Beautiful 18 karat gold plated Labyrinth. Size: 4 inches wide by 4 inches high by .02 inches thick (same thickness as a credit card).
A thin rust-proof stainless steel display stand is sold separately.
Note: this design is symmetrical, however, in order to capture the best likeness of the item the photo has been taken at a slight angle.
LABYRINTH
An ancient symbol of the sacred journey of life. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. It represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world.
It encourages us to learn and see clearly how to develop our intuition through ever improving ways of thought. Though it is a path walked alone it emboldens us to rise to the challenges of life and accept the advice life offers to us by hearing the guidance from noble friends who have crossed our path and have triumphed on theirs.
Unlike a maze the labyrinth has only one path so there are no tricks to it and no dead ends. Though in our soul’s journey we can slip or fall, we can never leave the path. The path winds throughout and becomes a mirror for where we are in our lives. To go to our center ensures a plan, some analysis, self discipline, enjoyment of the challenge and perseverance. These are, however, all created by the lessons we need to learn.
Sharing your path with others is a journey of friendship, courage, loyalty, beauty, wisdom, discrimination, patience, dignity and love.
Labyrinths and mazes have often been confused. When most people hear of a labyrinth they think of a maze. A labyrinth is not a maze. A maze is like a puzzle to be solved. It has twists, turns, and blind alleys. It is a left brain task that requires logical, sequential, analytical activity to find the correct path into the maze and out.
A labyrinth has only one path. It is unicursal. The way in is the way out. There are no blind alleys. The path leads you on a circuitous path to the center and out again.
The labyrinth symbol has been used by almost all the ancient cultures of the world. This pattern is like the one on the stone floor of Chartres Cathedral built in 1230 near Paris.
