im grateful for yout involvement Coral... with internet access you'll be able to find plenty of resources... also, stay tuned to this thread... hopefully there is more to find still..

Chocolate.. your words are taken with respect and gratitude

ive heard of, but havent attended a native american sand painting ceremony..

a group of monks in the Buddhist tradition travels the world to perform the ritual for distant peoples..

i know little factual information about crop circles... i think its interesting they contain the familiar geo-centric patterns as mandalas... ive heard the geometry used in measuring the crop circles exact dimensions is also referred to as a "sacred geometry" ...

more info: http://near-death.com/geometry.html

similar patterns are found in the Nazca Lines at Machu Pichu... its mystery also remains unsolved...

see: http://www.geomancy.org/sacred-space...ica/index.html