I'm turning this post over to my wife ( & partner & labyrinth companion & official website photographer) who always knows best how to capture in images each labyrinth I find. She and I both took many, many photos from this year's edition. But hers are the good ones. We attended the beach labyrinth draw on both Sunday and Monday. Both designs were creative, beautiful and smart; the Monday one was especially noteworthy with numerous tributes to those who died in service - a fitting Memorial Day appreciation.
Here's my wife's take on the weekend:
“The labyrinth is a metaphor for our journey through life. Its path leads toward an inner light, to the center of our self and the center of the sacred; one and the same. Its direction, at times, is confusing, taking us around, and then back again. Yet, it is through this circular journey of discovery and growth that we reconnect to where we once began.”
- Plaque at Bandon Dunes labyrinth
This is the seventh year my husband (aka @labyrinthsoftheworld) and I participated in Circles in the Sand, a beach labyrinth in Bandon, Oregon, created throughout the summer by a group of dedicated volunteers led by a kind man named Denny. The process begins early in the morning when a few artists sketch the outline of the labyrinth on the beach. Volunteers then begin raking the sand to create a path, one with no dead ends (“it’s not a maze,” as Greg will sternly remind anyone who dares to call it such). A few hours later, folks like me show up to walk the mile-plus long swirling (and strikingly beautiful) path.
Denny gathers the group and begins with a talk about the importance of love, handing everyone a smoothly polished stone as they begin their walk. It’s the therapy we all need in this crazy world, and strolling the sandy path with a community of like-minded strangers provides a sense of serenity, hope, and connection that’s not easy to come by these days.
Eventually the sea reclaims the labyrinth. But that’s the beauty of it; it will appear again in a completely new form. The perfect metaphor for life indeed.
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