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an ink drawing of a circle with two birds flying around it and the word peace written in chinese

The Ensō is an unfinished ink circle. "It symbolizes absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and the void; it can also symbolize the Japanese aesthetic itself. As an "expression of the moment" it is often considered a form of minimalist expressionist art." - David Ceng

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a black and white drawing of a tree in a circle

The historical source for the witches' use of the Circle is undoubtedly the grimoire tradition, from which Gardner took so much. The Circle does, however encompass (literally) a whole philosophy and theology of witchcraft. The Circle is essentially an expansion of a dot, which represents a centre, a place of happening, an event, a time. The expansion of this dot into the Circle can indicate the expansion of this microcosm to form a macrocosm; this is what we do when we change reality by…

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a woman's arm with a tree tattoo on it

Enso & tree of life Tattoo Zen Buddhism, an ensō is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. The ensō symbolizes absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and mu (the void). It is characterized by a minimalism born of Japanese aesthetics.

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