Labyrinth at St Gabriel Episcopal Church, Portland OR
N 45° 33.335 W 122° 51.470
10T E 511096 N 5044681
St Gabriel Episcopal Church welcomes the public to use the labyrinth located on their property.
Waymark Code: WM7V54
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2009
Views: 20
Address:
St Gabriel Episcopal Church
17435 NW West Union Rd Portland OR 97229
The signs read:
WALK OUR COMMUNITY LABYRINTH A replica of the eleven-circuit labyrinth in the stone floof of Chartres Cathedral, France is painted on the west side of patio.
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Walk St. Gabriel's Community Labryinth
The Labryinth is an ancient walking meditation pathway found in many cultres and faith traditions around the world. This pathway circles to center without tricks or dead ends, allowing the mind to slow and quiet. The winding path becomes a mirror for the twists, turns and passages in our lives.
There are three symbolic phases of a Layrinth walk:
RELEASE: As you begin to make your way to the center, allow your mind to quiet. This is a time of letting go of the details of life, a time of emptying and of opening to your God. ILLUMINATION: When you reach the center feel free to sit of stand as long as you like. This is a place of meditation, prayer and opening to grace. Allow yourself to receive what there is for you to receive. RETURN: The walk back from the center might be a time of integration, of bringing back with you and into your life that which you have received. You may have a sense of things falling into place, or a first step being revealed. You may see circumstances in a different way.
Availability: Public
Status: Permanent
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Location:
17435 NW West Union Rd
Portland, OR USA
97229
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Visit Instructions:
Pictures desired but not required. Please post your thoughts and feelings inspired by the labyrinth.