I have recently become interested in labyrinths and was surprised to find that there are a significant number of them in Ontario, many of which are open to the public. A list can be found here. I have chosen a number of these sites to be the locations for this series. [NOTE: They are numbered as they are planted, not
necessarily in any logical order for searching].
A labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. The Labyrinth represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world. Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools.
A labyrinth is not a maze. It has only one path. It is unicursal. The way in is the way out. There are no blind alleys. The path leads you on a circuitous path to the center and out again. A labyrinth is a right brain task. It involves intuition, creativity, and imagery.
Each person’s walk is a personal experience. How one walks and what one receives differs with each walk. Some people use the walk for clearing the mind and centering. Others enter with a question or concern. The time in the center can be used for receiving, reflecting, meditating, or praying, as well as discovering our own sacred inner space. What each person receives can be integrated on the walk out. Your walk can be a healing and sometimes very profound experience or it can be just a pleasant walk. Each time is different.
Follow the path of the labyrinth from its entrance to the centre.
Walk at a pace that feels comfortable to you.
Pass others on the path if you need to and move around walkers coming toward you.
Stay in the centre as long as you wish.
Follow the path back to the entrance of the labyrinth.
Whatever your purpose, I would encourage you to visit with enough time to walk each labyrinth before or after you stamp in.
necessarily in any logical order for searching].
A labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. The Labyrinth represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world. Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools.
A labyrinth is not a maze. It has only one path. It is unicursal. The way in is the way out. There are no blind alleys. The path leads you on a circuitous path to the center and out again. A labyrinth is a right brain task. It involves intuition, creativity, and imagery.
Each person’s walk is a personal experience. How one walks and what one receives differs with each walk. Some people use the walk for clearing the mind and centering. Others enter with a question or concern. The time in the center can be used for receiving, reflecting, meditating, or praying, as well as discovering our own sacred inner space. What each person receives can be integrated on the walk out. Your walk can be a healing and sometimes very profound experience or it can be just a pleasant walk. Each time is different.
Follow the path of the labyrinth from its entrance to the centre.
Walk at a pace that feels comfortable to you.
Pass others on the path if you need to and move around walkers coming toward you.
Stay in the centre as long as you wish.
Follow the path back to the entrance of the labyrinth.
Whatever your purpose, I would encourage you to visit with enough time to walk each labyrinth before or after you stamp in.
