A mandala of symbols of 16 of the world's spiritual traditions, designed for honoring all paths to truth.
Includes Jewish Star of David, Buddhist Prayer Wheel, Native American Medicine Wheel, Christian Cross, Hindu Om, Great Goddess, Taoist Ying Yang, Islamic moon and star, Winged Sufi Heart, Sikh symbol, Baha'i star, African Goddess, Zoroastrian Flame, Confucian circle and dot, Wiccan pentacle, and Egyptian Ankh.
This batik banner will adorn any room as decoration. Many of the banners are also suitable for a meditation room or altar.
Includes:
Jewish Star of David
The traditional interweaving of the upward pointing and downward pointing triangles, representing the unity of earthly and heavenly energies. It represents the union of God and the Shekina, the male and female energies in harmony.
Hindu Om
The OM is the sound of the universal vibration, the primal source from which all creation manifests. It is the mantra mantrika, or "Mother of all sounds" the first of all creative spells spoken by the Goddess, chanted to attune oneself to the Divine. The original meaning was "womb".
Christian Cross
The traditional cross reminds us not only of Jesus the Christ's death, but of the older origins of this symbol as an intersection of two energy flows, one flowing between earth and heaven, and the other spreading out from side to side, representing the 4 directions.
Winged Sufi Heart
The awakened heart, which contains the star of perfected light and the receptiveness of the moon, becomes capable of soaring to the heights of Spirit. Sufism is a mystical path related to Islam.
Sikh symbol
The circle of unity contains the double edged sword representing the power of truth, and is surrounded by two curved daggers, representing the act of willingness to defend the faith.
Zoroastrian Flame
The sacred fire burns on an altar, representing the light which gives all life. Following the prophet Zoroaster, this tradition emphasizes purity and Divine light.
Taoist Ying Yang
The interplay between primal opposites is an eternal dance, such as (light/dark, male /female, day/night, life/death) and within the heart of the light is a core of dark, and within the core of darkness lies light
Islamic Moon and Star
The star of perfected light, which can be seen as the perfected human, and the receptiveness of the moon which allows the light of the Divine to fill it. Islam is a tradition from the Middle East, emphasizing devotion and community.
African Goddess
The Akua'ba is a Goddess symbol used for good luck in many parts of Africa, and is especially worn by women and children as a charm to lend proteciion, fertility and good fortune. It is primarily from the Ashanti tribe in Nigeria.
Great Goddess
From the ancient Middle Eastern tradition, this Goddess image and many like it were the earliest known religious symbols and represent the fertile Mother from which life springs.
Wiccan pentacle
Symbolic of life and health in ancient times, the pentacle has been used as a strong protective charm. The five pointed star is used in many traditions, and in Wicca, a shamanic nature religion from Europe, it shows an image of how energy flows through stages of life, and corresponds to the five points of the sacred human body.
Native American Medicine Wheel
The four directions of the east, south, west and north are honored in the wheel of life, hung with sacred eagle feathers. These primal directions represent the stages of energy cycles such as the cycles of time: spring, summer, fall, winter, and human life as in birth, youth, maturity, and old age.
Egyptian Ankh
This symbol represents creation and life, is very ancient and has many levels of meaning. It was originally a female Goddess symbol, and came to represent the union of male and female energies, and the gift of eternal life. Egyptian dieties are often pictured holding one.
Baha'i star
The Baha'i religion is one of the newest of the religions of the prophets, and encourages world peace by teaching tolerance and honoring all paths to God. Their symbol is a nine pointed star.
Buddhist Prayer Wheel
The Buddha taught the eightfold path to enlightenment, represented here by a prayer wheel. The eight paths are right conduct, right contemplation, right effort, right faith, right occupation, right resolve, right self awareness, and right speech.
Sun circle and dot
Origionally a symbol of the primal womb of creation, with the spark of life within the circle of life, this became the sign for the sun, for air, and for contemplation of the mystery of inner and outer realities
Made of rayon Batik in Bali. Batik is an interesting process. Just keep reading below to see how these are made!
3 feet square
Balinese Artists 
The Balinese are a friendly and remarkably artistic people. They have created a dynamic society with unique arts and ceremonies, making Bali an island almost unreal in today's hectic and changing world. Their Hindu religion is a daily celebration of the land, the gods and the people. Every part of their life is full of art and expert craftsmanship, including their clothes, buildings, temples and shops.
In the small family shops, there is a lot of friendly social interaction as the whole family gathers to work together on the batiks.
Our batiks are designed by Amara Wahaba Karuna and custom hand painted with very bright permanent dyes. She knows all the artists personally and they work in small family-run shops.
Making Handpainted Bali Batiks
Photos by Solomon 2000
1. Pencil sketching on the fabric
2. Outlining the image with hot wax
3. Stretching the fabric for painting
4. Bright dyes are applied with swabs
5. A finished Batik
After the dye has been applied and dried in the sun, the fabric is dipped in a fixative, and then boiled to get off the wax. This leaves white lines where the wax was, outlining each motif.
Handpainted Silkscreens
Our small flags are created using a different process which allows for more consistent lines in the motifs. First the design is silkscreenedd onto cotton fabric, and then each one is hand-painted with washable fabric paints.
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