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CRETAN LABYRINTH
The Cretan Labyrinth also known as the Classical Labyrinth is named after the island of Crete. The oldest labyrinth found to-date is a Cretan labyrinth measuring about 12 inches in diameter, carved into the rock of a Neolithic chambered tomb in Luzzanas, Sardina dating around 2500 B.C.
Age-old Cretan labyrinths have been found all over the world traced on rocks and walls of caves, made into coins like on the island of Crete, marked on the ground with stones and carved into turf. THey've been found in Greece, Rome, Italy, France, India, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Russia, Egypt, Peru, Spain, but labyrinths have also been found carved into rock faces in Hopi reservations in Northern Arizona, dating back to the 12th century. The cross in the center of the Cretan labyrinth seems to suggest the four directions, North, South, East and West, honored in the Native American tradition. The Piman and Hopi Indians from Arizona weave a variation of the Cretan labyrinth into their baskets.
Labyrinths are walked to relieve both mental and physical tension, to help the body relax, to assist in mental focus, and for meditation. It can be a slow contemplative experience or a fast and energizing. It can help you to shed layers of emotions and unravel a problem, or it can stimulate the mind and offer inspiration. People have used labyrinths to ask and receive answers or insights to life's troubling questions. They are also used for ceremonies such as weddings, public festivals, and educations projects.
ZOBRIST MEMORIAL LABYRINTH
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