"The Boardgame Mandala"

Abstract: in the evolution of game diagrams and rules boardgames
have come to mirror not only cultural aspects but also the
transformations in the collective psyche. In the historical perspective the
boardgame is a collective effort, and therefore it portrays the collective
psyche in the form of mandala shapes pertaining to the whole numbers,
such as three and four. The symbolic values of the different geometries
and numbers are recurrent themes in cultural history, and denote
different stages in the progression of consciousness. In particular, the
boardgame is understood as an equivalent of the vessel in medieval
alchemy.

Keywords: mandala, quaternity, trinitarian, Self, alchemy, sacred
game, psychic structure.

Read the article here:
http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-73784/boardgam1.htm

Happy New Year!

Mats Winther