Mapping from a Different Direction: Mandala as Sacred Spatial Visualization

Spatial Mapping: Graded Precision of Entorhinal Head Direction Cells

Representation of head direction in medial entorhinal cortex shows a gradient of precision, from high directional precision dorsally to low ventrally; this parallels the gradient of spatial scale in place and grid cells, and suggests that the brain constructs spatial maps of varying resolution, perhaps to serve different requirements.

The Sacred Wisdom and Art of Mandala; Analysis of Plan the Vastu Purusha Mandala and Its effect on the Architectural Structure of Iranian Fire Temples

Many patterns of ancient art and architecture have been designed based on religious beliefs and orders in the Indian continent. One of them is the wisdom of sacred art Vastu Purusha Mandala. This knowledge is related to square plan that has its roots in the ancient Indian religious texts  that so called Vedas. The mandala has three main shapes: circle, square and triangle. Although the circle i...

Visualization of Spatial Data Structures on Different Levels of Abstraction

Spatial data structures are used to manipulate location data. The visualization of such structures faces many challenges that are not relevant in the visualization of one-dimensional data. The visualized data can be represented using several different types of visual metaphors. These metaphors can be divided into several different levels of abstraction depending on the purpose of the visualizat...

Spatial Judgments from Different Vantage Points: A Different Perspective

The Well-being Mandala

This paper is part of an effort, undertaken by the staff of the Tellus Institute and their collaborators, to address the issue of a Great Transition (GT). A GT is one of many possible futures for humanity. Whether a GT occurs is, to a great extent, a matter of choice. “Push” (necessity, avoidance of risk/harm) and “pull” (pursuit of attractive options) will guide our collective decision. Well-b...