miller's crossing

The labyrinth in the the cathedral of Notre-Dame at Chartres was constructed in about 1200.

I walked a labyrinth modeled on the one in Chartres this weekend. I found it quite provocative as a metaphor for moving through life. My friend Anne-Marie commented to me, "When you think you're close to the end, you're actually quite far; when you think you're far, you're almost there."

I was fascinated about how it wound around, bending here and there. I wasn't too interested in where I ended up, but liked how the view and perspective varied as I moved through it. My imagination was also engaged by how I was moving in relation to other people walking the labyrinth. More on this later.

 

a work in progress.