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Paul Hillman

This mural is representative of all the streams in the ICA Millennium Connection. Each symbol represents a contribution from an individual, or a stream, with multiple meanings for the ICAI, and the world. There are many circles representing wholeness, returning to the beginning, life's journey, complete ideas, and strength. It also includes the central mandala representing the universe. The center circle embraces the different cultures, the yin and yang, change, 5 wisdoms (basic knowledge, formal education, opportunities for relationships, opportunities for practice, and reflection), Plato's 5 solids, the dodecahedron giving us an energy field, and the quintessential life force. The yellow, blue, green, red, and black colors are indicative of the streams and the Olympic colors which brings together the whole world.

There are also many different countries represented in the mural. The Australian culture is represented lower left, through the Uluru (a sacred Australian Desert rock), the indigenous cultures artwork, and the sun with its bright red center (upper right). India is represented across the bottom through the labyrinth's similar to those found at the temples in India. Through these labyrinth's, one enters on one end, circles in, circles out, exits on the opposite side, and enters another labyrinth. Each labyrinth represents a life's journey and each one is a separate life. In the sky, the moon is waxing representing new life and new beginnings. The stars represent the Southern Cross, the Big Dipper, and the North Star, key constellations that we navigate by. There are "twin peaks" representing Kenya and the Zuma rock from Nigeria is in the upper right corner, with the look of a face on the rock.

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