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The Labyrinth

The Stonecircle Labyrinth is based on the pattern from the Chartres Cathedral in France. It was created by John (from Stonecircle) and Rev. John Allen (another Interfaith minister). It is 13.5m wide and the walk in is 260 metres making it over half kilometer walk in and out. Many others have written about labyrinths, their history and modern revival. So rather than add to the writings, we have chosen to let others speak:

 ”One step at a time that’s all I need to know.  

One foot after the other, 

that’s all I need to do. 

Trusting that I am enough as I AM.” 

 ’Walking the Margins’ by Jan Blythe  

 

“Walking the Labyrinth’ has re-emerged today as a metaphor for the spiritual journey and a powerful tool for transformation. This walking meditation is an archetype, a mystical ritual found in all religious traditions. It quiets the mind and opens the soul.” Walking a Sacred Path’ by Lauren Artress. 

How to use the Labyrinth

  • The labyrinth is not a maze. There are no tricks to it and no dead ends.
  • It has a single circuitous path that winds its way into the center.
  • The person walking it uses the same path to return from the center and the entrance then becomes the exit.
  • The path is in full view, which allows a person to be quiet and focus internally.
  • There is no right way or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. Use the labyrinth in any way that meets what you need while being respectful of others walking. You may go directly to center to sit quietly - whatever meets your needs.
  • To prepare, you may want to sit quietly to reflect before walking the labyrinth. Some people come with questions, others just to slow down and take time out from a busy life. Some come to find strength to take the next step. Many come during times of grief and loss.
  • Generally there are three stages to the walk:
  1. Releasing on the way in
  2. Receiving in the center 
  3. Returning when you follow the return path back out of the labyrinth. Symbolically, and sometimes actually, you are taking back out into the world that which you have received. 
  • • Children particularly enjoy the labyrinth

There are many ways to describe a labyrinth. It is a path of prayer, a walking meditation, a crucible of change, a watering hole for the spirit and a mirror of the soul. 

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