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The labyrinth first found me. My spiritual community, the Albuquerque Center for Spiritual Living, had rented a canvas labyrinth for a weekend program called “Walking the Path of Peace,” ending a month-long season of Peace and Non-Violence. We had many ceremonies, including the dedication of 10,000 origami peace cranes. While setting up , we turned the labyrinth 45 degrees, shifting the entrance. We felt an affirming “Yes.” A labyrinth was just what we needed to complete and revitalize the annex building. I said, aloud, “I’m going to get trained as a facilitator, come back and put in the labyrinth, and that will be my ministry.” Sixty days later I was in Chartres France, helping to build the St. Yves labyrinth and completing the Veriditas facilitator training.

Once I realized I was going to Chartres, everything fell into place. My first passport arrived in two weeks; funding appeared. Building the St. Yves Labyrinth in the neglected garden was incredibly powerful, and the people who showed up could not have been more perfect. It’s impossible to logically understand how we, 18 people, could do what we had to do in one week. It reminded me “Nothing is impossible.” I believe the labyrinth amplifies our connection with the inner knowing.

We immediately began preparing the 3200 square-foot decimated concrete floor for the labyrinth. It had been a gymnasium floor for 50 years. We had to grind down the concrete and remove all paint and patina in order to stain the floor. My experience as a contractor for residential remodeling gave me the skills and confidence for this task. “Give me a project, and I’m happy!” Another incredible group of 

volunteers showed up to grind, clean, calculate and pencil in the design, seal the borders/walls, and stain the entire 3200 feet of floor, clean it, then clean again and seal the surface. (For additional information, contact Jane at Jane@abqcsl.org)       

         
What is the primary way you use the Center’s labyrinth?

There is no primary way; opportunities just continue to appear. I have to slow down to listen so I can embrace them and go with them. I am blessed to have this indoor labyrinth and community. This month we’re offering Kirtan chanting, dancing and singing, based on Hindu practice. Every Friday a group from the Center holds a drumming circle. I offer solstice and equinox ceremonies, open walks, and special seasonal events, such as May Day. I teach labyrinth classes, including “Quantum Change and Miracles.” in 2014. The Center uses the large room for functions, and the labyrinth “holds the space with its own energy.”

I offered a class on visioning, using the labyrinth as a tool. The question I had asked before starting the walk was about how to use the labyrinth in other ways. I had a clear image of the inside of a watch with moving, integrated wheels. I understood that it was all labyrinths, all fitting together, all connected as inner workings. Several months later, a young fifteen-year-old boy shared his vision after walking the labyrinth. He described the same image.

I am constantly stunned by the transformative mystery and magic of the labyrinth. I truly see each labyrinth experience as a conversation with God.