the winter solstice approaches rapidly. while the days are still increasingly long, the earth will soon turn to the sun. it is a time to gather in the lessons of the deep, fertile dark and bring them into the the world. these are the lessons elders have the opportunity to share…lessons learned from decades of experience and from mindful, conscious attention to the learning from that experience.
the labyrinth offers us the opportunity to do just that. following the pattern of any of the several types of labyrinth we can take a journey. this walk can take us through a process of releasing that which no longer serves our heartmindspirt as we move toward the centre rose of the labyrinth. or we might walk to the centre with a particular question or concern.
we can then pause in the centre, a bit freer. in this pause we have the opportunity to reflect and listen to the voice that speaks from connection…connection to Self, to Spirit, to Goddess, to True Nature…to whatever name you place on your deepest self. here, in the very centre, we stop our busy-ness and breathe until we are ready to step on the path again.
as we walk the same pattern in reverse we might contemplate our return to the world with new insight, new wisdom, a new way of being, a new project. we emerge then, refreshed and renewed.
the winter solstice, marking the turn of the year, is the perfect time for this journey. please join me and two 0ther labyrinth walk facilitators (aleine ridge and richard nickols) in walking the labyrinth on 20 december at 1700 GMT. (that’s noon Eastern US time and 9:00 Pacific US time.) we three will be holding the space for this walk.
this year we will be joining offline at the same time around much of the planet to be together in spirit, as we each follow the path on a finger labyrinth. below please find two links which lead you to either the UK or US appropriate pages to print so that you can walk with us. these pages show the chartres style labyrinth. we will each be in our own space, joined in spirit across the globe. you can also purchase a finger labyrinth of your choice by searching online.
if you are new to the labyrinth, i suggest you visit www.veriditas.org and
https://labyrinthsinbritain.uk for an abundance of information and inspiration.
and please invite your friends and family to join in the journey.
looking forward to sharing with you on the path.
for those of you who live in the united kingdom, here is a link to a labyrinth pattern that is formatted to UK paper size.
for those of you who live in the united states, here is a link to a labyrinth pattern that is formatted to US paper size.
if for some reason, the links are not live, please copy and paste into your browser to gain access to the labyrinth patterns for printing.