Circles commonly represent unity, wholeness, and infinity. Without beginning or end, without sides or corners, the circle is also associated with the number one. The origin, the start.

Circle divided into three parts is a symbol of the Trinity in the Christian religion.

Quartered circle, symbolizes the four directions of the world. It is the oldest solar symbol known and it expresses the relationship between heaven and earth. This form of the cross has been known for millennia in religious believes predating Christianity, primarily occurs among the Celts , the Eastern Slavs in pre-Columbian America, and throughout the Mediterranean. Christians took this as the symbol and made it the sign of the cross of Christ.

Swastika - The oldest painting depicting it stems from the Paleolithic, which means that it is at least 10 000 old. As a self-standing sign it appeared for the first time in India as a symbol referring to the worship of the sun, representing the life, fertility and overall prosperity. In contrast to circulating direction, the reversed sign of the swastika stood for misfortune.

Jin-Yang - Chinese character from the Book of Changes symbolizing the variability in unity. While reflecting the dualistic understanding of the world, Jin-Yang hides a vast palette of meanings. White and black dots in the Jin- Yang preach of the constant balance in all oppositions.

Spiral as a sign contrary to the character of Jin-Yang, symbolizes the idea of the creation of the world with one base, highlighting its diversity. It is a line developing on a plane, symbolizing activity and function, fertility, infinite course of life and time as well as continuous growth. In India it was combined with the idea of karmic journey, in Christianity it represented the a path to God through suffering.

A mandala is a symbolic representation of what might be called the spiritual "cosmos." Mandalas often are created with a meditative focus and are expressions of the artist's spiritual understanding. As such, they are representations of both the psychological and spiritual realms, or the nature of existence itself. Viewing or visualizing mandalas are another way to work with them in meditation.

The symbolism of the circle in the cultures and religions of the world

Importance of the wheel as a symbol mat be found in virtually all cultures in the world, even in distant religions of ancient and contemporary time as well.

It seems that since earliest times religion, art and magic were closely intertwined.
They form the genesis and symbolism of all religious systems of the world and
also in pagan traditions with their magical practices, astrology and even alchemy. We can find them in Slavs, Celts, Germans, Indians Central American and Siberian Eskimos culture and history. Derived from the human relationship with the mother earth, the sense of connection with the spiritual dimension of the world, and the need of metaphysical growth and evidence of joint origin of all people’s mental nature.