Walking the Labyrinth
Publisher: Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781848250031
Subjects: Labyrinths, religious aspects
Description: The labyrinth is one of the most ancient tools for spiritual growth and development, dating back to medieval Christianity, and is currently enjoying a popular revival, especially in contemporary Fresh Expressions of church. This book traces the history of labyrinths in the Christian spiritual tradition; explores the different ways groups and individuals can use a labyrinth for prayer and reflection; gives instructions for creating small and large, simple and complex, temporary and permanent, indoor and outdoor labyrinths based on the most well known designs e.g. Chartres, Rouen and Amien cathedrals; provides outlines for individual and group spiritual exercises using the labyrinth.