Ref.SM0105 - Creation Mandala w/rose

Ref.SM0105 - Creation Mandala w/rose

The rose, with its delicate petals, vibrant colors, and thorny stem, carries profound symbolic significance across cultures and contexts, embodying themes of love, beauty, duality, and transformation. Its universal presence in art, literature, and rituals underscores its layered meanings.
At its heart, the rose symbolizes love and affection. Its lush blooms, especially red ones, evoke passion and deep emotional bonds, making it a timeless emblem of romantic and familial devotion. Pink roses suggest gratitude and admiration, while white roses convey purity and sympathy, showing how the rose adapts to express nuanced feelings. This versatility marks it as a universal language of the heart.
Beauty and perfection are also central. The rose’s intricate petals and symmetry reflect nature’s artistry, symbolizing aesthetic ideals and the fleeting nature of splendor. Its bloom, though brief, captivates, reminding us to cherish transient moments of grace—a nod to life’s impermanence.
The rose’s duality—soft petals paired with sharp thorns—symbolizes the interplay of joy and pain. It reflects life’s complexity, where love can bring hurt, and beauty often hides struggle. This balance suggests resilience, as the rose thrives despite its defenses, urging acceptance of both light and shadow.
Transformation and growth resonate in its cycle. From bud to full bloom to fading petals, the rose mirrors personal journeys—potential unfolding, peaking, then releasing. It symbolizes renewal, as new buds emerge, tying it to hope and the persistence of life through change.
Secrecy and mystery add another layer. Phrases like “sub rosa” (under the rose) link it to confidentiality, stemming from ancient traditions where roses signaled private spaces. This casts the rose as a guardian of hidden truths, evoking introspection or unspoken depths.
In cultural contexts, roses carry specific weight. Yellow roses signify friendship and joy, while a single rose might mean simplicity or devotion. In poetry and stories, they often stand for the soul’s yearning or the search for meaning, blending desire with contemplation.
Ultimately, the rose symbolizes love’s spectrum, beauty’s transience, life’s dual nature, and the cycle of growth. Its thorns and petals together weave a story of tenderness and strength, inviting us to embrace both the sweet and the sharp in our journeys.

Creation Mandala/Matrix

Connection to Source

This form is a geometric component of reconnection in the Source Ceremony.

Serenity, Peace, Harmony

Also known as the Flower of Life and the Universal Pattern, the Creation Matrix develops from the geometric Vesica Piscis, ‘the womb of creation’. It describes the emergence of some-thing out of nothing, the pattern of the creation of form.

Communion with this form re-awakens the cognisance of our original Human blueprint, reconnecting us to the Benevolent Heart of Creation, confirming our remembrance of our celestial origins, alleviating fear and calming the overstimulation of the adrenal glands.

Type: medallion

Material: shell & silver

Size: 38mm/1.5in approx.