Frequently asked Questions
Q. sometimes while I am using my finger labyrinth I feel quite dizzie. Is this okay, it does'nt last for long after I have finished.
A. It is actually quite a common thing when someone starts using a finger labyrinth, especially the double one and is definatly okay. There is no need to be alarmed, a labyrinth works towards bringing about balance, so if you are out of balance on any level it can bring you back into alignment quite quickly, causing the brief dizzy spell.
Q. While working with my finger labyrinth I started feeling a terrible feeling of panic, and then quite emotional and have been too scared to use it again since then. Why would it make me feel that way, I thought a labyrinth was suppose to make you feel calm.
A. Yes you are right a Labyrinth is designed to bring balance and calm, however if there is an underlying issue preventing you from reaching that calm, that is what will come up first. The labyrinth is showing you a part of yourself that you are in denial of, and is working it to the surface of your conciousness.
It is really important when an uncomfortable feeling arises while using a labyrinth, to keep on the journey, whether you are walking one or using a finger labyrinth. Allow yourself to feel the panic, notice where you feel it in your body, and amplify the feeling. Think about what the feeling reminds you of. Very often you will get a spontanious recall of a situation from your past, explore the memory and the feelings while carrying on the journey, the pattern will hold you in a very safe space while your panic unfolds into memory and finally understanding. Stay with the pattern and the feeling until the calm, peaceful feeling arrives. IT ALWAYS DOES.
Q. I'm planning to make/build/plant a 7 Circuit labyrinth in my garden, is there a specific compass direction that would be more beneficial as an entrance to this labyrinth than the others? Or does this not matter at all? Where I plan to make it the easiest entry points will be either from the North or from the West - Anton
A. Genrally there is no fixed direction that one must use for the entrance into a Labyrinth. The original Chartres Labyrinth has the entrance towards the east and for the Chartres purist this is important. However most people building a labyrinth would choose the entrance direction according to how it works with the space they have available. When I build a labyrinth for someone I will normally douse for the placement of the entrance and this normally will tie in exactly where the owner is wanting it, so I would say go with what feels right and comfortable for you.
Q. I am faszinated about your homepage about labyrinths. I still do not understand the using of the handheld labyrinth. I read the suggestion, but what I see on your pictures is, that one should touch the labyrinths with both hand the same time. Waht is the sense of doing it? Does it have to do with the two sides of the brain?(Hemispheres). Please explain it to me. - Urshula
A. One of our products is a Double Finger Labyrinth which is used with both hands. A left handed labyrinth for the left hand and a right handed labyrinth for the right hand. So it is a mirror image and done at the same time. This tool is amazing in that it drops you almost immediatly into a meditative space. Yes, it also works on bringing the left and right side of the brain into alignment which can be a really 'wow' experience for some who have not had that feeling before. It was developed as a therapy tool to access emotional blockages, and is an encredible tool for doing a reading on someone, as it seves as a direct mirror. When people ask me what the difference is compared to doing a single labyrinth at a fair, I answer them by getting them to do the single one first and then try the double. By doing it you understand the difference immediatly. By working with both hands the whole self is involved and it is very difficult not to be present.
Q. I was wondering, would it not be a good idea to build one In prison, would it not help rehabilitate the prisoners?
Thandiwe Booysen
Dpt: Water Affairs and Forestry
Department: Water Affairs and Forestry
A. Dear Thandiwe,
Regarding your question whether building a labyrinth in prisons would help the prisoners.
YES, it would help on many levels. A labyrinth is an ancient tool that has
been used by all the worlds cultures and has no religious dogma attached.
It is a tool in every sense of the word in that, it is in using it, one
finds understanding , peace and most of all ones self. It enables one to
walk a great distance in a very small space and because of the pattern has
an 'unwinding' affect on the mind. The sacred geometry of the pattern is the
key and holds the 'power' of the space.
We have been working with labyrinths for some years now and have built many
over that time. This tool has not stopped to amaze us, as to how it enables
people to transform themselves. So we could only highly recommend this, as
an important part of the rehabilitation process for prisoners.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information and help in this
regard. We would love to be part of a programme introducing Labyrinths to
the prisons.
