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| "The most widespread use of the
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labyrinth is as a walking meditation. The effect of walking with intent and purpose can unify the rational, intuitive and spiritual aspects of the walker. In the developed world we have created an intense leisure-orientated society, but one that is too hectic and overloaded with choice to ensure a truly balanced lifestyle. Labyrinth walking can give us respite and also allow intuitive knowlege to suggest how to cope better with ourselves and the world around us." Jim Buchanan |
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With the help of my husband, I have created a labyrinth in our backyard based on the medieval labyrinth design found at Chartres Cathedral. The labyrinth is created out of white stones laid in trenches between the sections of grass. I use it as a meditative practice, especially when I need some creative inspiration and need to get out of my head and back into my body. Walking a labyrinth is a kinesthetic meditation. You do it with your whole body. Walking the labyrinth can also be creatively stimulating. During 2009 I trained with Lauren Artress as a Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator and facilitate walks in my labyrinth. |
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If you are not able to walk a labyrinth regularly you can walk a labyrinth using your finger. This is a wooden carved labyrinth that I found in South Africa which has a place for both your right and left hands to walk the labyrinth. "When a labyrinth enters your life it is a sign, I have come to believe, that change is afoot and that strong forces are at work within you. This is not the case for everyone who walks one, of course, but it is for some. Labyrinths have an uncanny capacity to change lives. They are devices of depth. Entering them can be an adventure that leads us into many possibilities and many truths." Virginia Westbury |
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This beautiful labyrinth is at the Well of Mercy, a restful retreat center in Harmony, NC. "Your life is a sacred journey. And it is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous risks, embracing challenges at every step along the way. You are on the path, exactly where you are meant to be right now... And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, of healing of courage, beauty, wisdom, power, dignity, and love." Caroline Joy Adams |
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This labyrinth is can be found at the Buddhist Retreat Center in Ixopo, South Africa. These websites contain a great deal of interesting information about Labyrinths: Veriditas 101 Ways to Use a Labyrinth History of Labyrinths Labyrinth Resource Center |