A Creative Classical Labyrinth
JANUARY 22, 2019
Imagine my delight when the grandson of one of my dearest friends gifted me with this classical labyrinth. What thrilled me the most is that “CN” made this beautiful labyrinth from his 3-D printer.
### I still can’t quite wrap my head around the concept of 3-D printing. It stretches my mind to this tenuous place of moving from what we have known to the possibilities of the future. When I see this kind of creativity and generativity I have hope for the world and it makes me very excited!
My experience of labyrinths is that they can spark creativity. This has been one of the constant themes of my labyrinth explorations over the years. I love thinking about how CN saw the labyrinth at my home and went on to think about it enough to create one himself. When we encourage this kind of creativity in ourselves and in others around us, all things are possible.
My experience of labyrinths is that they can spark creativity. This has been one of the constant themes of my labyrinth explorations over the years. I love thinking about how CN saw the labyrinth at my home and went on to think about it enough to create one himself. When we encourage this kind of creativity in ourselves and in others around us, all things are possible.
Just looking at this labyrinth I can feel myself needing to stretch.
How is this possible? How can something flat become 3-D?
And from a printer?
CN has found another way into the labyrinth.
And I am curious as to where it will lead me…
How is this possible? How can something flat become 3-D?
And from a printer?
CN has found another way into the labyrinth.
And I am curious as to where it will lead me…
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Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!