According to Wikipedia "In common use, mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the Universe from the human perspective." Today's post is a fractal mandala suitable for meditation (or framing). In gif and re-sampled jpg formats. Posted at the usual http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com fract452.gif { ; octo 2 ; blank ; calctime 0:01:05.31 ; created Oct 01, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=_t.frm formulaname=tsept_rjr_3 function=round/round center-mag=-6.66134e-016/4.44089e-016/0.9114441 params=1.625/-0.875/0.7676320688497573/-0.6657612842188787 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 proximity=1 outside=fmod invert=-1.25/0/0 colors=000gzzfzzezzdzzczzbzz`zz_zzZzzYzzXzzWzzVzzTzzSzzRzzQzzPzzOzzMzzLz\ zKzzJzzIzzHzzGzzEzzDzzCzzBzzAzz9zz7zz6zz5zz4zz3zz2zz0zz0zz0yz0yz0xz0wz0w\ z0vz0uz0uz0tz0sz0sz0rz0qz0qz0pz0oz0oz0nz0nz0mz0lz0lz0kz0jz0jz0iz0hz0hz0g\ z0fz0fz0ez0dz0dz0cz0bz0bz0az0az0`z0_z0_z0Zz0Yz0Yz0Xz0Wz0Wz0Vz0Uz0Uz0Tz0S\ z0Sz0Rz0Qz0Qz0Pz0Pz0Oz0Nz0Nz0Mz0Lz0Lz0Kz0Jz0Jz0Iz0Hz0Hz0Gz0Fz0Fz0Ez0Dz0D\ z0Cz0Cz0Bz0Az0Az09z08z08z07z06z06z05z04z04z03z02z02z01z00z00z00z00y00y00\ x00x00w00w00v00v00v00u00u00t00t00s00s00r00r00r00q00q00p00p00o00o00n00n00\ n00m00m00l00l00k00k00j00j00j00i00i00h00h00g00g00f00f00f00e00e00d00d00c00\ c00b00b00b00a00a00`00`00_00_00Z00Z00Z00Y00Y00X00X00W00W00V00V00V00U00U00\ T00T00S00S00R00R00R00Q00Q00P00P00O00O00N00N00N00M00M00L00L00K00K00J00J00\ J00I00I00H00H00G00G00F00F00F00E00E00D00D00C00C00B00B00A } frm:tsept_rjr_3 {; blank ; Mutated y2k04 z = fn2(p2)/pixel, zp1 = zp2 = (0,0), huge = 1.0e32: temp = z+pixel z = z*z - zp2 zp2 = zp1 zp1 = p1/fn1(p2) (|zp1| <= 64) && (|z| <= huge) ;SOURCE: noel.frm } Roger Alexander