what is a labyrinth?
– by Neal Harris
A labyrinth has a single, winding, unobstructed path from the outside to the center, unlike a maze which has many dead ends and wrong choices designed to trick the mind. Therefore, the labyrinth is often seen as a metaphor for our spiritual ?life? journey; many twist and turns but no dead ends. In other words, we always have the opportunity to make another choice in life or ?turn? in the labyrinth.
The labyrinth is a powerful tool to help your mind and body relax. The chance to release both mental and physical tension by walking or tracing a labyrinth is there for each individual. In addition, those people who find it difficult to sit still and meditate or pray will find the perfect outlet in the moving meditation that is the labyrinth experience. It is at once kinesthetic and introspective, a complete mind-body integrative activity.
People have used labyrinths as oracle; place to receive answers to life?s troubling questions and an oasis for the spirit. In other words, a place to receive wholesome ?nourishment? for the spirit within, by connecting with a divine nature; a situation not readily available in our usual day to day existence. It is also a tool that seems to be bridging the ever-widening gap between traditional religious ritual and new age spiritual practices.
In sum, a labyrinth is a playground for allowing our intuition to take wing. So follow what comes into your head and your heart while inside the ?walls? of the labyrinth; what many consider to be ?Sacred Space.?
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