Tessa Labyrinth Project
Dedication of the Labyrinth took place in June 2011, at the Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Center in Oregon, Illinois.
Thank you to the many people who helped to build, supported fundraising efforts, and remembered in prayer the Tessa Labyrinth Project.

Earth Day 2010, visiting the site.

Memorial Day Weekend 2010, in progress.

In progress.

Completed Labyrinth.

Completed Labyrinth, center.

Completed Labyrinth.

About Labyrinths
The labyrinth is not a maze. The path is in full view, which allows a person to be quiet and focus internally. The person walking it uses the same path to return from the center and the entrance then becomes the exit.

Generally there are three stages to the walk: releasing on the way in, receiving in the center and returning when you follow the return path back out of the labyrinth. Symbolically, and sometimes actually, you are taking back out into the world that which you have received.

There is no right way or wrong way to walk a labyrinth. Use the labyrinth in any way that meets what you need while being respectful of others walking. You may go directly to center to sit quietly.

To prepare, you may want to sit quietly to reflect before walking the labyrinth. Some people come with questions, others just to slow down and take time out from a busy life. Some come to find strength to take the next step. Many come during times of grief and loss.

Children enjoy the labyrinth and we ask that parents supervise their young children so all may enjoy the meditative aspects of the walk.

There are many ways to describe a labyrinth. It is a path of prayer, a walking meditation, a crucible of change, a watering hole for the spirit and a mirror of the soul.

("About Labyrinths" information is from the Veriditas site)