September 30, 2006
THE SACRED LABYRINTH ~
"Let the beauty you love be what you do.There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the earth." ---Rumi
Labyrinths have been around for over 4000 years and are found in just about every major religious tradition in the world... Like Stonehenge and the pyramids, they are magical geometric forms that define sacred space.
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When you walk a labyrinth, you meander back and forth, turning 180 degrees each time you enter a different circuit. As you shift your direction you also shift your awareness from right brain to left brain. This is one of the reasons the labyrinth can induce receptive states of consciousness. It can also help to balance the chakras.
Each person's walk is a personal experience. How one walks and what one receives differs with each walk. Some people use the walk for clearing the mind and centering. Others enter with a question or concern. The time in the center can be used for receiving, reflecting, meditating, or praying, as well as discovering our own sacred inner space.
complete article and links: http://www.angelfire.com/tn/SacredLabyrinth/
~If I had the presence of mind to be receptive to 'magical geometric forms' while walking...I wouldn't need labyrinths? The world would be a labyrinth.
Posted by Stubbornson at September 30, 2006 09:21 AM