2200-Year-Old Sun Wheels & the Mother's Symbol

These 'Sun Wheel' pendants date from the 2nd century BCE (as found on Wikipedia) show various divisions of the circle which have been discussed in this blog. The most recent post on these divisions is 'Why is the Year Divided into 12 Months?' which discusses the division by six, by four and by twelve. The Sun Wheel third from the left above is reminiscent of the Mother's Symbol which is iconic for all those who study and follow the Supramental and Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Still many in that field of yoga deny any connection between the four seasons and twelve months of the Vedic or Tropical Year and the Supramental Yoga, despite all evidence or knowledge that has been presented to the contrary.
The Mother's Symbol

In early May I walked a new path in my favorite local garden/park – an old estate that was donated to the town I live in and divided into 20 or so affordably rental garden plots. Of all the times I had been there, it turned out I had never actually gone in through the main entrance/archway. Here's a photo of tile design that greets guests on the entrance walls.

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  The spiral/image above, which I first drew in January of 2003,
after a 9 week stay at Aeon Centre of Cosmology in Tamil Nadu
is found in 'Learning the One Song, Learning the Universe'.)
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9 June 2010
9 . 6 . 3 
T O   S H O W E R   T H I S   B L O G / P O S T  with   W E B   L O V E 
S H A R E   IT  using  A N Y  of  the  I C O N S  below  
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Blogger/Author LORI TOMPKINS grew up in Virginia and received her BA in English Literature from the University of Virginia in 1991 and an MA in Education at the University of Colorado in 1994. Lori has been a student of Integral and Supramental Yoga since 1993, and she currently lives and teaches Hatha Yoga in California.

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