What is a labyrinth?
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A labyrinth is an ancient archetypal pattern found in all ancient cultures of the world. A labyrinth is the opposite to a maze, as mazes have many paths and dead-ends. they are about multiplicity, choice and strategy, a path of the mind, whereas the single path of a labyrinth is about guidance, trust and reflection, a path of the heart. Click here to start shopping for a labyrinth meditation tool.
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It's allure may be simply that it's one track path implies that there is a way through the wilderness of our stressed-filled lives. It offers the hope of order in our disordered world.
Why would I use a Labyrinth?
Labyrinths have been used for centuries as a sacred journey, a means to connect with the divine for inspiration and guidance and to find purpose and direction; helping you find a path through the confusion and chaos of daily life. By surrendering to the winding path ones soul finds healing and wholeness.
DRAWING A SEVEN CIRCUIT CLASSIC GREEK LABYRINTH
1. The best way to draw this labyrinth design is to start with the seed pattern.
2. You can create a labyrinth with its entrance lying either to the left or to the right of the design. To make a left entry connect the top of the initial cross you draw with the top right hand dot of the quadrant. For a right entry the reverse is true. The image we are presenting here is for a left entry labyrinth.
3. Next join the vertical line of the top left hand corner angle with the top right hand dot.
4. Return to the top left hand dot and draw an arc to connect with the horizontal line of the top right hand corner angle.
5. Join the horizontal line of the top left hand corner angle in a board sweep to the right horizontal arm of the cross.
6. Now draw an arch from the left horizontal arm of the cross to the horizontal line of the lower right hand corner angle.
7. From the horizontal line of the bottom left hand corner angle draw a wide arch to the bottom right hand dot.
8. Connect the bottom left hand dot with the vertical line of the bottom right hand corner angle.
9. Finally connect the vertical line of the bottom left hand corner angle all the way over to the bottom of the vertical axis.
1. The best way to draw this labyrinth design is to start with the seed pattern.
2. You can create a labyrinth with its entrance lying either to the left or to the right of the design. To make a left entry connect the top of the initial cross you draw with the top right hand dot of the quadrant. For a right entry the reverse is true. The image we are presenting here is for a left entry labyrinth.
3. Next join the vertical line of the top left hand corner angle with the top right hand dot.
4. Return to the top left hand dot and draw an arc to connect with the horizontal line of the top right hand corner angle.
5. Join the horizontal line of the top left hand corner angle in a board sweep to the right horizontal arm of the cross.
6. Now draw an arch from the left horizontal arm of the cross to the horizontal line of the lower right hand corner angle.
7. From the horizontal line of the bottom left hand corner angle draw a wide arch to the bottom right hand dot.
8. Connect the bottom left hand dot with the vertical line of the bottom right hand corner angle.
9. Finally connect the vertical line of the bottom left hand corner angle all the way over to the bottom of the vertical axis.
