dreams, mandalas, and music imagery: Therapeutic uses in a case study. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 15, 219-225.
  • Cleary, T. (1989). I Ching Mandalas. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Copony, H. (1989). Mystery of mandalas. Wheaton, IL: The Theosophical Publishing House.
  • Cornell, J. (1994). Mandala: Luminous symbols for healing. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books.
  • Cox, C. T., & Frame, P. (1993). Profile of the artist: MARI Card Test research results. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 10(1), 23-29.
  • Couch, J. B. (1997). Behind the veil: Mandala drawings by dementia patients. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 14(3): 187-193.
  • Curry, N. A. and Kasser, T. (2005). "Can Coloring Mandalas Reduce Anxiety?" Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 22(2) pp. 81 - 85.
  • DiLeo, F., Graf, S., & Kellogg, J. (1977). The use of a mind revealing drug (D.P.T.), music, and mandalas in psychotherapy: A case presentation. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association (pp. 78-86). Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  • Edinger, E. F. (1987). Ego and Archetype. New York: Viking Penguin.
  • Fincher, S. F. (2012). Coloring Mandalas 4: Being and Doing in the World. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Fincher, S. F. (2010, 1991). Creating Mandalas: For Insight, Healing, and Self-Expression, Rev. Ed. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Fincher, S. F. (2009). Mandala Workbook: A Creative Guide for Self-Exploration, Balance, and Well-Being. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Fincher, S. F. “Mandalas and the Gestalt of Self.” The International Gestalt Journal. Fall, 2007. Edited by Edward W. L. Smith.
  • Fincher, S. F. (2006). Coloring Mandalas 3: Circles of the Sacred Feminine. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Fincher, S. F. (2004). Coloring Mandalas 2: For Balance, Harmony & Spiritual Wellbeing. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Fincher, S. F. (2000). Coloring Mandalas 1: For Insight, Healing, and Self-Expression. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Fincher, S. F. (1995). Menopause: The Inner Journey. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • Fox, M. (Ed.). (1985). Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen. Santa Fe: Bear and Company.
  • Frame, P. G. Assessing a Couple's Relationship and Compatibility Using the MARI Card Test and Mandala Drawings. Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 23 (1), pp23 -29
  • Govinda, L. A. (1976). Psycho-cosmic symbolism of the Buddhist stupa. Berkeley, CA: Dharma Publishing.
  • Hall, M.P. (1988). Meditation Symbols in Eastern and Western Mysticism: Mysteries of the Mandala. Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, Inc.
  • Huyler, S. (1994). Painted prayers: Women's art in village India. New York: Rizzoli.
  • Jung, C. G. (1964). Man and his symbols. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
  • Jung, C. G. (1972). Mandala symbolism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  • Jung, C. G. (1989). Memories, dreams, reflections. New York: Random House.
  • Kellogg, J. (1977). The meaning of color and shape in mandalas. American Journal of Art Therapy 16, 123-126.
  • Kellogg, J. (1992). Color theory from the perspective of the Great Round of Mandala. The Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 15(3), 123-126.
  • Kellogg, J. (1978, 1984, 1997). Mandala: Path of beauty. Towson, Md, Lightfoot, VA, and Williamsburg, VA: Author.
  • Kellogg, J., & DiLeo, F. (1982). Archetypal stages of the Great Round of Mandala. Journal of Religion and Psychical Research 5, 38-49.
  • Kellogg, R. (1970). Analyzing children's art. Palo Alto, CA: National Press Books.
  • Khanna, Madhu. (1979). Yantra: The Tantric Symbol of Cosmic Unity. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd. U.S. paperback published by Inner Traditions 2003.
  • Leidy, D. P. and Thurman, R.A.F. (eds) (1997) Mandala: The architecture of enlightenment. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
  • McLean, A. (1989). The alchemical mandala: A survey of the mandala in the western esoteric traditions. Grand Rapids, MI: Phanes Press.
  • Merrill, N.C. (1999) Meditations and Mandalas: Simple songs for the spiritual life. New York: Continuum Publishing Company.
  • Slegelis, M. H. (1987). A study of Jung's mandala and its relationship to art psychotherapy. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 14, 301-311.
  • Tucci, G. (1961). Theory and practice of the mandala. London: Rider.
  • Thames and Hudson. (n.d.) Mandala: Sacred Symbols. London: Thames and Hudson.

Additional Bibliography may be found on the last page of each of the lessons in the library.

 

 


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