Symbol system of mandalas:

The origin of symbols refers to ancient times; people always had been using magical symbols, figures to prepare for an important event, or to mark a cultic area, in order to protect something. They believed in the magical power of those graphics, they knew how to use them and what for to achieve appropriate effect. In these ancient tokens concentrates millennial knowledge and energy, therefore they are still effective extremely.

Sign, symbol, vibration;

"Sound has a creator power, every word spoken has magical power, and it creates. Symbol creates with a concentrated power since vast amount of words are manifestation at once.

There are symbols simply being brought here with us when we were born, and there are symbols we get to learn later through our life. We can find symbols for mankind and just for Hungarian as well.

Symbol, as everything else in the universe, is vibration, force. It can be defined as color, sound, flavor, feeling and so on. We should add a creative intension, aim to it; it's able to materialize right off.

Signs, symbols are spells, which a sorcerer who knows they meaning could use. Our ancestors were able to do so...

Hungarian words and our runic alphabets symbols are spells as well with creative power. If we had listened to what we are saying or what we are giving creative power to, our life would have been changed immediately."

literary source : Magical secrets of the Hungarian order

I'm using ancient and universal symbols and signs for all mandalas I make, placing them in the middle, in the focus and to other areas of the mandala. From there energy may flow thorough to other concentrically motifs, fortifying each other. In the description I have gathered a few well known and important symbols.

Point:

Symbol of permanence and eternity. According to Maria Szepes, point is the beginning of every action and breakthrough of dormant forces.

Sun:

Moon:

Symbol of feminity, maternity and the symbol of the ancient creative mother. Pair of Sun. She is the beginning and the end. Rules the waters, associated with silver or metal. Frequently used in ancient Egypt and by the Mayas, respectively used as an altered version of it, forming a "U" letter, referring to uterus, the creator or to the Mother of Earth. The energy of all the planets and stars prevails though the Moon. It bears strong spiritual meaning, hence it's being referred as a bridge between human and astral world.

Triangle:

Symbol of feminity, maternity and the symbol of the ancient creative mother. Pair of Sun. She is the beginning and the end. Rules the waters, associated with silver or metal. Frequently used in ancient Egypt and by the Mayas, respectively used as an altered version of it, forming a "U" letter, referring to uterus, the creator or to the Mother of Earth. The energy of all the planets and stars prevails though the Moon. It bears strong spiritual meaning, hence it's being referred as a bridge between human and astral world.

Spiral:

Symbol of feminity, maternity and the symbol of the ancient creative mother. Pair of Sun. She is the beginning and the end. Rules the waters, associated with silver or metal. Frequently used in ancient Egypt and by the Mayas, respectively used as an altered version of it, forming a "U" letter, referring to uterus, the creator or to the Mother of Earth. The energy of all the planets and stars prevails though the Moon. It bears strong spiritual meaning, hence it's being referred as a bridge between human and astral world.

Double Spiral:

Double Spiral is an ancient druid symbol of the revival of nature, dying and rebirth , symbolizing the duality of world. It handles really powerful energies during its harmonizing effect. Balances yin-yang forces too.

Cross:

Encounter of women-men, earth-sky energies. Through its crossing point, energies could open up a gate into higher dimensions.

Cross circle:

The most ancient symbol of mankind could be found all around the world, in numerous cultures - cross circle. The right side means the energies of creator man; left side means the embracing women energies, which holds creator energies too. Upper and lower means-up and down, lower and higher world with the middle cross point meaning divine center - which spreads to all direction. However this constant middle keeps the world in balance, as well the energies. According to other interpretation, this symbol was found among the Scythian people.

In Hungarian folk art it's still traceable, on needlework, samples, on carving, through stove-tile across egg-painting.

This symbol could be found in our ancient traditions as "World-flower" . Name it as you like- this symbol possesses such ancient energies which we cannot really comprehend.

Triplet circle:

Adinkra symbols:

It is named of Nani Adinkra, a former king along Ghana and Ivory Coast shore in West-Africa. According to the legend, his clothes were decorated with such magical symbols, although nowadays it's obvious that the symbol was known previously.

Sankofa:

Symbol of the ancestor's knowledge, "returning and taking" , importance of learning from the past. It reminds us that one cannot be wise without knowing our roots and considering the opinion and experience of our ancestor's knowledge.

Adinkare Hene:

This symbol is the king of "Adinkra "symbols, referred as the ground zero and inspiration to the remaining. He-Ne means king or queen. It means greatness, generosity and success in the sake of accomplishing our goals. (This symbol is an universal symbol, could be found in other cultures)

Owia Kokroko:

Symbolizes the magnitude and power of the sun, and the vitality and renaissance too.

Mirror image of consciousness / "bladder of a fish"/ Vesica piscis:

Basic symbol of sacred geometrics. Basically it's an intersection, formed as a mandala of two same-size circle. The symbol itself roots back to ancient times through India and England, traceable in various cultures. Its meaning is quite complex: maternity, womb, fertility, where a new life is born. Although it implies a gate, passage between material and spiritual world, manifestation of soul, energy or even the soul. Root of energy and creation; women-men, cold-hot, white-black, linking all opposition. Symbol of duality and union. Icon of infinite godly power for Christians. Symbol of all the cosmic creator power procession from Universe. When two things encounter and unite, it creates such an energy which is bigger than the sum of each part. This is the essence of synergy. Popular symbol for occultist society.

Seed of Life:

Seed had been referred as magical always. Self-conscious planning and intelligence typifies them, because sometimes for ages or even for millennial they can rest and lie by, awaiting the best moment to "come alive". Seed is the symbol of divine self-consciousness - beginning and the end-, fertility, regeneration, diversity, power and balance.

Icon of universal creation. The holy motif of the flower of Life, the heart and seed refers to it too. The pattern always consists of an inner, central circle with six circles around it in equal distances. This circle means the seven chakra, the colors of the rainbow, even could be implied to musical sounds too. It is associated with the circle of life, from born to death then rebirth, so basically the soul's cyclical and eternal movement.

Runic writing:

Runic writing is placed into this category due to its usage as magical symbols in ancient times. They are still traceable in ritual vessels, in ceremonial clothes, grooved into stone in ritual places. These runic symbols have a different meaning individually and together too. It's a millennial code system in general. Runic is sacred writing. Directed right-left, so a voyage from past to present, hence due to this ability it has a creator force, since our future is being created at the present.

If we notch words and mantras to mandalas, using the form and energy of the circle could enhance its effect.

Meaning of the word Mantra:

A word used for meditation, which is being frequently repeated by the person sank into his thoughts, in order to achieve psychic effect from it.

During meditation, one syllable is being used by the user, which brings a special effect.

Flower of Life:

The flower of life is a geometrical shape composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles arranged in a flower like pattern with six fold symmetry like a hexagon. The perfect form, proportion and harmony of the FOL has been known to philosophers, architects and artist around the world. Pagans consider it to be sacred geometry containing ancient religious value depicting the fundamental forms of space and time. In the pagan sense, it is believed to contain a type of Akashic Record of basic information of all living things and is the visual expression of the connections of life that run through all sentient beings.In New Age thought, the Flower of Life has provided what is considered to be deep spiritual meaning and forms of enlightenment to those who have studied it as sacred geometry. There are groups of people all over the world who derive particular beliefs and forms of meditation based (at least in part) on the Flower of Life.The flower of life symbol represents important meaning to many throughout history. The symbol can be found in manuscripts, temples and art throughout cultures around the world.The most common form of the 'Flower of Life' is hexagonal pattern (where the center of each circle is on the circumference of six surrounding circles of the same diameter), made up of 19 complete circles and 36 partial circular arcs, enclosed by a large circle.