Atman = Self Artwork Project 
A Pop-up Drawing

Materials

• Blue cardstock or paper
• Yellow paper with circle drawn for 

light of the Self

• White paper for clouds
• Glue sticks, scissors, pens, markers

Directions

1. Cut 3” off the bottom of blue paper. 

Fold like an accordion, so there are 3 
sections.

2. Glue accordion pleat onto  blue 

paper, a little up from the bottom.

3. Create clouds using white paper
4. Add words or images of things that 
get in the way of seeing your true 
Self, the light within you, onto the 
clouds.
5. Glue clouds on the pop-out fold.
6. Create sun using yellow paper and 
glue to blue paper behind clouds to 

represent the light of the Atman. 

7. Write “Atman = Self” on top. You 

can also add an affirmation such as: I 
meditate on the inner light, and the 
clouds disappear so that I can see 
clearly.” 

Enjoy!

  

Rev. Elena Kanti Fritchle serves as Youth and 

Family Minister at the Center for Spiritual 

Enlightenment.

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