GoddessFest 2013 Activities Spotlight!!! The Labyrinth: A New Experience for 2013 The Greek labyrinth myth focuses on the goddess Ariadne and the Minotaur. The Minotaur, a half human bull creature that that demanded human flesh to eat was imprisoned within the labyrinth on the isle of Crete. Slaves from the conquered city of Athens were sent to feed the creature. Theseus, an Athenian hero sailed to Crete pledging to slay the creature and put an end to the bloodshed. Ariadne gave Theseus a sword to kill the Minotaur and a ball of red thread to guide him back out of the twisting pathways. With the help of Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, freeing the people of its menace and freeing the labyrinth to serve its true purpose as a place of contemplation and prayer. A labyrinth differs from a maze. Mazes have divergent paths designed to get the walker physically lost. A labyrinth is a single winding path designed to bring the walker mentally within. The practice of walking a labyrinth is an internal meditative one. It is a pilgrimage to your own internal spiritual self. Labyrinths exist across the world, both ancient relics and modern replicas. Churches and sacred sites throughout the world have labyrinths on their floors or in their gardens. Many ancient civilizations have myths of how the labyrinth came to be, many of which involve an intersection of the divine and humankind. While walking a labyrinth, minimize distractions. Turn off anything with a switch. Be in silence unless you are repeating a mantra or song. Breathe. Labyrinths can be walked in prayer or in meditative contemplation. If you have a specific question or solution to find focus on it as you walk the path. Keep your eyes on the path rather than ahead of you. Pause in the center to pray, breathe, or meditate. Walk put maintaining peace in silence or a focused prayer or mantra.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:30:23 +0000
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