These intriguing MANDALA PUZZLES were traditionally used as a meditation tool for establishing sacred space and trance induction, manufactured with a series of metal loops that have been bound together to allow the structure to change shape up to 35 times.
Allowing your fingers to fold and turn the jointed metal sections allows you to relax your mind. Many people find that when they fidget and manipulate these intriguing puzzles, they find that the mandala CALMS THEIR NERVES AND REDUCES ANXIETY, the secret is not to consciously force yourself to make certain shapes. Just allow your fingers to do whatever they feel like doing with the puzzle
This gift is ideal for the MEDITATOR IN YOUR LIFE, alternatively this makes a great FIDDLING FIDGET STYLE TOY PUZZLE, the clever jointing of the Metal Mandalas allows them to be coaxed into unlimited attractive, satisfying, and symbolic three-dimensional shapes.
Carefully constructed using beads and wire they measures approx. 12cm in diameter | 4.75 inches in diameter, up to 35 DIFFERENT SHAPES can easily be created, giving your mind a much-needed break from the outside world. This series of linked metal shapes can be moved and manipulated to form a huge number of patterns and structures, from stars and flowers to tubes and boxes.
The mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in both Buddhism and Hinduism. Its continuous shape is said to represent the Universe. Mandalas were originally developed as a Buddhist meditation aid some 2500 years ago as a means of creating symbolic shapes to aid concentration in meditation.