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Walk the Labyrinth
The labyrinth is a simple path, a walking path used
to quiet the mind. It is a path of reflection, contemplation, and clarity.
It is symbolic of our spiritual journey, our journey within, and our
connection with the Divine. The eleven-circuit labyrinth dates back to the
12th century. Consisting of eleven concentric circles, it is a single path
leading to the center and back out.
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To Walk the Labyrinth
Take a moment before entering to pause, perhaps to ask. "What is it I am seeking? Focus your attention on your breath and enter the labyrinth allowing
your body to set its own pace. Give yourself and others permission to experience the labyrinth in the manner that is right for you/them. There are three (3) phases to the labyrinth walk.
Entering - Enter and open oneself, release, purge, shed, let go, walk until you come to the center. You may stop and pause anywhere along the way.
Centering - Once you've reached the center pause, receive what is there for you. Stay as long as is right for you. You may choose to sit, stand or kneel.
Exiting - Walk out the same path you entered, integrating, communing, connecting, and empowered.
Types of Walks
- Asking a question
- Praying
- Using a mantra or sacred word
- Meditating
- Gracious attention
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- Honoring a benchmark in time
- Working with dreams
- Pilgrimage
- Awareness of images, metaphors
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You may pass others, or be passed. You may greet others, or stay in your own silence. You will experience the walk in the manner that is uniquely you, your walk, your spiritual journey, your connection within, and with the Divine.
The great needs of our time is for people to be connected to spirit, for people to be connected to a core of feeling
in themselves that makes their life vital and full of meaning, that makes life a mystery evermore to be uncovered. -Harold Stone
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