Student volunteers have placed hundreds of bricks to mark out this labyrinth at the St Luke’s site.
St Luke’s used to host a monthly labyrinth inside the church. That one had been painted on canvas by Virginia Westbury when she was living in Christchurch. This new one is laid out in the open air, with the paths three bricks wide. I presume there will eventually be plants in the gaps between the paths. It will make a wonderful venue for future rituals. I enjoyed the opportunity to walk it, but it was hard to be meditative with a loud concrete crusher operating nearby, and I didn’t follow the path back out again.
“I’m pleased this labyrinth will be
available to you and me.”
How wonderful to have an outdoor labyrinth! Not so sure about the noise, as this would certainly limit contemplation! I wonder from looking at the picture, if it is big enough to have the time to walk through and come out the end with your contemplation completed.
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Carol, it’s plenty big enough for contemplation. The picture doesn’t really do it justice, because I was trying to get the whole thing in. The noise surely won’t always be there.
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I always get excited to see a labyrinth being built. Let’s hope it becomes a quiet and contemplative space over time.
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Oh Ruth – my son was one of the student volunteers who helped with this! He had a great day and is so proud of the final labyrinth. I’ve taken some of my (intermediate) students down to see it and they were very quieted as they walked through.
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Floss, your son has every reason to be proud – they did a great job.
Juliet, I’m looking forward to walking the labyrinth some time when there isn’t all the deconstruction noise around.
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What a wonderful way to use up surplus bricks. I’ll look forward to your post about walking this labyrinth when the noise abates.
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I certainly plan to use it and am delighted to have it so close to home.
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