Category Archives: Labyrinth

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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New Year’s Eve 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by marionpatterson

  We have a lot on our minds as 2017 fades and we look into 2018 with trepidation and hope and realism.  Today’s service at Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist was inspiring, meaningful and funny.   Kathleen Mavity and Jude Johnson guided … Continue reading →

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Centering in Transitions

Posted on December 9, 2017 by marionpatterson

Last month I helped a sister sort and pack household and personal items for a move from Phoenix area back to New Hampshire. S   She had been wanting to return to our ancestral state for a few years. November … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Harmony Labyrinth

Posted on December 7, 2017 by marionpatterson

This extended mild autumn weather saw us considering a fall burn of the prairie and the Phoenix Harmony Labyrinth.  November 29th was perfect and Rich along with Ben Stamats tackled the task while I taught. My before picture shows tall, … Continue reading →

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