"Through the act of trusting the path, of giving up conscious control of how things should go and being receptive to our inner state, we can be opened up to a whole new world.”
Cambria Is a Spiritual Place
Among other wonderous things, Cambria is a deeply spiritual place. I mean in the universal sense of the word--not in the religious context. One of the most spiritual places in town that I've discovered is the Labyrinth just behind St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
According to a brief explanation found at the site: "The Labyrinth is a sacred place, a spiritual tool meant to awaken us to the deep rhythm that unites us to ourselves and to the Light from within. Walking the Labyrinth becomes a metaphor for our journey through life and builds a sense of relationship....to people, to creation and to the Divine." The Labyrinth in Cambria is modeled after the eleven-circuit design that was embedded in the floor of Chartres Cathedral near Paris, France around the year 1220. Cambria's Labyrinth is an open resource for the Community to serve as a tool for residents and visitors alike on their quest for the path on their life's journey.
During Di's recent reunion with high school chums in Francisco they visited Grace Cathedral in the downtown area. This Episcopal Cathedral has two labyrinths; One inside as in Chartres the other outside. She and her friends spent much of an afternoon there, then went and partied!
"Walking a Sacred Path--Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice" by Lauren Artress is a great book for more in-depth information on labyrinths.
The Labyrinth at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cambria, CA
One of the Labyrinths at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Another Teetzel Being Baked!
Di and I are thrilled with the news that our son, Erik, and daughter-in-law, Rachel, are pregnant! Ronan, their first child, is blissfully unaware that he will have a new sibling sometime in mid-April 2010--right around his own birthday (April 16, 2008). Leave it to a software engineer and doctor to have meticulous planning! Below is one of Baby Teetzel's (the gender purposefully unknown) first portraits:
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2 comments:
Great post! Very interesting about the labyrinths, I will keep my eye open for them here in Indo but I am afraid I wont have much luck.
Are you a badgers fan by chance? hehe
Love the shot of the labyrinth behind St. Paul's - the gorgeous wide open views of the hills and mountains would certainly distract me from concentrating on my inner journey - but then I've always been easily distracted! The labyrinth certainly is one of the oldest symbols of mankind - way predating Christianity. I guess there's a reason they're still around!
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