Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Walk the Labyrinth

Alice came to a fork in the road. "Which road do I take?" she asked.
"Where do you want to go?" responded the Cheshire cat.
"I don't know," Alice answered.
Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."
~~Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland~~

M friend Frances told me about a labyrinth workshop she had participated in. The thought of a labyrinth was intriguing, so I looked up some information on the internet. Lo and behold, there were a few sites explaining how to design a labyrinth. I started drawing the pattern in my notebook and found that simply drawing the pattern had a calming effect on me. So I drew more patterns page after page of the same labyrinth pattern. This was before we even owned Moonstone Path, before we had access to it's huge back-yard. I was just content with drawing labyrinths on paper.

Then, in the early spring, when the snow was gone, and I saw how huge the back-yard was, the thought of building a labyrinth came and took up residence in my mind. It would not leave. So we built a labyrinth.

We laid it out at the far end of the yard, the entrance and exit are from the West. Hubs and I built it on Victoria Day. It was warm and sunny, what a great day to spend a few hours laying out the Labyrinth. We designed it with white lines to mark where the walls are. It takes about 5 minutes to walk it.

Everyone is welcome. Wear comfortable shoes.

7 comments:

Cheryl@Gingerbread Crafts said...

A Labyrinth sounds so exciting. I had thought they had to have tall walls or hedges but recently have seen a couple on tv that were simply lines on the ground. Is that how you've constructed yours?

If I am ever in Ontario or Canada for that matter I'll make sure I take you up on your invitation. I better start saving. :)

Anonymous said...

You'll have to post some pictures! :D

mephostopheles said...

I walked the labyrinth today and it gave me a feeling of tranquility even with the surrounding noise. Thanks Darling for making it happen.

Carol said...

You're from Sydney Aus. how cool. You're right, labyrinths don't have high walls like mazes. I've seen them laid out with rocks, tape, flowers, and even patterned on canvas. We just laid ours out with string and sprayed white lines. I would really like to plant flowers but it seems like a daunting task (and rather expensive). Maybe next year... :)

Carol said...

I know. Now that it's completed, I'm procrastinating about everything else, or, as I like to say, "resting up". Pics may follow ;)

Carol said...

Thanks mephos. I couldn't have done it without you :D

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