[Editor’s Note: The image below is of the design of the Chartres Labyrinth and is the same as the Camp Chesterfield Labyrinth. [Image taken from: Wikimedia Commons with copyright free permission to use this image, retrieved on January 30, 2011 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Labyrinth_1_(from_Nordisk_familjebok).svg.]
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[Editor’s Note: The following instructions on “How to Walk a Labyrinth” are taken from the website e-how, http://www.ehow.com/how_2063645_walk-labyrinth.html, retrieved on January 30, 2011.]
![The labyrinth was laboriously made by residents and members to honor the history and energy which once stood on this sacred site. The labyrinth has been charged energetically with positive energy full of love and light. It was officially dedicated on Saturday, June 19, 2010 with residents, mediums and members in attendance. Butterflies were released to commemorate the occasion.
Labyrinths can be thought of as symbolic forms of pilgrimage; people can walk the path, ascending toward salvation or enlightenment. Many people could not afford to travel to holy sites and lands, so labyrinths and prayer substituted for such travel. Later, the religious significance of labyrinths faded, and they served primarily for entertainment, though recently their spiritual aspect has seen resurgence.
Many newly made labyrinths exist today, in churches and parks. Labyrinths are used by modern mystics to help achieve a contemplative state. Walking among the turnings, one loses track of direction and of the outside world, and thus quiets the mind. [Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth, retrieved on January 30, 2011.]
Please visit Camp Chesterfield’s healing grounds and take a meditative journey on its healing labyrinth.](Labyrinth_files/shapeimage_8.png)
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