Walk in Peace – a labyrinth painting

Have you ever walked a labyrinth?

It’s a wonderfully meditative way to centre yourself as you journey the serpentine path to the centre.

Once there, you’re invited to pray, listen, reflect, express gratitude, etc. before walking back out again.

Unlike a maze, there’s only one path in and it’s the same as the path out. No stress. Just one foot in front of the other.

Back in 2017, walking the labyrinth was part of my weekly experiences. A whole series of labyrinth paintings were inspired by this wonderful addition to my sacred routine – each representing the different ways I traveled it and the gifts received. Located in the chapel of our local mental health hospital, it was open to the public once a week for an hour.

This fall, a 60-foot version of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth was created in Bowring Park, just down the street from where I live.

What a blessing to have access at all hours and in all weather. I hear the City of St. John’s plans to keep it clear of snow this winter. Bonus!

Not surprisingly, a new labyrinth painting came out of my rejoicing that the labyrinth experience is now more accessible to all.

The richness of this painting is in the detail. Hours of prayerful mark-making and dot-making brought me to my centre, just as if I was walking the path.

The gateways or portals on the side represent the open invitation to young & old to walk in peace.

The greatest gift we can give to others is to be in our own peace. It’s from that space that we can lovingly respond to life instead of always reacting to it.

The archway in the middle, over the labyrinth, represents the embrace of the elements and of our unseen protection as we set intentions for  this contemplative journey.

One step at a time. One breath at a time.

In this chaotic era of overstimulation and distraction, the labyrinth is a tool for focus. It’s an invitation to slow down. It’s a portal to an inner journey.

So is this painting.

Layers of subtle peaceful energy are mixed in with the paint. Day and night, it provides access to the Universal Energy Flow.

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