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We invite you to visit
Our Chartres Style Labyrinth
The outdoor Labyrinth is open to the public and is available during
all seasons, except when snow covered. Be sure to wear appropriate
clothing in winter.
On May 1, 2004, Unity Spiritual Center dedicated its new Outdoor
Labyrinth. At 90 feet in diameter, it is believed to be the
largest in Ohio, and one of the largest in the United States.
The Unity Spiritual Center's new labyrinth is constructed in the Chartres
design style. It is surrounded by several massive oak trees.
The construction is of gravel with paving bricks outlining the pathways.
The center area is a special creation made of colored glass.
We also have an ancient pattern seven course labyrinth painted outside
on our patio and a canvas labyrinth, for inside use.
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The labyrinth is not a maze. It has a single circuitous path that winds
into the center and there are no dead ends. The person walking it uses
the same path to return so that the entrance then becomes the exit. The
path is in full view, which allows a walker to be quiet and focus internally.
The labyrinth is an ancient pattern found in many cultures around the
world with designs ranging back 4000 years. Labyrinths can be found in
Christian, Jewish, and Native American traditions. Many patterns are based
on spirals from nature. Although the designs are different, all labyrinths
have one path that winds in a circuitous way to the center. Labyrinths
are growing in popularity world wide and are found in many medical centers,
parks, churches, schools, prisons, memorial parks, and retreat centers.
The purpose of walking the labyrinth is to quiet the mind, meditate, and
to find balance and insight.
(Follow this - Labyrinth
Link for an enjoyable multi-media labyrinth presentation. Increase
the size of the popup with your cursor on the edges, and select a cursor
to navigate the labyrinth, read the text and by all means, enable the pleasant
accompanying music. Just close the popup to return to this page.) |
“Most of the experiences that occur in the
labyrinth are unexpected. They are guided by a sacred wisdom, a creative
intelligence that knows more about what we need than do our conscious selves.”
Commit to Walking the Sacred Path regularly
during this New Year. When we put forth the effort the results will follow.
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The Labyrinth
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Labyrinths date back at least 4,000 years. The oldest is a rock carving
in Sardinia, which is dated back to about 2500 B.C.E. The Kabbala, found
in Jewish mysticism, is an elongated labyrinth based on the number 11.
The Hopi medicine wheel, Tibetan sand painting and Hindu mandalas are other
forms.
Walking the Labyrinth --a spiraled pathway-- is used to enhance your
spiritual practice. The Labyrinth is a path of prayer, an opportunity to
experience peace and guidance.
A labyrinth is not a maze, there are no tricks or dead ends. It is one
continuous path toward the center, then back out. A labyrinth invites the
walker’s intuitive and meditative mind to emerge during the walk. The labyrinth
is a tool to guide healing, deepen self-knowledge and empower creativity.
Walking the labyrinth clears the mind and gives insight into the spiritual
journey.
It urges action. It calms people in the throes of life transitions.
It helps them see their lives in the context of a path, a pilgrimage.
They realize they are not human beings on a spiritual path, but spiritual
beings on a human path. The time has come to rediscover your mystery.
Namaste, Eileen |
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