What is a Labyrinth and what can it be used for?  by Labyrinthing  

The Labyrinth is an ancient symbol of balance and wholeness.
Walking a labyrinth will quiet the mind - bringing you to a place of calmness
where you can elevate consciousness, connect with higher guidance,
receive answers and facilitate physical and/or emotional healing.

Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools.
They have been associated with ancient pilgrimage routes and rituals of self-discovery.
They have been worn as forms of protection and ornamentation,
and they were often carved on doorways to bless a dwelling place.

When I mention the Labyrinth most people think of a maze.

A labyrinth is not a maze. A maze is like a puzzle to be solved.
It has twists, turns, and dead ends, It is a left brain task that requires
you to be logical to find the correct path into the maze and out.

With a maze many choices must be made, and an active mind is needed
to solve the problem of finding the center.

A labyrinth has only one path, the way in is the way out.
There are no dead ends and the path leads you to the center and out again.

A Labyrinth is a right brain task that requires intuition, creativity, and imagination.

With a labyrinth there is only one choice to be made, the choice is to enter or not.

There is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth,
You only have to enter and follow the path.
However, your walk can encompass a variety of attitudes.
It may be joyous or somber, It may be thoughtful or prayerful,
You may use it as a walking meditation.

"There are so many ways to walk a Labyrinth
Each unique as the people who come to walk it"