The Real Color Wheel

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Written By Maja Apolonia Rode

This is one of those simple things that ought to be common knowledge. But even as an artist, up until recently I still thought Red, Yellow, and Blue were the primary colors. Not so! The implications of this shift in education, art, and understanding are profound.

ℤ∈ℕn Diagrams ⊙ 2025 by Maja Apolonia Rode

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Emptiness Is Form
Emptiness Is Form

The Real Color Wheel
The Real Color Wheel

After more than 100 years, most of us still have it wrong.

A Quietly Radical Path
A Quietly Radical Path

Form-Emptiness
Form-Emptiness

Day-Night
Day-Night

Fluid Self
Fluid Self

Fractal Yin-Yang
Fractal Yin-Yang

Forgiveness-Apology
Forgiveness-Apology

What Is Funny?
What Is Funny?

Compassion
Compassion

Interdependence
Interdependence

Unified Flow
Unified Flow

Flow
Flow

Over vs. Under
Over vs. Under

Hard vs. Soft
Hard vs. Soft

Spirit-Self-Soul
Spirit-Self-Soul

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How do you define “Spirit,” “Self,” and “Soul”?

The Power of Community
The Power of Community

A Good Game
A Good Game

Advancing Human Sovereignty
Advancing Human Sovereignty

Where Dharma Flowers
Where Dharma Flowers

Elements of Human Flourishing
Elements of Human Flourishing

The Hands of Zen
The Hands of Zen

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What are the sounds of One Hand clapping?

Just Breathe
Just Breathe

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Which breathing practice feels good in your body?

Buddha, My Heart
Buddha, My Heart

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Where is the language of your heart spoken?

Full-Spectrum Zen
Full-Spectrum Zen

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Full-Spectrum Zen — where Masculine and Feminine Zen live in dynamic harmony.

Two Circles of Zen
Two Circles of Zen

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First sketch — unpacking a new idea of “Feminine Zen.”

Introducing Zenn Diagrams
Introducing Zenn Diagrams

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Introducing my Zen-ish way of making sense of it all.

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