Labyrinths from the Outside in: A Beginner's Guide

The user-friendly, interfaith guide to making and using labyrinths for meditation, prayer and celebration updated, revised and expanded

A labyrinth is a circuitous path that people have used as a form of prayer and meditation for thousands of years a path that is being rediscovered as a spiritual tool in our own day. There are now thousands of labyrinths in North America, made of stone, cement, sunflowers, grass or canvas; indoors and outdoors; in Christian, Pagan and even nonreligious settings; and adaptable for use by people of all spiritual backgrounds. This guide explains how the labyrinth is a symbol that transcends traditions, and how walking its path brings us together.

Here is your entry to the fascinating history and philosophy of the labyrinth walk, with directions for making a labyrinth of your own or nding one in your area, and guidance on ways to use labyrinths creatively for:

Prayer Stress reduction Meditation Commemorating personal orfamily milestones Faith rituals Celebrations of all kinds

Labyrinths a twenty- rst century method of approaching the sacred are a spiritual practice more ancient than Stonehenge or the ruins of Troy. This practical and inspiring guide will help you to explore them."