The sets of symbol and colour cards are then placed on a template that is comprised of thirteen developmental stages that are arranged sequentially. These colours add dimensions that may be emotional, physical, cognitive, or spiritual to the chosen symbols. Art therapists have long recognized the connections between colour and the psychological associations that are typically made on an “other than conscious” level. The individual is then directed to choose, from a pool of 45 colour cards, the colour that they feel “goes with” each of their chosen symbols. An upward pointing triangle, for example, is typically chosen by people who are beginning something new – literally or symbolically. They are so much a part of us that we make mental connections with them that are not often conscious. Symbols predate culture, language, and even time. When he discovered the mandala, Jung said that “as an expression of self, found the ultimate tool.” The mandala passes beneath the radar of the ego and the filters of the subconscious to reveal the psyche as it really is. Carl Jung spent his life trying the understand the subconscious. The inner truth of a person is revealed and the MARI© suggests further paths for integration. It is a whole-brained instrument that provides a literal snapshot of the psyche. MARI© (Mandala Assessment Research Tool) is a Jungian psychological assessment based on symbols and colours.
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