Prayer Wheel

I knew immediately this was a symbol of life's areas of investigation from the interior to the exterior, but it took painting it to realize what everything meant. The bottom right hand corner represents the energy of the subconscious self, that area of one's inner being that is in touch with the hidden contents of the psyche,
such as, memories and dreams. This is also the area of the soul which is connected to the greater whole-the collective unconscious and the river of life. The soul area is walled off you see, it takes wanting to gain access.
We have to ask to enter.
Then we have the plains of the mysterious borderland: the connective link between the subconscious and the conscious mind, big Wyoming fields ready to be plowed and seeded, the world of the imagination, the experiences of meditation. The sparks of insight erupt here first. It is only by cultivating the fields of this borderland that we make pathways, and emotional waterways which connect the soul realm to conscious awareness.
Tending the Soul.
When our fields are well tended and bountiful, we sense a deep connection to man, nature and ultimately God-the source. Around the edge of the wheel are symbols of growth and the outer
manifestations of life.
There are also prayer flags, symbols of the necessity of ritual to take us into the plains of the borderland. Symbols of physical reality and symbols of spirit give us energy through love. Behind the wheel play the musical winds of heaven. This area beyond the wheel is similar to the inner corner except that it represents the heart and soul which have become illuminated- that which we now have to give fully to others.