Labyrinths are currently being used world-wide as a way to quiet the mind, find balance, and encourage mediation, insight, and celebration. They are open to all people as a non-denominational, cross-cultural tool of well-being. They can be found in places of worship, medical centers, parks, schools, prisons, memorial parks, retreat centers, sacred sites, as well as in people backyards.
The labyrinth is not a map. There are no tricks to it and no dead ends. It has a single circuitous path that winds into the center. The person walking it uses the same path to return and the entrance then becomes the exit. The path is in full view, which allows a person to be quiet and focus internally. Generally there are three stages to the walk: RELEASING on the way in, RECEIVING in center, and RETURNING — that is taking back out into the world that which you have received. There is no right way or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. Use the labyrinth in any way that meets your need.
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