As we prepare to welcome in 2019, what is your greatest hope for the months ahead? Is there one primary goal you want to accomplish? Are there questions you’d like answered? Write it all down on a scroll and take it with you to walk a labyrinth. Then, write and/or draw what happens on the path. Did your walk give you more clarity? Maybe it wasn’t immediate, but the clarity will come. Blessings to you with each step you take!
Walking the labyrinth path to the center, your body, mind and spirit have found a complementary rhythm and pace. You have been able to let go of worldly distractions to pay attention to your breath with each step you take. You notice how your thought patterns move as your feet move forward. Your senses have engaged with the space that surrounds you. You have trusted yourself to the path. In return, the path has brought you around curves and turns that moved the energy around you as you circled the center several times, until you finally arrived there.
You have released a burden, a source of conflict, or a barrier to manifesting an important intention. You have walked the meandering mandala path to arrive at the center. How does that feel? Do you feel lighter? Peaceful? Joyful? Has the journey to the center of the labyrinth, to the center of your being, given you a new way of looking at a situation? Has it given you a new way of seeing yourself?
You are ready to Receive blessings of wisdom at the center of the labyrinth. Take a deep breath, and exhale slowly. This is your time and space. It is sacred time and space. Stay as long as you need to. This time is a gift you give to yourself.
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who your are.” ~ Joseph Campbell
1. Walk in a wide counter-clockwise circle to complete the release.
2. Pick a spot in the center that appeals to you, facing in or out.
3. Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly. Feel the energy of the center massage the soles of your feet. Wiggle your toes to magnify that energy.
4. Imagine the energy move up your legs and into your hips. The energy is warm and gives you a feeling of comfort and renewal.
5. Continue to imagine the energy climb slowly up your body, to the crown of your head. Stretch your arms up above your head and wiggle your fingers. Then slowly return them to their original position.
6. Bring your palms together at your heart, take a deep breath and exhale. Do you notice any changes in your thoughts? Did you receive an insight or idea? Spend a few moments with your new wisdom.
7. When you are ready, take a deep breath, exhale and bow to the center.
8. Walk in a clockwise circle around the center. Then step onto the path for your return journey back to the world. May the blessings of your time at the center of the labyrinth stay with you all your days!
*Change this ritual in any way you desire for it to meet your need.
Reflections on the Path 