The Labyrinth: One of Life's Sacred Paths...
- Thomas Tittmann
- Oct 12
- 4 min read
Hello! I'm creating this post because Janet Rudolph's guided labyrinth bathing event that was planned for Monday at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Bellmore NY was cancelled because of the upcoming nor'easter.
Meet Janet...
Labyrinth at St. Francis Episcopal Church Bellmore NY - Open every day
This labyrinth is located on the grounds of St. Francis Episcopal Church as part of The Garden at St. Francis, an organic garden that donates produce to local food pantries. If you park in the church's parking lot just off Bellmore Avenue, walk back into the grounds away from the road and find the labyrinth at the furthest extent of our property next to the fence line. No appointment necessary – the public is welcome to visit during daylight hours. For information about guided Labyrinth walks, please send us an email.
Soundtracks for walking these Earthscapes...
In the next number, our protagonist is wrestling with major life choices - ones that could be helped by time spent navigating the wisdom of the labyrinth...
In this next mournful ode, the singer laments a choice he could have made...
"The Labyrinth Song"
"Evening rises, darkness threatens to engulf us all
But there's a moon above it's shining and I think I hear a call
It's just a whisper through the trees, my ears can hardly make it out
But I can hear it in my heart, vibrating strong as if she shouts
Oh Ariadne, I am coming, I just need to work this maze inside my head
I came here like you asked, I killed the beast, that part of me is dead
Oh Ariadne, I just need to work this maze inside my head
If only I'd have listened to you when you offered me that thread
Everything is quiet and I'm not exactly sure
If it really was your voice I heard or maybe it's a door
That's closing up some hero's back, on his track to be a man
Can it be that all us heroes have a path but not a plan?
Oh Ariadne, I'm coming, I just need to work this maze inside my mind
I wish I had that string, it's so damn dark, I think I'm going blind
Oh Ariadne, I just need to work this maze inside my mind
For the life of me I don't remember what I came to find
Now tell me princess are you strolling through your sacred grove?
And is the moon still shining? You're the only thing I'm thinking of
The sword you gave me, it was heavy, I just had to lay it down
It's funny how defenseless I can feel here when there's nobody around
Oh Ariadne, I'm coming, I just need to work this maze inside my heart
I was blind, I thought you'd bind me, but you offered me a chart
Oh Ariadne, I just need to work this maze inside my heart
If I'd known that you could guide me, I'd have listened from the start
Somewhere up there there midnight strikes, I think I hear the fall
Of little drops of water, magnified against the barren wall
It's more a feeling than a substance, but there's nobody around
And when I'm in here all alone, it's just enough to let me drown
Oh Ariadne, I was coming, but I failed you in this labyrinth of my past
Oh Ariadne, let me sing you, and we'll make each other last
Oh Ariadne, I have failed you in this labyrinth of my past
Oh Ariadne, let me sing you, and we'll make each other last"
For Further Discoveries...
Who was the Ariadne in Asaf Avidan's ode?
Another of Janet's Passions: The Sacred Feminine
[from this post] Janet Rudolph - a friend who includes among her offerings one that I've enjoyed - guided labyrinth walks - will be part of an April 28-29 symposium celebrating matriarchal and matrilineal spiritual traditions. I'm already registered...JOIN ME!
Janet will be presenting her SheSpeaks! films along with time for QandA and discussion on April 28th from 3:00-4:30 Eastern time.
Come Walk with Me...
After my monthly Men2Men circle on the sacred grounds of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in Brentwood, I paused to walk their labyrinth...Since Janet had already decided to cancel Monday's walk. These holy grounds also include a Cosmic Walk, organic farm, beehives...and soon, affordable housing...
Entering...
Emerging...
#music #JanetRudolph #labyrinth #SaintFrancisEspiscopalChurchBellmoreNY #BobSegerAndSilverBulletBand #AsafAvidan #SistersOfSaintJosephBrentwoodNY #FeminineSpirituality #CosmicWalk
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