The above “33 hearts mandala” was one of three mandalas gifted to me yesterday by Sally; a day that marked 22,280 days in procession that I have walked this earth—just over two thirds of the way to where I hope to end up having had a life of 33,000 days.
I like the number three. Open on one side, yet protected on the other, there is a lovely give and take in its asymmetrical symmetry. Linear, yet bulbous, it is the most sensual of all the numbers.
33 is the atomic number of arsenic, as well as, the ripe old age to which Alexander the Great and Jesus lived. It is also the number of the most professional baseball innings played.
Being fascinated with this likeable number gave me the commitment to complete the 3 year, 3 month, 3 week, 3 day daily surf that I finished last year.
The two other mandalas from Sally were an oil painting on canvas and an acrylic painting on stone. In the birthday card accompanying them, she wrote:
In honour of the ups and downs of love…
The Cosmic Heart Mandala represents the “ups” of love; love at the spirit level. It is soft and malleable like a tender heart. The heart is nourished by deep-reaching roots, and feeds and nourishes a green shoot that is infused with new life. The shoot pushes its way up and out, sprouting into an endless spirited sky.
The Rocky Love Mandala represents the “downs” of love; love on the mundane earthly level. It is the stable force for when the road gets rocky. It signifies that aspect of love that stands through thick and thin. It is solid and grounded and strong.
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