This book applies art therapy through mandalas, which are pictures in the original language, to psychotherapy.
The author explains the healing power of mandalas by presenting successful cases.

For biologists, observing the morphology of single-celled organisms through a microscope is essential to understanding what kind of organisms they are in order to study their ecology.
Our observation of the forms appearing in the mandala is similar to the work of a biologist, and only our continuous effort and experience will enable us to understand the meaning of the forms appearing in the mandala.

Form is made up of lines and colors.
The quality of the lines you draw can be said to be a reflection of the tension in your body's muscles.
When you are emotionally agitated, you may draw heavier lines in the sense that you are physically pressed harder.
Conversely, when you are sick, tired, weak and depressed...

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