21 January 2016

Meditations.


Searching for enlightenment or just a scenic walk? Look for a labyrinth. Hiding in backyards, standing guard below a mountain, resting on the edge of a beach, shrouded by trees deep in the forest: Labyrinths can be found all over the world.


Beware—not all circuitous paths are labyrinths. Mazes, for example, are completely different; they may have one correct path, but are designed to trick someone into hitting a dead end or getting lost. If you associate the word “labyrinth” with the Minotaur of Daedalus or David Bowie’s Goblin King, you’ve been mislead. Unlike those pop culture mazes, real labyrinths only have one route and contain no wrong turns. They aren’t puzzles; they are meditations.

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