
Walking the Labyrinth
A Spiritual and Practical Guide
Sally Welch(Author)
Canterbury Press Norwich
Published on 26. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-84825-003-1 (ISBN)
Description
A labyrinth is a pattern consisting of a single circuitous path that winds into the centre, with no possibility of getting lost, as in a maze, and no dead ends. It is one of the most ancient tools for spiritual growth and development, dating back to medieval Christianity, and is currently enjoying a popular revival, especially in contemporary 'Fresh Expressions' of church.
As an effective focus for prayer and worship, labyrinths - temporary and permanent - are increasingly found in traditional and alternative church communities and at festivals like Greenbelt. This book provides a complete guide for beginner and seasoned labyrinth explorer alike.
An accessible and inviting illustrated guide, it: traces the history of labyrinths in the Christian spiritual tradition, explores the different ways groups and individuals can use a labyrinth for prayer and reflection, gives instructions for creating small and large, simple and complex, temporary and permanent, indoor and outdoor labyrinths based on the most well known designs - e.g Chartres, Rouen and Amien cathedrals, and it provides outlines for spiritual exercises using the labyrinth.
As an effective focus for prayer and worship, labyrinths - temporary and permanent - are increasingly found in traditional and alternative church communities and at festivals like Greenbelt. This book provides a complete guide for beginner and seasoned labyrinth explorer alike.
An accessible and inviting illustrated guide, it: traces the history of labyrinths in the Christian spiritual tradition, explores the different ways groups and individuals can use a labyrinth for prayer and reflection, gives instructions for creating small and large, simple and complex, temporary and permanent, indoor and outdoor labyrinths based on the most well known designs - e.g Chartres, Rouen and Amien cathedrals, and it provides outlines for spiritual exercises using the labyrinth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
178 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84825-003-1 (9781848250031)
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E-Book
01/2013
1st Edition
Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd
€20.59
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Person
SALLY WELCH is an Anglican priest in Oxford. She trained as a labyrinth facilitator at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, and is Labyrinth Advisor to the Reading Area of the Oxford Diocese. Her book Making a Pilgrimage (Lion Hudson) was published in 2009.