CARTAGO - (Near San Jose) COSTA RICA

Here they are, the three owners of the only Labyrinths in Costa Rica! All pictured together at the Labyrinth of Dr. Steven Kogel. Interesting fact: They were all born in the U.S.A., and migrated to beautiful Costa Rica.

ANCIENT LABYRINTH - YUCATAN REGION OF MEXICO

In a spiritual trip to the Yucatan, our Host Hunbutz Men took our group to a set of caverns, "Lol-Tun". At the end of one of the caves there was a huge open area with a high hill. Walking to the top of the hill, giving offerings, the cave revealed this etched picture of a Labyrinth on a subterranean hill carved in stone.

He also reveals that there existed Mayan temples, places of initiation, where subterranean pathways were cut out of interior temples that required the initiate to walk in darkness and complete a course, which may have included scorpions, poisonous snakes, and if they returned out after the ordeal, they became enlightened Shaman. This seems reminiscent of another story, sans Heroine, from Greek Mythology, about the Minotaur.  

BEAUTIFUL EARTH MOUND LABYRINTH IN NEW MEXICO

This beautiful raised mound style Labyrinth is on property owned by Sonia Hodsen. At the first International Labyrinth Society (TLS) Gathering in Colorado in 1999, I met Sonia, and we made an instant friendship. She was concerned that it was important that TLS remember how the sacred circles in North America were tied to traditional ancestors. And how the Labyrinth was a sacred circle that could now be tied into blending the two together. Sonia is a beautiful Elder holding sacred space.

PRAIRIE LABYRINTH - MISSOURI

No site could be complete without this breathtaking photo of the inspirational Prairie Labyrinth birthed by Toby Evans. Cut out of her field of prairie grass, it is one of the largest in the world that has a caretaker who organizes events and walks for the public. I also met Toby at the first Labyrinth Society Gathering in 1999, and found an instant "sistar" connection to the traditional roots that had guided my journey of service as well. She is a dedicated woman who has written about her phenomenal spirit guided story in her book, Keeper Of The Circles - Answering the Call to Wholeness ©2001. You can visit www.prairielabyrinth.com for more information.

SOUTHWESTEN UNITED STATES - TRIBAL LABYRINTHS

No site would be complete without the reference to the Labyrinth pattern often woven into baskets by early tribal people from the Anasazi, Hohokam and Mogollon cultures, and still used today by the Tohono O'odham and Pima tribes. Here is a rendering of that design that always shows a "man" and the Labyrinth.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - LABYRINTHS FOR PEACE: 2000

One of the first events, of the newly formed Labyrinth Society, was to host Labyrinths for Peace in March of 2000 just around, by coincidence, Spring Equinox.   Spearheaded by Sandra Wasko-Flood it was a huge success and called attention to the Labyrinth as a growing positive influence in our culture. She secured the necessary 'permits' to use the lawn, and space in the Rotunda for the Traveling Labyrinth Presentation.  Marty Cain and other volunteers placed several labyrinths on the East Lawn of the Capital Building in Washington, D.C.

SACRED CIRCLES

In the indigenous teachings you are always made aware that as you journey through life, you can see how nature repeats itself in our lives, and often the path comes back full circle. It is the nature of the Sacred Hoop, Sacred Circles that they will always return you back to where you began.
Here is a nice closing pictorial….a picture taken in Washington D.C. on the East Lawn of the Capital after the Labyrinth walks in 2000….