With parents who were deeply involved in both art and spirituality, it seems natural that Paul Heussenstamm would eventually become an accomplished painter of spiritual imagery. However, it wasn’t until after growing a successful business that, at the age of thirty-five, he began painting in earnest. Over the next several years, what began as a single art class expanded into a consuming passion, a new profession, and indeed a whole new perspective on life. Paul explains, “A new voice had come into being, and I merely began listening and responding to this growing call of the soul.” A major turning point in his art career came when, at a workshop, he spontaneously created a mandala: an ancient, sacred pattern. Over time, he came to understand the mandala as a psychic map and a symbol of wholeness that can center us through difficult times. “All of reality has a pattern, and the patterns are ours to understand if we have the courage and insight to open up and look. All we seek—peace, love, health, happiness, all that is real—can be ours through this understanding.”