A figure made by the intersection of two circles of the same size. The center of each circle lies on the circumference of the other circle. The result is an almond-shaped linear figure shown in many religious paintings. The term is Latin for “fish bladder.” Because the shape mirrors that of the external female genitalia, it is said to represent the feminine aspects of the Divine.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...