Our Labyrinth

Sorrento Centre’s newest addition to its grounds, a brick labyrinth was laid outside Caritas lodge in the Spring of 1999. A group of volunteers led by Reverend April Stanley from St. Paul’s Cathedral in Vancouver and Wayne McNamara spent several days putting 5292 bricks in place.

An ancient form of meditation, labyrinths are being rediscovered today. Many cathedrals in France and Northern Italy have labyrinths. They were put in place in the early Middle Ages when pilgrimages to Jerusalem became too dangerous. The centre of the labyrinth was known as “new Jerusalem”. Unlike a maze, a labyrinth has no dead ends or puzzles to solve. The labyrinth is a path: you walk in and walk out.

According to Dr. Lauren Artress “by following the one path to the centre, the seeker can use the labyrinth to quiet the mind and find peace and illumination at the centre of his or her being. As soon as one enters the labyrinth, one realizes that the path of the labyrinth serves as a metaphor for one’s spiritual journey.”

Sorrento Centre is proud to be able to offer a labyrinth as part of our programs and retreats.

NOTE:
If you would like to learn more about labyrinths, the book: Walking a Sacred Path “Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a spiritual tool" by Dr. Lauren Artress is available at our Sorrento Centre Book Shoppe.

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