Public Lecture: Addressing the Spiritual Hunger of Our Times, presented by Lauren Artress

We hunger to live a symbolic life. We need symbols that hold meaning for us in the present day. A deterrent is that we live in a symbol-phobic culture. Spiritual hunger that goes awry can turn into addictions. Many spiritual practices no longer hold meaning. The labyrinth is an important tool, because embedded in the pattern are three symbols: the circle, an archetype of unity and wholeness, the complex spiral, an archetype of integration and the double helix, the invisible flower of life. Walking the labyrinth can become a sustaining practice that feeds our spiritual hunger.