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April/May 2006

Labyrinth

Thursday, April 6th, members of the University Community had the opportunity to experience a labyrinth walk. Theresa Stirling of the Labyrinth Ministry at Andover-Newton Theological School facilitated the experience in conjunction with the Vice-President for Mission and Planning and the Nursing Department.

The placement of a permanent labyrinth is under consideration for the Salve Regina University Campus.

Grass Labyrinth

Norbertine Labyrinth

Chartres Labyrinth

Classical Labyrinth

Difference Between a Maze and a Labyrinth

"The word maze is ... frequently used interchangeably with the word labyrinth, creating ... confusion. This is understandable since the labyrinth has not been in use for approximately three hundred and fifty years… Labyrinths are unicursal. They have one well-defined path that leads us into the center and back out again. There are no tricks to it, no dead ends or cul-de-sacs, no intersecting paths."

Artress, L. (2006). Walking a sacred path: Rediscovering the labyrinth as a spiritual practice. New York: Riverhead Books.

Labyrinth Resources

The Labyrinth Society
"This organization, known affectionately as "TLS," is made up of labyrinth enthusiasts from all over the world. In only six years, well over 800 people have joined TLS; people who walk, build, write about and study labyrinths."
World-Wide Labyrinth Locator
Find labyrinths near you! You can search by organization, city, state or country.
Labyrinth Ministry at Andover-Newton
How to Draw a Labyrinth - Classical Version
How to Draw a Labyrinth - Chartres Version

Send comments or questions to Laura Kohl, Reference Librarian, x2293 or kohll@salve.edu