ma japonese meaning

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   The Japanese concept of Ma is something that relates to all aspects of life. It has been described as a pause in time, an interval or emptiness in space. Ma is the fundamental time and space life needs to grow. If we have no time, if our space is restricted, we cannot grow. How we spend our time and shape the space we live in directly impacts our progress. These principles are universal, when applied effectively they enhance the way we think and how we engage with our surroundings.

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We can visually identify with the meaning of Ma from its Japanese kanji symbol.

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Ma combines door       and sun 

 

  Together these two characters depict a door through the crevice of which the sunlight peeps in.

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We see in this symbol not only the outline of a door but a door that is open to light, thus enabling growth, sparking creativity, permitting freedom. This is Ma – the space between the edges, between the beginning and the end, the space and time in which we experience life.

Ma is filled with nothing but energy and feeling. It speaks of silence as opposed to sound, of lack as opposed to excess. It is the momentary pause in speech needed to convey meaningful words, the silence between the notes that make the music…
   There is a need for Ma in every aspect and every day of our lives. Where there is clutter, even valuable things lose their value. Where there is too much, nothing stands out. The pure, and indeed essential, void between all "things."

A total lack of clutter, MA is like a holder within which things can exist, stand out and have meaning.

MA is the emptiness full of possibilities, like a promise yet to be fulfilled.

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and why the                in the logo?

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It's about Maias, Tzolkin, time synchronicity and alignment.

Where time is art, . Better book a coffe to talk about this.

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