“The mundus imaginalis mala* is from a series entitled Cartography of the Liminal, and is inspired by my own recent shamanic journeys into the unseen realms over the course of 4 months. Memories of these internal voyages carry the intangible yet indelible talismanic power of intention, which I attempted to transfer physically to these three strands of prayer beads. The term mundus imaginalis was coined by the scholar Henri Corbin to be an inner yet very real world beyond time and space accessible through the imagination. Possibly similar to physicist Ervin Lazlo’s “metaverse”, a theorized inner world of parallel realities. It is also inspired by the imaginal cells in the life cycle of the butterfly which transform a caterpillar into winged magic. For better or worse, we are the imaginal cells of the Aquarian age, cocooned in our houses across the globe, gathering creative force…
Rather than being an amulet in the form of a static object, the malas in this series become an ever-shifting talismanic journey tool, a dream weaver, a wearable oracle card deck, supporting you in strengthening your relationship with yourself and the universe. They are multi-dimensional amulets, assisting on a physical, spiritual, emotional, psychic, imaginal and collective level
| Materials | silver, copper, vitreous enamel, thread, antique Buddhist immortal bead, antique African trade bead |
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| Dimensions | approx. 30” in length; each bead is approx. 1.25” in diameter and just over 1/2 of an inch thick |