However, my main 'project' is to explore a variety of labyrinths - to find them, find out about them, and to walk them as opportunities for spiritual engagement. I plan to visit around 15 - some old, some new, some classical design, some medieval design, maybe one or two of contemporary design. A highlight will be a trip to Grace Cathedral in San Francisco which has both an indoor and an outdoor labyrinth, and where the "founder of the modern Christian labyrinth movement", Rev Lauren Artress, is having me to lunch I won this in an online auction!!
Here is a record of my 3 months - latest post comes first:. The entry below is my final one on this particular Blog. A big thank you to all those who have followed these jottings - whether occasionally or regularly.
Thank you too to those who have supported me with their thoughts and prayers as I have gone along. I have not finished with labyrinths if anyone thought I had! I am planning what to do on World Labyrinth Day May 4th and how to visit labyrinths that I wanted to visit but couldn't either because of time limitations or because they were not open before Easter.
One or two people have asked me "But aren't you visiting Chartres Cathedral? However, the Chartres labyrinth is right in the middle of the nave of the Cathedral and is usually covered with chairs. The design is uncovered on Fridays, but not in Lent! Jen and I are hoping to go in August and thus bring a sense of completion to the project.
If anyone would like to keep in touch with me and keep up a labyrinth conversation, please let me know. Yesterday and today have been days of transition. I did some work yesterday, and some final Sabbatical finishing off today - as well as taking a Maundy Service Communion at Cromwell House which has got me back in to a public speaking role again. Before going to Cromwell House I went in to the Cathedral and walked the labyrinth in the cloisters.
