InTune Coaching - (((( Life at a Higher Frequency)))) How to Draw a Labyrinth. Edit Article Simple LabyrinthComplex Labyrinth Edited by Chloe, Erica Lee, Mike Gray, Flickety and 8 others Labyrinth designs are fun and can be used as puzzles, logos, and decorative art, just to name a few.
This article explains the process of drawing a labyrinth; as long as you're patient, it's actually very easy to do. Ad Steps Method 1 of 2: Simple Labyrinth 1Draw a cross. 5Elongate the vertical line on the bottom and connect its tip on the lower left dot. Method 2 of 2: Complex Labyrinth 1Draw eight concentric circles, leaving a small circle that will serve as the labyrinth's center.
Video Tips Have patience. Labyrinths as Therapeutic Landscapes « Therapeutic Landscapes Network. Labyrinth at Burford Priory, courtesy of St.
James's Piccadilly In last week’s Garden Designers Roundtable, the theme was “Therapy and Healing in the Garden” and not one but two posts focused on labyrinths (Jenny Petersen’s “Therapeutic Spaces“) and (Lesley Hegarty and Robert Webber’s “‘Homage to Ariadne’ – Labyrinthine Therapy“). I’ve been meaning to blog about this subject for awhile, so their posts were a good nudge. Both Jenny and Lesley and Robert distinguish between labyrinths and mazes. Historically, they were much more similar.
But, as Robert and Lesley explain, since 430 AD, “a labyrinth has had a single unambiguous path to the centre and back.” Jenny provides one possible explanation for this effect: “There’s a thought that labyrinths are a calming activity because of something called ‘bilateral movement.’ Labyrinths come in several different styles and can be made from many different materials, including something as simple as the mown pictured above. English turf mazes. Intro --- Pre-maze --- Cretan --- Roman --- Chartres --- Turf --- Garden --- Other --- Design --- Lay out --- Designer --- Games The quaint mazes in the wanton green for lack of tread are undistinguishable.
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) What is a turf maze? In several places in England you can find traditional turf mazes. Although their local communities are proud of them, they are not widely advertised. How old are they? The traditional turf mazes don't have original designs; they use the Chartres or Cretan designs.
Traditional turf mazes have inspired several modern mazes. The turf mazes are all unicursal, that is, they have no choices or branches. Rocky Valley Labyrinths. Terracotta Angel, c.1896Watts Chapel, England Photo ©: Jeff Saward/Labyrinthos Please note, the contents of this website are © 2012 Labyrinthos unless stated otherwise.Please contact us for permission to reproduceany text or images Caerdroia - the Journal of Mazes & Labyrinths.
Sacred Geometry. Thursday, 08.
May 2008 Charles Gilchrist: Sacred Geometry This Gilchrist Mandala combines geometric and representational symbolism. This is a classical Mandala in the sense that it emphasizes the four directions and the squared circle. The major geometric element is a Solar Cross with four rays at each of the cardinal directions. Journey To The Sacred Mountain In this Mandala we look through the Solar Cross. This Mandala was created in 1992, requiring hundreds of hours of open-eyed meditation. Through his own studies, spanning three decades, Gilchrist discovered the classical concepts of open-eyed meditation and began to create Mandalas as a path to self-discovery. Charles Gilchrist: Sacred Geometry This video is about 10 minutes long but worth the viewing. More clips at his YouTube Channel. Thursday, 01. The Pasteboard Masquerade. Pre-maze patterns. Intro --- Pre-maze --- Cretan --- Roman --- Chartres --- Turf --- Garden --- Other --- Design --- Lay out --- Designer --- Games Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel - From the song "Windmills of my mind" It can be hard to say what is a maze and what isn't.
Most of the patterns on this page are not usually thought of as mazes, but their shapes remind me of maze, so I think of them as pre-maze designs. The red diagrams show the path you would walk through a maze. A blue diagram shows the walls of the maze. Cup and Ring Marks Cup and ring marks are Stone Age marks carved on rocks, mostly in northern England and Scotland, with a few in Dorset. The designs below come from Northumberland, and were shown in the BBC TV programme, Countryfile, on March 16 2003.
A maze from Hanover, Germany Here is another way to make a maze using the Nazca spiral. African Labyrinth. Washington DC Metro Labyrinth Events Calendar - Place Keepers.
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