Category Archives: Prairie Labyrinth

High Summer Walks

Posted on July 12, 2017 by marionpatterson

Summer in the prairie is a great time to walk. Continue reading →

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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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Study in Shades of Grey, White, and Tan

Posted on December 14, 2013 by marionpatterson

A balmy day by all standards this autumn.  Is it still autumn?  Seems to fall slowly.  In a week we will officially be “winter.”  I invite all comers to join me at Indian Creek Nature Center on December 21st at … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on October 9, 2013 by marionpatterson

This morning I awoke with the sweet melody and lyrics to the ending song we did at the Equinox Labyrinth Workshop.  Many thanks to Tracy McPartland for leading us in that closing circle song.  Loving Kindness.

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Walking Opposite – Going in the Same Direction

Posted on July 13, 2013 by marionpatterson

This is a “backwards” re-telling of four labyrinth experiences in three days.  Opposite – going in the same direction.  That is forward in life. Sometimes we seem to be opposite each other when in reality we are going the same … 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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