Yin and Yang
I had a vague notion that I wanted to explore and express the dark side and the light side of my psyche. I started out by dividing the circle with the yin/yang curve in the middle. Within an hour, the dark side came vividly and effortlessly to life, with great energy and absolutely no thought, while the light side was noticably sparse. The teaching was not even subtle!! At that moment I was having a lot easier time focusing on the 'negative' than on the positive aspects of my life.
Over the next several days, the light side came into focus. Smaller circles evolved containing family, spiritual teachers, friends and activities that I love The wise old elephant built a bridge and migrated to the light side! A vibrant green plant became the focal point of the dark side -- from darkness, growth and hope can emerge anew.