Mandala, the Sanskrit word for circle, is a visual image composed of a sacred circle within a square.   Mandalas have been used for centuries as meditational tools that when quietly contemplated, leads one into deep prayer, mystical healing and sacred insight.  This practice of mandala "gazing" can help us discover, and illuminate our spiritual path.

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commissioned by the South Carolina Cancer Center honoring Cancer Survivorship .

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Autumn Circle of Healing       commissioned by Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center                               

A collective art work created by Heidi Darr-Hope and the courageous cancer survivors of the South Carolina Cancer Center. Frantic moments soothed as we whisper together delicate dreams  Shinning through the darkness, the light of victory sweet. In days gone by, women gathered in circles to piece small remnants of scrap fabric into a unified whole, transforming these castaway bits into beautiful patchwork quilts.  Each scrap piece of fabric told a symbolic story about a specific individual and when pieced together, these individual stories became part of a much larger picture.  They became part of a family, part of a community, a town, a state, a country.  Individual stories were shared and intermingled within the many faces of humanity. This tradition began in Out-Patient Chemotherapy with the collaborative Circle of Healing project.  Patients have joined hands using visual images and words to create three distinct types of circles, each representing the three components of a whole person -the body, the mind and the spirit.           The body is represented by the larger textured spheres           The mind is represented by the hand tooled metal.           The spirit is represented by personal images and objects It is my hope that this Autumn Circle of Healing will inspire, nurture and give strength to others who will walk down this path towards healing