Hasty Tortoise Crochet

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) shares wisdom on our relationships with nature and our own minds in his many poems and essays. Leading the Transcendentalist movement, he championed the rights and responsibilities of the individual and our need to form better relationships with the natural world. He was an abolitionist and an environmentalist in a time when it was very unpopular to be either. 

This mandala is made with a central floral motif with bright orange and blue radiating outwards, as Emerson believed our greatest joy and peace of mind could radiate from the beauty of nature. When finished, display your mandala proudly, as a wall-hanging, table center-piece, or even a kitchen trivet!

I invite you to find a comfortable chair, turn off the distractions, ready your yarn and hook and take a deep breath. Read each quote, passage, or mantra at the start of each round, and focus your attention on the thoughts and feelings that arise. Let those thoughts and feelings flow as your mind and hands are captured by each stitch.