Labyrinth Spirituality
In recent decades the rediscovered meditative practice of labyrinth walking has been building in popularity across the world. Historically found in many ancient cultures it is believed to have been adopted into the Christian tradition around the fourth century. By the middle ages labyrinths were installed into cathedrals across europe, often along pilgrimage routes and sometimes seen as a ‘pilgrimage in-place’ in times when a pilgrimage to another place, such as the Holy Land, was difficult to make. Bishop Jeremy Greaves, contrasts mazes and labyrinths by saying: “A maze is designed so that you are tricked and confronted by choices…
