n image representing my heart’s bid to stay strong over the past few years. Being a person with many Cardinal planets (Aries, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn) there’s been a relentless stream of conjunctions, squares, and oppositions. The center is like a shield radiating out into organic leaf-like petals. The entire mandala is colored with variety of gemstone and interference patterns, giving an overall stained-glass effect. “Stainless” refers to the burning out of sludge and debris, as well as being a reference to stainless steel metal which is resistant to tarnish and rust.