Exploring the Labyrinth: A Guide for Healing and Spiritual Growth

by Melissa Gayle West

"Whoever you are, walking the labyrinth has something to offer. If a project is challenging you, walking can get your creative juices flowing. When struggling with grief or anger, or a physical challenge or illness, walking the labyrinth can point the way to healing and wholeness. If you're looking for a way to meditate or pray that engages your body as well as your soul, the labyrinth provides such a path. When you just want reflective time away from a busy life, the labyrinth can offer you time out. The labyrinth holds up a mirror, reflecting back to us not only the light of our finest selves, but also whatever restrains us from shining forth."
--From the Introduction

Join Melissa Gayle West and thousands of others who are turning to labyrinth walking for quiet meditation and spiritual healing. Exploring the Labyrinth blends the timeless wisdom and meaning derived from labyrinths along with practical advice, divided among three

What is a labyrinth and why does it have such astonishing contemporary appeal? You'll be introduced to walking and working with this ancient archetype.

Learn to construct a temporary or permanent, indoor or outdoor labyrinth from rocks, rope, canvas, and a wide variety of other materials.

Discover specific ways to use the labyrinth for rituals, meaningful celebrations, spiritual growth, healing work, creativity enhancement, and goal setting.

With practical advice, spiritual wisdom, and helpful resources, Exploring the Labyrinth is the complete guide to this ancient, transformative tool.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Self Help

225 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love.

[Jane H · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved learning more about the labyrinth and this book laid it out well in three sections: history and background, how to make one, and different exercises/practices to try. Especially the section on creating a labyrinth was appealing to me. It inspired me to seek out a local labyrinth where I can walk!

[Atanas Atanasov · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title sounds as spiritual book but actually it's kind of weird book. It's all about labyrinths, creating, practicing meditation and walking, healing and relaxing. The best thing is the practical part, where u can learn how to create your own labyrinth. If someday I decide to create my own labyrinth I will reread this book

[Mustafa Al-Laylah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Certainly more than Artress' book on the same subject. I think the reason why stems from the fact that "Exploring the Labyrinth" shows you how to make labyrinths of varying complexity and out of a number of materials.

[Jana]

Not my favorite labyrinth book but I got some things from it.

[Lesa Dyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found the rituals a little too detailed.I prefer simplicity.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of good information, but much is outdated.