Category Archives: Indian Creek Nature Center

Mid-Summer Appreciation Walk – Experience the Experience

Posted on August 4, 2014 by marionpatterson

High Summer. Mid Summer Night’s Dream. Lammas – first harvest. Change Over. Stillness in the morning. Quiet calls at night. Thirteen pilgrims met on this mild August night to celebrate the fullness of summer, the half-way point between the summer solstice … Continue reading →

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Sublime Summer Solstice 2014

Posted on June 21, 2014 by marionpatterson

Began the morning with a quick walk through the Laughing Labyrinth doing the “egg spray patrol”!  Daily rain makes it quite a chore to keep the spray on and prevent the marauding deer from enjoying the labyrinth too much. Come … Continue reading →

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Veriditas!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by marionpatterson

Maundy Thursday.  Women’s Walking Workshop.Virtual Labyrinth Walk. May Day. World Labyrinth Day. Looking up labyrinths along an oval path from Cedar Rapids to McAllen, Texas, and back via Arkansas. Frelinghuysen Arboretum Labyrinth. The report that several people, interviewed about the … Continue reading →

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Reflections by Karie Tegeler

Posted on January 3, 2014 by marionpatterson

A great honor to print reflections by spiritual seeker, Karie Tegeler.  She has participated in the labyrinth workshops at Indian Creek Nature Center and walked a number of labyrinths in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She refers especially to The Prairie … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice Walk on the Prairie Labyrinth

Posted on December 22, 2013 by marionpatterson

“O’er all the weary world” awoke me on this grey morning and the lead for the walk materialized. I was happy and excited about the day and knew we would have a fair number of participants in spite of the … Continue reading →

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Autumnal Equinox Labyrinth Healing Energy Workshop – Listening to the Susurrus of Our Souls’ Intent

Posted on October 8, 2013 by marionpatterson

The beginning of rough notes on the weekend. Ineffable – From Websters-Merriman Dictionary “too great, powerful, beautiful,…to be described or expressed.” The weekend of the Autumnal Equinox Labyrinth-Healing Energy Workshop was spectacular and synchronistic and remains Ineffable. A quintessential High … Continue reading →

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A Synchronistic Day Among Friends and Labyrinths

Posted on June 12, 2013 by marionpatterson

Such an amazing day that spun from a number of earlier cancellations and others recognizing the opportunities and helping to make the day happen.  From last September at Yellow River State Forest, “I do no manipulate.  I help people raise … Continue reading →

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Sleuthing Souzas in the Prairie Labyrinth

Posted on March 22, 2013 by marionpatterson

Must be spring!  D1 and D2 ventured into the Prairie Labyrinth on the first full day of Spring 2013 and discovered the feathers left for them by another pilgrim in the dead of winter.  Well done! In Kelly’s words:  “Well, … Continue reading →

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How Do You Spell Labyrinth?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by marionpatterson

B…R…A…C…I…N…G!  The past two days I have walked both the 1080 Laughing Labyrinth and the Prairie Labyrinth at the Indian Creek Nature Center. A world of difference!  Grey to sunny. North wind to southwest breeze.  Tentative footsteps to confident strides. … Continue reading →

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Sousa Dedication

Posted on November 18, 2012 by marionpatterson

All season the Sousa family has regularly visited the Prairie Labyrinth, noting the changes, planting their own and discovering others’ hidden treasures, and enjoying quality family time.  The rewards have been rich for all.  Thank you for sharing!    Following are … Continue reading →

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