Labyrinth Walk

[Float On]

So I took a mini day retreat on Wednesday. I found this through a Labyrinth Locator webgroup a year ago or so and finally connected with the owner to go walk it. I try to walk one anytime I find one in my travels. Very good way to tackle some thoughts, clear the mind, pray, etc.

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[razz]

Is this a similar idea to the one with high hedges that keep you lost until you figure out?

[Tybee]

I used to mow a labyrinth into our hayfield. Did not do so this year because thought we were moving.
The dog liked walking there, too, so maybe it works for animals as well.

[Float On]

Is this a similar idea to the one with high hedges that keep you lost until you figure out?

Similar. The High hedge mazes with dead ends and confusion came along a bit later but the original Labyrinths are meant as a one way in circular walk in which to meditate and think. Normally I'm drawn to the SW side of a labyrinth I think because I'd like to move to the SW again (I'm very at peace and at home in NM) but this time I was really drawn to the NE side. I'm not sure if it was because I'd just put a son on a plan to go to MD or because the NE side was under a hillside and had a beautiful rock "wall". I'm drawn to rock! I actually went kind of blank on the SW side and don't even remember walking that area of the path.

[Teacher Terry]

We have one where I sometimes walk. That is the only one I have ever seen.

[razz]

Float On, thank you for your post and sharing about labyrinths. I had no idea of these types of labyrinths existed so looked up more info and found it very interesting. Hmmmm, now to find a labyrinth to explore.
https://www.storytimeyoga.com/kids-yoga-labyrinth-walking-for-children-and-teens/

[Float On]

There are a couple Facebook groups and if you Google labyrinth locator there is a website you can look up by state. Public and private. Some people build them and allow people to walk with permission. I'd like to build a small one.

[Tammy]

These things always make me want to walk fast and finish the task. I’m not a good match for this. 😄

[nswef]

We have a new meadow and I wanted to mow a meditation path, but I'm having trouble keeping up with the rest of the yard, so it's on hold for now....but I keep imagining it.

[dado potato]

I walked the labyrinth in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. The light streaming in from the stained glass windows was everywhere ecstatic. I came on a day when hardly anyone was about. The silence was awesome.


At the shop I bought a golden metal facsimile of that labyrinth, which now hangs from a hook in my sunporch... a frequent visual reminder.

[Gardenarian]

That is really cool, Float on!
I like doing labyrinths - I'm not sure about mazes with tall hedges. Maybe I'll try a corn maze this fall.

[nswef]

I've done a couple of Labyrinths but only 2 corn mazes. I do not like mazes.

[Sad Eyed Lady]

The one and only time I walked a labyrinth was with a friend on a very COLD windy day in November several years ago. Not a good experience since the only thing I could think of was getting finished and getting somewhere warm. I need to do it again in optimal weather conditions.

[Zoe Girl]

I think a maze would just make me think of The Shining. Of course many things make me think of scary books and movies.

[Float On]

I think a maze would just make me think of The Shining. Of course many things make me think of scary books and movies.

See, now I thought you'd really like a labyrinth with your meditation work. Not a maze...those are designed to disorient you a labyrinth is designed to help you calm.
This has good info: It's about releasing on the way in, receiving, and taking it out with you.
https://www.veriditas.org/New-to-the-Labyrinth

[Sad Eyed Lady]

I think a maze would just make me think of The Shining. Of course many things make me think of scary books and movies.

This is why I don't park in parking garages - they give me the creeps.

[Float On]

This is why I don't park in parking garages - they give me the creeps.

Oh.My.Gosh who designs those things? I'm forever lost and confused in them. If I can't park on the first level or the very top...I'm done for.

[nswef]

Thanks for the guidelines and web site for Veriditas. I'm looking to do more of them I walked a lovely one in Indiana..cannot remember the name of the convent, but it was a great experience to see the church, attend the noon time prayers and then walk the mown path. I am not Catholic or a church goer, but love the feel of the places. We have St. Elizabeth Seton's home about 30 minutes away and the church is a wonderful place to sit and meditate. There's a grotto, too.