I walked a Labyrinth for the first time on New Year's Day. I didn't even know there was one around until I got an email saying there is one at Glendale Forest Lawn. Apparently it's been there since the 90's. It is a copy of the one in Chartres Cathedral in France. Apparently this one was originally done in marble, but as that becomes slippery when it gets wet they remade it in some other, non slippery material.
If you have never seen or walked a Labyrinth, it is basically a walking meditation with 11 winding circuits from entrance to center. You walk the path with an open mind, cleared of thoughts and clutter, expectations and worries and you listen for whatever speaks to you - the wisdom of the ages, the spirits, your inner voice, god. I thought it was a good way to start the year.
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