Describe symbolism in Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche by Robert A. Johnson

The mandorla is the almond-shaped center of two intersecting circles. It symbolizes healing and unity and is used to strengthen one in a paradoxical state. The mandorla represents transformation and rebirth and departs from the mundane duality of normal existence. As man perfects his paradoxical state and the two circles of the mandorla become one of the highest order of existence and one that is the closest to God.