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Summary: Labyrinths from A to Z
Review: A clear, concise, and very practical introduction to Labyrinths, their history and deeper meaning, and how to use them today. The author shares an abundance of her own moving experience in working with labyrinths, and offers detailed instructions both for building and for using labyrinths for purposes ranging from simply quieting the mind to practical daily problem-solving. Worthy reading for anyone intrigued with the deeper meaning of an ancient symbol.
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Summary: A Solid Confirmation of What I Knew Inside
Review: A dear friend gave me this book. My friend is not someone who talks about feelings or his spiritual life and he rarely finds himself walking in a labyrinth. Yet he knew when he saw The Way of the Labyrinth in a museum bookstore in Washington DC that it was a book he must get for me. On December 31 2000 my friend and I did walk in a laybrinth in Hamilton Montana. My friend enjoyed the walk but for me it was transforming. I didn't know much about the power of Labyrinths until then, nor did have much information about them. Lucky for me I have a woman friend in Missoula who has created several labyrinths in Vermont. She came to my house in May of 2000 and we installed a labyrinth of mowed paths in my backyard. I immediately felt more happy and at peace than I had in months. I have a much deeper connection to my small piece of property as a result of the labyrinth that has been uncovered in yard. I walked in my "lab" for almost a year before my friend gave me this book. After a year of meaningful walks I was still without much formal understanding of the labyrinth concept. I was now ready to take in information and become more knowledgeable of the history of labyrinths and how they have helped people throughout time. This book is a wealth and gift of gentle information. As a result of walking my labyrinth for 18 months and reading this book I feel more grounded in my labyrinth practice. I feel very lucky to have recieved such a lovely gift from such an unlikely friend. I'm happy every morning to see this book on my desk in my yellow kitchen and I am even happier to have read a book that is so well written. The book confirms what I've always known inside. The truth is already there, you just have find your way to the center to listen as it quietly speaks to you in ways you can understand. I reccomend this book to everyone who has ever walked a labyrinth, and even for those who have been walking all year without any formal understanding of the journey. You won't be disapointed.
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Summary: A Solid Confirmation of What I Knew Inside
Review: A dear friend gave me this book. My friend is not someone who talks about feelings or his spiritual life and he rarely finds himself walking in a labyrinth. Yet he knew when he saw The Way of the Labyrinth in a museum bookstore in Washington DC that it was a book he must get for me. On December 31 2000 my friend and I did walk in a laybrinth in Hamilton Montana. My friend enjoyed the walk but for me it was transforming. I didn't know much about the power of Labyrinths until then, nor did have much information about them. Lucky for me I have a woman friend in Missoula who has created several labyrinths in Vermont. She came to my house in May of 2000 and we installed a labyrinth of mowed paths in my backyard. I immediately felt more happy and at peace than I had in months. I have a much deeper connection to my small piece of property as a result of the labyrinth that has been uncovered in yard. I walked in my "lab" for almost a year before my friend gave me this book. After a year of meaningful walks I was still without much formal understanding of the labyrinth concept. I was now ready to take in information and become more knowledgeable of the history of labyrinths and how they have helped people throughout time. This book is a wealth and gift of gentle information. As a result of walking my labyrinth for 18 months and reading this book I feel more grounded in my labyrinth practice. I feel very lucky to have recieved such a lovely gift from such an unlikely friend. I'm happy every morning to see this book on my desk in my yellow kitchen and I am even happier to have read a book that is so well written. The book confirms what I've always known inside. The truth is already there, you just have find your way to the center to listen as it quietly speaks to you in ways you can understand. I reccomend this book to everyone who has ever walked a labyrinth, and even for those who have been walking all year without any formal understanding of the journey. You won't be disapointed.
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Summary: The Journey toward God
Review: Finished THE WAY OF THE LABYRINTH, and, dear friend, you are certainly doing "the work," as you would say. You've put together a book rich in history, experience, and possibilities, and you have made this time-honored meditation tool easily accessible to others. That is, after all, what we are all here to do -- to help each other as we each journey toward God.
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Summary: The Journey toward God
Review: Finished THE WAY OF THE LABYRINTH, and, dear friend, you are certainly doing "the work," as you would say. You've put together a book rich in history, experience, and possibilities, and you have made this time-honored meditation tool easily accessible to others. That is, after all, what we are all here to do -- to help each other as we each journey toward God.
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Summary: Labyrinths from A to Z
Review: Helen Curry is an internationally recognized expert on the labyrinth movement and is a founding member and current President of the Labyrinth Society. Helen puts an overdose of her personal experience in to this book. She includes sections on the history of labyrinths and how to build labyrinths as many recent books do, but more importantly, she gives many personal experiences in operating the Connecticut Labyrinth Project, and shares the anonymous comments of many pilgrims. I was a bit amazed in reading the personal comments, that I had much of these experiences myself, over the same time frame. Special features include meditations for each portion of the traditonal walk, and a series of 'ecumenical' blessings that can be used on different occasions in setting the environment when opening the labyrinth for public walks. Added bonuses are the embossed 'walkable' labyrinth on the cover and a preface by Jean Houston.
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Summary: Guidebook for the Soul Traveler
Review: This is indeed a book about "The Way of the Labyrinth". Everyone who has wanted to walk a labyrinth or has walked a labyrinth many times will be warmed by the experiences that Helen shares in this readable book. I have been a fan of labyrinths for many years and I learned many things about them that I did not know. For example, learn how animals respond to a labyrinth walk. For those who are already working with a labyrinth I especially recommend the sections that describe ritual celebrations. Beyond all of the "how to information" the rich account of one womans surrender to the sacrd path is heart warming indeed. Thank you, Helen, for this bpook.
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