Walk the Labyrinth

Photo: Photo by Rob Tol on Unsplash.

Have you ever walked a labyrinth? It can be an enlightening, empowering, spiritual experience.

A unicursal labyrinth is not a maze; it’s a single path.

It’s not about finding your way; it’s about continuing forward even when the twists and turns seem to be taking you away from your goal.

Walking a labyrinth isn’t about seeing the end from the beginning; it’s about trusting the process. It isn’t a race. In fact, some people pause to ponder at each turn allowing Spirit to act on them.

It’s about moving to your center and being so aligned you realize you are the path.

Labyrinths can be seen in prehistoric petroglyphs in California and in Christian cathedrals across the globe. They exist in Greek mythology and on a 3,000-year-old clay tablet from Pylos. There’s even one in the chakravyuha at the Hoysaleswara temple in Halebidu, India. The largest may be Mason’s Labyrinth in the countryside near Parma, Italy. It sits on 20 acres with a convoluted path that is nearly two miles long.

I’ve walked labyrinths alone and with friends, in daylight and in moonlight. Navigating the curves and turns with an open heart can clarify and straighten your path in life.

Find a labyrinth near you. Give it try.