Because there are innumerable things beyond the range of human understanding, we constantly use symbolic terms to represent concepts that we cannot define or fully comprehend.

C.G. Jung

Bigelow, V. (1995). Profile of 54 psychics. Research paper presented at the Mandala: Sacred Circle Conference under the auspices of the Association of Teachers of Mandala Assessment. Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD. Unpublished paper.Contact Val Bigelow Bigelow13@comcast.net

Bonny, H. & Kellogg, J. (1976). Mandalas as a measure of change in psychotherapy. American Journal of Art Therapy, 16, 123-130.

Bruscia, K., Shultis, C., & Dennery, K. (2007). A comparison of cardiac and cancer inpatients on the MARI Card Test. Arts in Psychotherapy. 34, 388-397.

Couch, J.B. (1993). The use of the mandala with older people. Cassette recording #30-143. Denver, CO. National Audio Video, Inc.

Couch, J.B. (speaker).(1996). Research with older people: MARI CARD TEST and geriatric depression scale. ( Cassette Recording No. 2-123).
Denver. CO: National Audio Video, Inc.

Couch, J.B. (1997) Behind the veil: Mandala drawings by dementia patients. Art Therapy: American Journal of Art Therapy 14(3).

Cox, C.T. & Cohen, B.M. (2000). Mandala artwork by clients with DID: Observations based on two theoretical models. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 17(3).

Cox, C.T., & Frame, P. (1993). Profile of the artist: MARI® card test
research results. Art therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 10 (1), 23-29.

Douglass, Jonna D. (1995). The MARI Card Test: A reliability study of an adapted group version administered to sex offenders. Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.

Frame, P. (2002). The value of the rejected card choice in the MARI®card test. Art therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 19(1) 215-218.( Includes informal research studies with different populations).

Frame,P. and McNamee, C. (2006). Research project now underway: The purpose of this study to examine the results of 350 Mari Assessments to determine the relationships between reported symptom distress or diagnoses and results of the assessments.

Frame, P. (2006). Assessing a couple’s relationship and compatibility using the MARI card test and mandala drawings. Art therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 23(1) pp. 23-29.

Glik, D. (1986). Personality differences between members of charismatic and metaphysical healing groups. Association for Sociologists of Religion.

Gregory, D. Using the MARI on Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Unpublished paper. Contact Diana Gregory: DGregory@aol.com.

Kellogg, J. (1992). Color theory from the perspective of the great round of the mandala. Update of a research paper presented at the color
panel of the American Art therapy conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Krippner, S. & Rhinehart, L. Scores of psychic claimants on the MARI.
Subtle Energy Medicine, 8 (2) pp. 153-173.

McNamee, C. (2005-06). 1. Life transition study with 21 participants. Looks at individual results of the Mari test and correlates them with the symptom distress inventory and psycho-social development inventory.
2. Looking at relationships: 5 couples. Comparing the results of the Couple Compatibility Assessment with the symptom distress inventory and also the Dyadic Adjustment Scale.
Contact Carole McNamee at : cmcnamee@vt.edu