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The Labyrinth is a simple tool for profound transformation.
It's been around for at least 3200 years. The early Greeks, the Romans,
and finally the Christians used it to get closer to their Creator.
Walk into the labyrinth and feel a sense of calm come over you. That
still small voice within often becomes more audible. Gradually, gently, the challenges of life fall into a divine perspective.
People report spontaneous healing of grief, anger, worry, fear, sadness.
Folks facing life's transitions face their situations more easily.
At the very least, walking or praying the labyrinth is fun and relaxing.
Those CircleThings: A brief
article printed in the April 2000 issue of 'Natural Awakenings'.
Labyrinth Construction:
Occasional blogs about our construction of Permanent Labyrinths
March, 2008
Las Cruces, New Mexico - Jon's back yard
September, 2007
Kearney, Nebraska - Yanney Park
August, 2007
Rutherford, North Carolina
June, 2007
Memphis, Tennessee Cancer Survivors' Park
April, 2007
Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah.
October, 2006
Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, Lafayette, California.
August, 2006
Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston, Louisiana.
Labyrinth at Bright School, Chattanooga, Tennessee. A community cherishing childhood, challenging children and opening eager minds to a world of possibilities.
Labyrinth at the First United Methodist Church of Ventura, California. A labyrinth next to a soaring bell tower.
March, 2006
Labyrinth at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton, Illinois. A hospital labyrinth with a lot of healing potential.
Labyrinth at the First United Methodist Church of Ventura, California. A labyrinth next to a soaring bell tower.
September, 2005
Labyrinth at the First Presbyterian Church in Livermore, California. A private, inner courtyard filled with love.
April, 2005
Central Park Labyrinth, Burlington, Ontario,Canada. A beautiful setting in a large public park.
November, 2004
The labyrinth at the University of Redlands, Redlands, California. This is a beautiful pattern nestled next to the Memorial Chapel on campus.
September, 2004
The labyrinth at All Saints Cemetery, Salina, Kansas.
The labyrinth at Boone Medical Center in Columbia, Missouri..
August, 2004
Church of the Good Shepard, Augusta, Georgia. This is my first permanent pattern inside a building.
August, 2003
The labyrinth at Maxey-Gregg Cancer Survivor Park, Columbia, South Carolina.
July, 2003
Trinity
Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara, California. We spent 8 wonderful days
in paradise to cut and color this pattern. It was slow, but fun.
St. Dominics in
Houston, Texas. Robert Ferre gave me the opportunity to help cut and stain this
Marty Kermeen Paver labyrinth. Caution - There are large images on the St.
Dominics page. Dialup connection to the internet? - It could take up to two minutes to load. Broadband
connection? - It will load very quickly.
November, 2002
Danville
Labyrinth Project, Danville, Kentucky. A winter wonderland of
labyrinth making!
The labyrinth at Kanuga
Conference Center near Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Occasional blog about my construction of Temporary Labyrinths
February/March, 2007
United Centers for Spiritual Living Annual Gathering, Miami, Florida(yeah! Pretty cool, huh? Miami in February, YEAH!
Florida
The seven circuit Labyrinth at Unity of
Naples.
A Chartres style Labyrinth in the Unity of Naples Sanctuary
Two Images of an Outdoor Labyrinth
in the Everglades.
A temporary labyrinth at SunSport Gardens, Loxahatchee, Florida.
North Carolina
Labyrinths at the Center for Creative Living, Asheville, are created to celebrate each Equinox and Solstice.
Our first Mowed Labyrinth at
Merrily Farms, Ashe County, North Carolina,
Grass Ravenna Style mowed into our
front yard when we lived on Merrily Farms near Lansing, North Carolina.
Backyard labyrinth made from leaves
raked into a 7 circuit pattern.
Golden Spirit
Asheville, North Carolina
828-216-1422
Email us: info@goldenspirit.com
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