Author Archives: marionpatterson

About marionpatterson

From the Heartland: Marion is a master educator, writer, Veriditas Trained and Certified Labyrinth Facilitator, a member of the Veriditas Council, creator and workshop promoter, and environmental educator. A Holy Fire II Usui and Holy Fire II Karuna Reiki Master Teacher, Healing Touch Spiritual Ministries Certified Practitioner (HTSM-CP), Advanced Integrated Energy Therapy practitioner she seeks to connect with others in their knowledge and spiritual quests. She leads Healing Talking Circles using the principles embraced by indigenous populations and in Restorative Justice Circles. She and her husband, Rich, co-own Winding Pathways LLC and live in Eastern Iowa. "Encouraging people to create wondrous yards." Go outside and Play!

2019 Labyrinths

Posted on January 12, 2021 by marionpatterson

From the East Coast to the deep South to Alaska and Hawaii, 2019 has been a year of Labyrinths. Louisiana March saw us leaving the dreary, flooded Midwest and heading for the deep South.  Which itself was flooded!  We skirted … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Labyrinth Meeting

Posted on February 2, 2020 by marionpatterson

Following are snippets of shared conversation before we walked the labyrinth at SpiritWoods in Stillwater, MN. Mary Freitag, our host, shared reflections and then each participant shared perspectives. “When we are still, we experience within. At our core center, we … Continue reading →

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Labyrinths of the East

Posted on August 8, 2019 by marionpatterson

The Labyrinth Locator, of The Labyrinth Society, is such a great resource to help locate labyrinths.  Two major lessons I learned early on, and that I work to remember, are to contact people ahead and “assume nothing.” Some labyrinths are … Continue reading →

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Summer Labyrinth Visitors

Posted on August 1, 2019 by marionpatterson

Summer is grand for walking the Phoenix Harmony Labyrinth. Kids and adults alike seem to enjoy the leisurely pace they assume while looking at different plants, watching insects move about or gather nectar, and searching for Monarch caterpillars. Memorial Day … Continue reading →

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Firefly Walk

Posted on July 3, 2019 by marionpatterson

Lights twinkled in the yard and labyrinth. The faint perfume of milkweed wafted up on the still, hot, early summer air. Calling. Calling. We had arrived home at dusk after a long journey home from the East. Still in “travel … Continue reading →

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Sunnylands Labyrinth

Posted on July 12, 2018 by marionpatterson

A guest blog by Teri Petrzalek Background Information:  Sunnylands is the 200-acre estate outside Palm Springs of Walter and Lenore Annenberg. In 2001 they created a trust fund to “address serious issues facing the nation and the world community.”  A … Continue reading →

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Walking the Sacred Path Daily

Posted on June 14, 2018 by marionpatterson

What does walking the Phoenix Harmony Labyrinth daily do?  For one, it gets me outside. Rain, snow, or shine. Chill, frigid, or warm. Windy, breezy, or calm. Noisy with traffic or quiet. Postholing through deep snow, skittering along the ice-covered path, treading … Continue reading →

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Blizzard in the Labyrinth

Posted on March 26, 2018 by marionpatterson

Snow pellets stung like needles as the wind hurled the early spring blizzard at us.  Thirty-five mile an hour winds and temperatures hovering in the low 30s – not cold yet dangerous because of the ice it forms on roads, … Continue reading →

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Lake Labyrinth Metaphor

Posted on March 8, 2018 by marionpatterson

Winter 2017-2018 has been strange and stressful.  Extended elder family matters, aggression in politics, yet again a mass murder and the predictable outrage, blame and just plain horror have been among the stressors. A constant grounding has been walking the … Continue reading →

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2017 Labyrinth Walks

Posted on January 24, 2018 by marionpatterson

2017 found us in many places across the country.  We started the year with an inaugural walk, “Light One Candle” to dispel the darkness that is part of winter in the northern hemisphere and that seemed to permeate our country. Lent … Continue reading →

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