As the awareness and use of labyrinths continues to grow, there seems to be an evolving number of variations originating from the two basic designs - Cretan (or Classical) and Chartres. This webpage is dedicated to tracking these variations.
| LABYRINTH VARIATIONS |
As the awareness and use of labyrinths continues to grow, there seems
to be an evolving number of variations originating from the two basic designs
- Cretan (or Classical) and
Chartres. This webpage is dedicated to tracking these
variations.
CRETAN (CLASSICAL) CHARTRES
I urge everyone to visit The Labyrinth Society's new Labyrinth Types Index which has attempted to identify and classify the numerous variations of labyrinth designs made through the ages all the way up to the present time. (Be sure to look in "The Medieval Group" section under"Contemporary Medieval" designs for the Chalice Labyrinth!)
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LISTING ORDER FOR EXAMPLES
BELOW:
1) 11 circuits
down to 1 circuit
2) Chartres based designs then
Cretan based designs
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The Chalice-11
Labyrinth
Variation of
6-circuit version below
Designed and copyrighted by
Leenardia Simpson, Minneapolis/St. Paul
2002
11-Circuit
Cretan based with Chartres highlights
For more information, go to:
Calais™
Designed and copyrighted by
The Labyrinth Company, Baltimore, MD
2000
9-Circuit
Chartres based
For more information, go to:
The
Renewal© Labyrinth
Designed and copyrighted by
John Ridder, Indianapolis, Indiana
8-Circuit
Chartres based
For more information, go to:
The Simpsonwood
Labyrinth
Designed by Teara Collins
Atlanta, Georgia
2002
8-Circuit
Concentric/Chartres
based
For more information, see listing:
The Santa Rosa
Labyrinth
7-Circuit
Chartres based
For more information, go to:
Abingdon™
Designed and copyrighted by
The Labyrinth Company, Baltimore, MD
2000
6-Circuit
Chartres based
For more information, go to:
The Chalice
Labyrinth
Designed and copyrighted by
Bob Peach, Atlanta, Georgia
2000
6-Circuit
Cretan based with Chartres highlights
For more information, go to:
The Eagles Crest©
Labyrinth
Designed and copyrighted by
John Ridder, Indianapolis, Indiana
1999
5-Circuit
Chartres based
For more information, go to:
Baltic™
Designed and copyrighted by
The Labyrinth Company, Baltimore, MD
2000
5-Circuit
Cretan based
For more information, go to:
Trinity Episcopal
Church
(reproduced with permission)
5-Circuit (could also be viewed as a 3 or 7 circuit
design)
Concentric/Chartres based
To see photos, go to:
The Chalice
Labyrinth
Variation of 6-circuit version above
Designed and copyrighted by
Bob Peach, Atlanta, Georgia
2000
4-Circuit
Cretan based with Chartres highlights
To see an application of this design,
go to:
The Trinity©
Labyrinth
Designed and Copyrighted by
John Ridder, Indianapolis, Indiana
2000
3-Circuit
Chartres based
For more information, go to:
Personal Sacred
Space™ (2
designs)
Designed and copyrighted by
The Labyrinth Company, Baltimore, MD
2000
3-Circuit
Chartres and Cretan based
For more information, go to:
Personal Sacred
Space™
Designed and copyrighted by
The Labyrinth Company, Baltimore, MD
2000
0-Circuits
Chartres based
For more information, go to:
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Reproduced with permission.
A new labyrinth experience and variation is coming into existence called...The Prayer Path (marketed by a Christian resource center called Group Publishing). It is an "interactive" labyrinth that uses "eleven stations" to provide a mixture of rituals and visuals, of contemplative words and contemporary ambient music, of symbols and media to help guide the spiritual traveller. To read one walker's experience with this labyrinth form, go to this article link.
It appears that the Prayer Path labyrinth is also being used around England with fabulous results where it is called The Cathedral Labyrinth.
I saw an article in the Atlanta newspaper (March, 2002) where the Prayer Path labyrinth was used by a Christian church during Holy Week. I understand that it has also been in use in Indiana for over a year. I recommend checking out this new labyrinth variation.
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The Relationship
Labyrinth
Designed by Len Meserve
Sante Fe, New Mexico
2001
Spiral Meander
For details and more photos
on this unique labyrinth design,
click here
NOTE:
For other very unique labyrinth designs called
"meanders", go to:
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