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New Path
APRIL 21, 2007
One of the things I love best of working
with labyrinths, is how they help us to see things
from a new and different perspective...
My new point of view started with the easing
of the heavy rains we finally got this week.
The shadows you see below, are not actually shadows
but the difference between the smooth sand
and where thousands of drops of water
have fallen from the overhanging
tree branches...
Because I serendipitously placed my impromptu brick layout for my new center on the patio and realized that it lined up with the Summer Solstice, I thought, this is where the new entrance should be! So, I paid no attention to the path that was created from my husband and I moving the wheelbarrow back and forth over the grass to dump the shale and sand.
When you stand at the lip of the labyrinth from this new path, which is just to the right of where the original entrance once was, you are directly in line with the Spring and Fall Equinoxes!!! This actually feels better in my body than the Summer Solstice aspect and is very close to the original layout of eight years ago...
with labyrinths, is how they help us to see things
from a new and different perspective...
My new point of view started with the easing
of the heavy rains we finally got this week.
The shadows you see below, are not actually shadows
but the difference between the smooth sand
and where thousands of drops of water
have fallen from the overhanging
tree branches...
Because I serendipitously placed my impromptu brick layout for my new center on the patio and realized that it lined up with the Summer Solstice, I thought, this is where the new entrance should be! So, I paid no attention to the path that was created from my husband and I moving the wheelbarrow back and forth over the grass to dump the shale and sand.
When you stand at the lip of the labyrinth from this new path, which is just to the right of where the original entrance once was, you are directly in line with the Spring and Fall Equinoxes!!! This actually feels better in my body than the Summer Solstice aspect and is very close to the original layout of eight years ago...
Actually, eight years ago... the labyrinth gently
nudged me to place it in this exact position...
but it has taken me all this time to get here!!!!
nudged me to place it in this exact position...
but it has taken me all this time to get here!!!!
twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well
Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.
Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!
Full Moon in Virgo 4:40 AM PST- Heart-Space Santa Rosa Labyrinth
1.20.23- Sun into Aquarius 12:29 AM PST 1.21.23- Lunar Imbolc & New Moon in Aquarius 12:53 PM PST 1.22.23- Chinese New Year- Year of the Water Rabbit
Full Moon in Cancer 3:08 PM PST- Heart-Space Santa Rosa Labyrinth
it's time to let go like the manzanita bark beauty leads the way
gentle peace on Earth sun and moon shine on us all opening hearts to love
breathe in the cold air fire of the winter sun melts a frozen heart
"Strawberry Cheesecake" Christmas ornament, stitched by mother, Nydia Goode
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