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My Labyrinth
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"The most widespread use of the contemporary
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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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 daily meditation, 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. |
"Your life is a sacred journey. And it is about change, growth, discovery, movement, tran continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous 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, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love." Caroline Adams |
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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
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| These websites contain a great deal of
interesting information about Labyrinths: 101 Ways to Use a Labyrinth History of Labyrinths Labyrinth Resource Center |
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| This labyrinth is
can be found at the Buddhist Retreat Center in
Ixopo, South Africa |