What is a labyrinth?

Mirror. Map. Mandala.

A labyrinth is an ancient design found across cultures and centuries. Its single continuous path offers a structure for movement, reflection, creativity and discovery.

Unlike a maze, which presents choices and dead ends, a labyrinth has one path leading to a center and back out again. There's no puzzle to solve and no wrong turn to take.

The structure is simple. What happens along the way is personal.

A Few Things To Know:

  • You can't get lost. There's one continuous path, leaving you free to focus on the experience rather than finding your way.

  • There's no right way to participate. You might walk, trace, draw or engage with a labyrinth through making. Each offers a different way to encounter the form.

  • You set the pace. Some people move slowly and quietly. Others bring a question, an intention or simple curiosity.

  • Every experience is different. The path may remain the same, but what you notice, feel or discover is your own.


Many Forms, One Continuous Path

Labyrinths take many forms, from simple classical designs to more elaborate patterns. They can be permanent or temporary, indoors or outdoors, large enough to walk or small enough to trace with a finger.

THE POSSIBILITIES OF A LABYRINTH:
Reflection, Play, Creativity, Learning, Movement, Rest, Ritual, Discovery,
Connection

The labyrinth provides the structure. What happens within it remains open.

Classical 3 circuit labyrinth

Classical 7 circuit labyrinth

Chartres labyrinth