Photo: André Baltimore
Santa Rosa Labyrinth in San Miguel de Allende
JANUARY 27, 2020
One of my greatest joys is when someone sends me a photo of the Santa Rosa Labyrinth they have created. I love seeing their own creative expression of the design and their connection with the land.
André Baltimore of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico recently sent me this photograph of his newly constructed labyrinth beneath the beautiful expansive sky of this mountainous land.
André Baltimore of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico recently sent me this photograph of his newly constructed labyrinth beneath the beautiful expansive sky of this mountainous land.
He had the desire to create this labyrinth for some years and finally did so. The labyrinth is constructed with colored concrete cubes for the lines, sand for the paths, field rock around the edges and a handmade ceramic tile mandala at the center.
San Miguel de Allende is one of my favorite places on all the earth. I love knowing that this beautiful labyrinth brings beauty, wonder, and connection to this very special place, to those who visit it and to those of us who get to view this work of the heart by André!
Please note that this labyrinth does not have public access.
San Miguel de Allende is one of my favorite places on all the earth. I love knowing that this beautiful labyrinth brings beauty, wonder, and connection to this very special place, to those who visit it and to those of us who get to view this work of the heart by André!
Please note that this labyrinth does not have public access.
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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!