Mandorla
The mandorla is an ancient symbol with several meanings. It is often used to depict the human aura or the womb.
History
Mandorla in sacred geometry
The Vesica Piscis is a special version of the mandorla. Author Gregg Braden says,
As two perfect spheres are formed overlapping one another by half (each contains half the diamter of the other), a zone of commonality is created in the overlap. In the science of Sacred Geometry, this zone is referred to as the Vesica Piscis. The form of the vesica was used as both the Egyptian glyph for the "mouth" as well as for the Creator. Additionally, this glyph is also very similar to the Mayan glyph for zero, associated with our galazy of the Milky Way.<ref>Gregg Braden, Awakening to Zero Point: The Collective Initiation (Bellevue, WA: Radio Bookstore Press, 1997), 195.
Mandorla in Theosophical art
Theosophist Burton Callicott created several renditions of the mandorla form. Two examples are in the art collection of the Theosophical Society in America.
