Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn - Om Mani Padme Hum - Sticker

Die-cut vinyl sticker of Om Mani Padme Hum, a color screenprint created around 1930 by Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn. The work is an abstract, geometric visualization of the six-syllable Tibetan Buddhist mantra of compassion, drawing on theosophy, Carl Jung's archetypes, and Alice Bailey's esoteric teachings to map the psyche and spiritual awakening.

At the center, a faceted crystal holds an upward-pointing golden triangle, representing Mani, the jewel, and the divine spark within. Fine concentric lines radiate outward into a scalloped lotus form, Padme, a symbol of wisdom and spiritual unfolding. A flame-like pillar in a blue, feather-patterned sheath rises from the jewel, suggesting the ascent of consciousness. Two red triangles, one pointing down and one rising like a spire, frame the composition as spirit descending into matter and matter ascending to spirit, a union of opposites central to Jung's idea of individuation. A deep blue circle bounded by a many-sided polygon encloses it all as a mandala. Fröbe-Kapteyn intended the precise lines and strict palette of red, blue, and gold as a tool for contemplation.

The print belongs to her series of meditation drawings, or meditation plates, produced between 1927 and 1934, combining sacred geometry, theosophical symbolism, and esoteric semiotics. The series was printed by Vincenzo Bona in Turin, Italy, and examples are held in institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago.

Dutch artist and esoteric researcher Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn (1881–1962) is best known as the founder of the Eranos conferences, a long-running gathering of scholars of religion, mythology, and psychology.

• 3.5" × 5.5"
• Durable vinyl
• Made in the USA