Ours at A.R.E, based on the Chartres Pattern, was much simpler to create. A group of volunteers with paint buckets, led by artist Meryl Ann Butler, tinted the patio stories to form the design seen here. The object is to walk the circular pathways that lead into the center and back out again. When you walk into the labyrinth, the mind quiets, and then you begin to see through what's happening inside. You can see that you're scared, or that you lack courage.
People can see for the first time that their anger is in the way.
The beneficial effects include focusing the mind, slowing the breathing, inducing a state of peace, reducing stress, healing diseases. For some it is a moving meditation. I find it very healing. Edgar Cayce, you can be sure, would be pleased to see this ritual being performed on the steps of the building he felt called to construct and to dedicate to the art of holistic healing. Inc. All rights reserved.