During The Crusades labyrinths became popular, as pilgrims unable to worship in The Holy Lands walked the spirals within cathedrals petitioning for forgiveness and redemption. Like the mandala of the Hindus and Buddhists, the labyrinth is a path of personal worship and meditative expression. Labyrinths may be composed of many things to include stone, sand, boxwoods or even corn planted in one of several spiral formations known to man. It is important to note that the intention of a labyrinth's structure is the beginning of the designation of its power. There are 11 and 7 ring spirals, and designs in Rome were different than the designs known on Crete.
Labyrinths differ from mazes in that there is one entrance and that serves also as the exit.
Where you begin your walk is the end of your journey, too. Central to many indoor labyrinths is a central roseate or lotus design which marks the place where the purgative aspect of the walk ends and the transformation into one's higher self begins. The center of the Blue Grotto Labyrinth, which is Merlin's Tower, is a place where inner knowing replaces the knowledge of the ego and intellect. Many who have walked the labyrinth come out of their journey with tales of visions of departed loved ones, feelings of euphoria or great joy and we have several documented cases of miraculous healings that are unexplainable by physical fact. Please join us for a walk of your life and call to make an appointment to walk the Labyrinth.