Once we enter [the labyrinth], ordinary
time and distance are immaterial,
we are in the midst of a ritual and a
journey where transformation is possible;
we do not know how far away or
close we are to the center where meaning
can be found until we are there;
the way back is not obvious and we
have no way of knowing as we emerge
how or when we will take the experience
back into the world until we do.
There are no blind ends in a labyrinth,
the path often doubles back on itself,
the direction toward which we are facing
is continually changing, and if we
do not turn back or give up we will
reach the center to find the rose, the
Goddess, the Grail. To return
to ordinary life, we must again travel
the labyrinth to get out, which is also a
complex journey for it involves integrating
the experience into consciousness,
which is what changes us.
-- Jean Shinoda Bolen
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| Labyrinth in the Grace Cathedral, San Francisco |
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