Australian Labyrinths
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 | Children's Hospital Labyrinth (Westmead) | This Chartres-style labyrinth, installed in 2012, was the first ever on a hospital property in Australia. |
 | St. John's Labyrinth in Brisbane, Australia | The seven-circuit medieval-style canvas labyrinth was folded up to make space for needed church-related repairs. Fortunately the cathedral staff allowed me to open it up and appreciate its beauty. |
 | Walking Inside the Lines | Set in a grove of trees, butterflies fluttered above the labyrinth, birds sang and flew to the center planter to get a drink of the rainwater that had gathered in the large pot, and bees collected pollen from flowers that grew in the center. |
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Cambodian Labyrinths
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 | Kampot Labyrinth (Cambodia) | The labyrinth helped participants of the pastoral training on the spiritual journey in Kampot, Cambodia to explore their lives, faith, and relationships with God. |
 | Praying the Labyrinth in Kampot | Praying the labyrinth in Cambodia. The theme of the walk was, “Speak, God, your servant is listening.” (I Samuel 3:10) |
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French Labyrinths in Chartres
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 | Artists Walking the Labyrinth in Chartres | A retreat for artists was held at the Center Œcumenique et Artistique de Chartres (COACH). Labyrinth walking was new to almost everyone. |
 | Labyrinth Prayer in the Chartres Cathedral | When the labyrinth in the nave was closed due to restoration work, we prayed on the cathedral’s canvas labyrinth which was placed in the south transept. |
 | Office of the Light on the Labyrinth | The twenty-first century celebratory dance on the labyrinth included festive explosions of gold confetti, children carrying sparklers, and the sharing of the Paschal Candle with the congregation. |
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French Labyrinths
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 | Mont St. Michel Area (Canvas) | There are many ways to walk and pray. We readied ourselves for a pilgrimage across the Bay of Mont St. Michel by prayerfully walking a labyrinth. |
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Italian Labyrinths
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 | Sixteenth-century Labyrinth in Ravenna, Italy | Set among the sixth-century mosaics in the San Vitale Basilica in Ravenna, Italy is a sixteenth-century labyrinth. |
 | Twelfth-century Finger Labyrinth in Pontremoli, Italy | The labyrinth at Pontremoli, carved out of a block of sandstone, is one of the few parts of the previous convent church that survived its repeated and extensive bombing during World War II. It can be seen behind glass in the back of the modern sanctuary. |
 | The Pavement Labyrinth Mosaic in Pavia, Italy | About a third of the mosaic floor that included a labyrinth was rediscovered when the altar of 1592 was moved in 1972. The labyrinth has a diameter of ten feet. |
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Myanmar Labyrinths: Chin Hills
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 | The Next Steps: Labyrinths in Falam | We learned to draw three circuit Cretan, seven circuit classical, and eleven circuit Chartres-style labyrinths. Since it was the last day of the four-day event, we also took time to pray in three groups of about twenty-five people, using the question, “What do I want to remember from this week?” |
 | Praying the Labyrinth in the Chin Hills | Lay-leaders, pastors, students, and seminary teachers visited the labyrinth, praying individually and in groups. |
 | Labyrinth Prayer in Falam | Labyrinth prayer is one of the spiritual tools that we introduce during our week-long Spirit-Led Leadership trainings. |
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Mayanmar (Yangon) Labyrinths
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 | Inter-faith Labyrinth Prayer in Myanmar | A labyrinth was built and a prayer walk was held at a Christian Community Center on a Sunday afternoon. Over 50 students participated. Youth said they had prayed for their families, to feel joy, understanding about their actions and lives, as well as personal and community challenges. |
 | Building a Temporary Chartres-style Labyrinth in Yangon | MIT MDiv students built a temporary Chartres-style labyrinth and then prayed it. |
 | Walking Biblical Stories on a Labyrinth | As we embodied the stories, we discovered their meaning for our own lives. |
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New Zealand Labyrinths
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 | Suffering and Labyrinth Prayer | The Chartres-style labyrinth on the site of the former St. Luke’s Anglican Church which was weakened and then damaged irreparably in the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand exemplifies the honoring of suffering and the hope of new life which can grow despite destruction. |
 | Labyrinth Walking in Johnsonville, New Zealand | We prayed together at the Uniting Church labyrinth in Johnsonville (near Wellington), New Zealand on this seven-circuit classical labyrinth with stone pathways and terra cotta dividers. |
 | Labyrinth Surprise in Auckland | The cross seemed situationally appropriate and comforting as it defined the walk. Under the deep blue skies, while sheltered by lovely gardens, we watched the city life just beyond the hedges. |
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Peruvian Labyrinths
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 | Labyrinths on the Nazca Plain of Peru | Among the ancient geoglyphs created around 500 CE by people living on the Nazca Plain in southern Peru are several labyrinths. The best known is a three-circuit labyrinth. |
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Portugese Labyrinths
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 | Museu Monografico, Conimbriga | Towers, squared-off pathways, an open door, and a minotaur are prominently featured in the second century labyrinth mosaic that is found in the Museu Monografico. |
 | 3rd Cent. Roman Mosaic in Conimbriga | Labyrinths and minotaurs were not usual choices for mosaic artists during the Roman period. This third century example is found in the House of Fountains at Conimbriga (modern-day Portugal). |
 | 3rd century Mosaic in the House of Fountains | A multicolored mosaic which uses a seven circuit classical labyrinth design that is angular. |
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Swedish Labyrinths
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 | St. Mary's Cathedral Labyrinth | I am on pilgrimage to the Swedish labyrinths found on Gotland Island. As a pilgrim I may ask, “What am I seeing?” but my heart needs to rest with the question, “What is God showing me?” |
 | St. Lars Church Ruins Labyrinth | My prayer for this retreat time has been, “God, as I open the windows and doors of my life, please blow in like the wind and refresh my life with your Spirit.” Walking into the St. Lars Church ruins in Visby gave an added dimension to my prayer. The central crossing roof was open the blue sky. I saw and experienced how what is inner and outer really are one! |
 | The Trojaborg Labyrinth | Walking labyrinths with others is a beautiful way to re-member that while each of us is on our own journey, we are connected to those who have walked before us, those who walk beside us, and those who will walk behind us. |
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Ukranian Labyrinths
| Photo | Blog Entry | Description |
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 | Ukranian Labyrinth Prayer Walk | Praying in a circle, we sang praise songs in Russian before entering the five circuit Chartres-style masking tape labyrinth for our prayer walk. |
 | Labyrinth Construction in Ukraine | Although there are no labyrinths listed on the world-wide labyrinth locator for Ukraine, seminary students in Kiev built a temporary one for their campus. |
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United States Labyrinths
| Photo | Link to Blog | Excerpt |
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 | Labyrinth Prayer Out West | Walking a brick collector’s labyrinth in Cody, Wyoming (USA) reminded me of how our passions can improve others’ lives. |
 | Where Am I? (Mpls. MN) | When I asked if I could take their picture, these folks discovered they were eating in the center of a labyrinth! It’s way too easy to not know where I am. |
 | Playfulness | When I feel small and the way seems long, it helps to remember that I can move ahead with playfulness! |
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