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Meet Clive Johnson!

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British Labyrinth Sojourner Clive Johnson is making his way around America with his canvas labyrinth. Labyrinth Around America is a an initiative to take a labyrinth around the United States, making stops in each state that marks the border of the mainland (i.e. those states that share a border with Canada or Mexico, or those which have a coastline). The labyrinth may journey to other states later – including Alaska and Hawaii – but the initial intention is to encircle the mainland with a trail of positive energy, bringing an invitation for people to come together in walking this wonderful path. For more information, visit http://www.labyrintharoundamerica.net and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/labyrintharoundamerica/.

You can meet Clive in Santa Fe, walk the labyrinth and talk with him about his project on September 18.

Labyrinth Around America
Tuesday, September 18, 7:30am – 1:00pm
Santa Fe Farmers’ Market, 1607 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe
Contact: Chris Harrell 575-749-1249,  lrgsanta@gmail.com

Lecture and Labyrinth Walk with the Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress

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The Labyrinth Resource Group will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a lecture by Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress, followed by a labyrinth walk on Sunday, May 27, beginning at 2 pm.

This special day on Museum Hill  in Santa Fe will begin with a lecture titled “The Labyrinth: Its History, Mystery, and Meaning” by Dr. Artress in the auditorium of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. She will lead a walk following the lecture on the outdoor labyrinth in the plaza on Museum Hill.

Dr. Artress’ lecture will guide visitors in a journey to discover what labyrinths are, tracing their origins and identifying their many forms. She will also explore ways in which they promote peace and mindfulness.

Tickets for the lecture and walk: A $20 donation (or whatever you can contribute) is suggested. Tickets online with PayPal or by check.

Reverend Dr. Artress is the driving force behind the labyrinth revival movement of recent decades, and she travels around the world offering workshops and lectures. She has published three books on the subject, including “Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice.” She’s also a canon at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and founder of Veriditas, a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing people to the healing, meditative powers of the labyrinth.

Dr. Artress will also be giving a Labyrinth Facilitator training at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM  on June 2. More information.

For more information about Dr. Artress, visit www.laurenartress.com or Facebook.

Suggestions for walking

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Walking into the labyrinth – Quiet your mind chatter and
release your thoughts. Become aware of your breathing,
Take slow breaths. Relax and move at your own pace.
Open your heart to feel whatever it might feel.

Walking into the Center – This is a place of reflection.
Pause and stay as long as you like. Listen to your inner
voice.

Walking out the labyrinth – Walk out on the same path you
followed coming in, bringing a sense of well-being, healing,
excitement, calm or peace.

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Create a labyrinth experience

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Labyrinths have been used all over the world for thousands of years. Each person who walks brings their own way of being in the labyrinth to each experience of it. Labyrinths can be walked individually or in groups. One way of observing the rhythm of the year is to walk the labyrinth at the solstices and the equinoxes, thus marking the four seasons. Some people walk on the new or the full moon. Using the labyrinth to bring us into the cycle of the year is a beautiful way to find the harmony in our lives.

Mud, Anyone?

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Labyrinths can be created out of a number of materials. In Santa Fe, the labyrinth at Frenchy’s Field Park is made out of earth, water and straw, known as “cob.” In a similar to the process to the one used to make adobe bricks used for buildings, the materials are mixed, formed and allowed to harden in the sun. The labyrinth gets a lot of use and so must be maintained regularly. Here’s a photo of a mudding team hard at work.

 

Finding a Labyrinth

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World Labyrinth Day imageFinding a Labyrinth

Whether you’re traveling some place and want to find a labyrinth to walk or if you’re looking for a labyrinth near home, there is an easy way to locate the nearest labyrinth. The Labyrinth Locator, a project, of The Labyrinth Society and Veriditas, is a database of labyrinths all over the world which can be visited, with locations, pictures, and contact details. To connect to the Worldwide Labyrinth Locator, click here.

If you have or know of a labyrinth that you would like to have listed in the database, you can add it by clicking here.