ONE STEP AT A TIME
A labyrinth is a walking meditation.
The classic seven-circuit labyrinth is an example of a 4,000 year-old universal metaphorical spiritual exercise found in many cultures throughout the world. Once you enter a labyrinth, there are no choices about which direction to go; you simply follow the path one step ahead of another. There are no wrong turns. You will change directions many times, but you invariably arrive at the center. When you are ready, you begin your journey back.
The classic seven-circuit labyrinth is an example of a 4,000 year-old universal metaphorical spiritual exercise found in many cultures throughout the world. Once you enter a labyrinth, there are no choices about which direction to go; you simply follow the path one step ahead of another. There are no wrong turns. You will change directions many times, but you invariably arrive at the center. When you are ready, you begin your journey back.
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This walking meditation is designed to bring you clarity, not to confuse you. It is a journey to the center, your center, whatever serves your needs and heals you. It offers you a simple gift of time to focus on your inner questions and experience a special closeness to nature, to God.
The ancient contemplative practice of walking a labyrinth has been revived in recent decades. You will find labyrinths on the grounds of hospitals, universities, public parks, churches, schools, and in private yards. |
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We’ve been working hard at the park to get ready for big events. The yews are coming along when the deer leave them alone, and Elizabeth Christie had just finished doing the weeding; they looked really beautiful this morning.
All the recent rain will help our 60 newly planted yews get off to a good start. We've begun placing the tumbled bluestone to highlight the 7 circuits of our labyrinth and built a nice kiosk from black locust lumber.
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Volunteers planted 60 yews that now frames the labyrinth. Dunham, Kenny, and Alan hard at work installing the GCP black locust kiosk.