Text from an Ancient Tibetan Book

The basic form symbolizes an atom, one of the particles of which, according to ancient materialism, the Universe is composed.

At the same time it shows a cloud of the Milky Way and the geometry of the circle. This spiral form coordinates the creation of matter.

When you close the upper part of the Mandala it forms into a dome; signifying the sky or heaven.

When you close the lower part, it creates a cavity which symbolizes the Oceans and the beginning of animal life on the one side, and on the other side the partition of Land, Sea, and Air.

When you pull both domes together it creates a cosmic egg symbolizing the earth. The pearls are the planets which move in the universe.

By closing the central section - the middle symbolizes that everything in the world has its opposites - The spiritual and the worldly material side - the good and the "not so good" side (evil).

As you open the ends of the Mandala it creates the Tibetan Symbol of the Throne of Wisdom (TAO) or the Lotus-Lily - an ancient Hindu and Egyptian religious symbol.