Winnie Darphin-Bacque
Veriditas Trained
If you are interested in learning more about the Labyrinth as a spiritual tool and or wish to schedule a labyrinth walk for your church, group or business. Send Email to:
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What is a labyrinth?A magnificent and symbolic pattern dating back at least 3,500 years, the labyrinth has been found in various cultures, traditions, and religions around our world. The pattern can be physically walked when it has been laid out on a floor of a building, church, or cathedral or on the ground outdoors. The labyrinth can be "walked" on paper or on a manufactured wooden table labyrinth with the non-dominate hand. It can be followed with an icon on a computer www.labyrinthonline.com or traced in sand. The labyrinth is found in churches and cathedrals, the most popular being the labyrinth built into the floor of Notre Dame d'Chartres (www.chartrescathedral.com). The stonemason who built the labyrinth at Chartres in 1201 has been nicknamed "Scarlet" by Dr. John James, Australian architect, authority on Chartres, and author of the book The Master Masons of Chartres. (ISBN 0-646-00805-6) It is my understanding that Labyrinths were built to be used as an ending to the pilgrimage made by the faithful to their "Notre Dame" (mother church) during the middle ages because it was too dangerous to make the Christian's pilgrimage to the holy land; thus, the nickname, "New Jerusalem". The Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress of Grace Episcopal in San Francisco is credited for re-introducing the labyrinth to the world as a contemporary psycho-spiritual tool in the early 1990s, having learned about the pattern from Dr. Jean Houston. Grace Cathedral was the first church to duplicate the Chartres labyrinth pattern in its Inter-Faith Garden using terrazzo marble (pictured on the front page of this web site). Labyrinths are being used in mental and medical hospitals, retreat and recovery centers to name a few. Check out the turf labyrinth in Ovalo, Texas, pictured in the links section of this site. There is much to learn and to share
about the labyrinth as a contemporary psycho-spiritual tool, if we feel
called to do so. Whatever you choose to do, whatever path you choose
to take, you are wished
WinnieDarphin-Bacque ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LABYRINTH
WALK INFORMATION
New canvas Labyrinth used for walks and workshops by SACRED STEPS |
Drawn and painted by Winnie, Allen and many friends during the month of March 2001 The SACREDSTEPS labyrinth was used at the Louisiana Labyrinth Team's first labyrinth presentation and walk at LCI-W (St. Gabriels' women's prison) on March 22. It was dedicated and blessed by Francois Legaux, Rector Emeritus of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France (Home of the 12th century labyrinth after which this labyrinth is modeled). <<
To see the new labyrinth under construction >>
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UPCOMING EVENTS / /
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Presented by the Louisiana Labyrinth Angel Team
The Louisiana Labyrinth Team is in our second successful year. The story of this project was featured in THE SOURCE, the Veriditas newsletter in the spring of 2002. Read
the article from The Source, Published by
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Check The Labyrinth Society web site at www.labyrinthsociety.org for on-going up-to-date information on other labyrinth events. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Check
later for other upcoming walks and
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The
Third Annual Labyrinth Society
ATLANTA
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Keynote speakers were
the Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress, founder of Veriditas, the Worldwide Labyrinth
Project (Grace Cathedral, San Francisco) and John Kraft, labyrinth researcher
from Sweden. In addition there were dozens of other talks, workshops,
and presentations covering a wide range of approaches to using labyrinths.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ANNUAL SOUTHERN REGIONAL
CONFERENCE
OUR LADY OF LOURDES
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Check with the WWN
website.
Good Friday,
April 13.
St. PATRICK'S DAY
December 31, 1999 / January 1, 2000 Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Sacred Walk
2000 was part of the
Reflecting time on the Labyrinth Seven world traditions were honored through readings, prayers and music specific to each tradition.
Contact me at sacredsteps.com if you are interested in the Labyrinth as a spiritual tool or wish to schedule a labyrinth walk for your church, group or business.
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