Three Stages to Walking the Labyrinth

There are 3 stages to our walk into the Labyrinth, the Purgation.....a releasing an letting go of the details of your life. The Illumination....... when you reach the center, it is a place of meditation and prayer, receive what there is for you to receive. Last stage is Union.....which is joining God, your Higher Power or the healing forces at work in the world. Each time you walk the Labyrinth you become more empowered to find and do the work you feel your soul reaching for.

This sounded really fantastic to do. As we lined up to go into the meditative walk, I knew I was supposed to be one of the first to go in. It just so happened that the lady in front of me pushed me forward and I went in first. I was trying to meditate but you also have to focus on the pattern and follow it, so I was breathing and focusing and doing really well. Then I came to the center and I literally got stuck there. My palms came out and I felt like I was holding light beams in my hands and I kept hearing the phrase "The first shall be last, and the last shall be first!" So I stayed in the center as the other 45 people came in and went out. Then I began to realize that some people were turning around and coming back for a 2nd and 3rd trip! Uh-oh, I told my guides, I didn't plan on staying in the middle forever and they'd better get done whatever needed to be done ASAP! About 15 minutes went by before I began to feel the light beams in my palms shut off, and about 2 more minutes went by before my feet got unstuck. I was then instructed to go to my room immediately and sleep for awhile after this......no kidding I said, I felt so blasted but so at peace. It was truly a wonderful experience.

According to bj, the first time we walk the Labyrinth, we are balancing energetically the right and left halves of the brain. The more we take this walk, we begin to integrate the 4 quadrants of the Homo Universalis brain. bj believes we are evolving into a new species, from Homo Sapiens to Homo Universalis, which will have a 4 quadrant brain. So walking the Labyrinth many times is very helpful to achieving this balance.

About this contributor:Liz Miller, MA in Communication and is a graduate of the 4-year Barbara Brennan School of Healing, an Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, and Organizational healer/trainer. She has presented several healing workshops in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. Liz meets with clients in her home for healing sessions. She continues to develop her healing skills by training in Quantum Healing techniques with Dr. Patricia Fields, Ph.d. of California.
milrjobe@mchsi.com