Looking Through The Maze
JUNE 3, 2018
Finding the path...
Most people don't realize that the path through a labyrinth is actually the way found
through a maze...
through a maze...
Hedge Maze at Maldon Promenade Park, UK
The false starts and dead ends of a maze confuse your thinking mind and you have to work hard to find the way to the center... on the other side of the coin... a labyrinth has usually, but not always, a single path that takes you to a center place, both literally and metaphorically. All you have to do... is follow the path and notice your experience.
The next time you are in a labyrinth... try walking on the lines. You will find that you are caught in a maze...
And you never know what you will find in a maze...
a Minotaur...
an elf (not a house elf)...
maybe a wizard...
or maybe the world-renowned maze & labyrinth historian, Jeff Saward...
And you never know what you will find in a maze...
a Minotaur...
an elf (not a house elf)...
maybe a wizard...
or maybe the world-renowned maze & labyrinth historian, Jeff Saward...
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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!