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Flowerwand Earthworks design by Alex Champion.
He has made over 70 installations representing 30 designs, over the past 13 years throughout the United States, including over 40 Earthworks.
Pin Wheel, China Town Park, San Francisco. Alex Champion.
Some of his installations are labyrinthine designs such as the pinwheel design, a labyrinth-maze hybrid, which is painted on a tennis court surface in the middle of a playground in Chinatown, San Francisco, California.
Cretan labyrinth. Flags. West Coast Dowsers Conference, 2008. Alex Champion.
Wave Meander by Alex Champion. Chalk. West Coast Dowser's Conference 2008.
Most of Champion’s designs are original, and are based on the primal patterns of Nature, which are often derived through dowsing. http://www.earthsymbols.com
World Labyrinth Day has been established by The Labyrinth Society (TLS) as a day for bringing people from all over the planet together in celebration of the labyrinth as a symbol, a tool, a passion, or a practice. It is designed for informing and educating the public, hosting walks, building permanent and temporary labyrinths, making labyrinth-related art and more. For info about World Labyrinth Day events contact TLS Public Relations Chair, Dr. Stephanie Blackton, 434-466-1505.
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Sig Lonegren
Labyrinths: Ancient Myths & Modern Uses by Sig Lonegren was first published in 1996, one of the only books on the subject at that time. Lonegren has an MA in Sacred Space from Goddard College in Vermont, and is a Trustee of The Labyrinth Society. www.geomancy.org
Paxworks' John Ridder building Veriditas-IONS labyrinth, Petaluma, CA
John Ridder’s Paxworks is a quiet, custom designer of labyrinths since 1994. Since first walking the labyrinth in 1993, John has created over 150 labyrinths for a variety of clients, including the 2002 Winter Olympics. John is an expert in design and construction of historical and contemporary labyrinths in both natural and man-made media. He says, “Personal attention to each project is extremely important in the way we work!” His award-winning labyrinth at Fatima Retreat House, Indianapolis, was created in 2002 using, stamped, tinted concrete, sandblasting and acid stains. It received the prestigious IRMCA Concrete Design Award. www.paxworks.com
The Way of the Labyrinth: A Powerful Meditation for Everyday Life is by Helen Curry, past president of TLS.
Dr. Lauren Artress
Dr. Lauren Artress is the founder and creative director of Veriditas. www.veriditas.org The vision of Veriditas is to activate and facilitate the transformation of the human spirit. The work of Veriditas centers around the Labyrinth Experience as a personal practice for healing and growth, a tool for community building, an agent for global peace and a metaphor for life. Dr. Lauren Artress is the author of Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice. She will host a new internet radio show titled The Wisdom of the Labyrinth beginning May 24th, on Thursdays at 12 noon Pacific time. Dr. Artress is offering a workshop May 1-3 in Rhinebeck, NY, at Omega Institute: Labyrinth Walking: An Ancient Tool for a Whole New Mind. For info: 800-944-1001.
