Before I had left San Francisco, I had
been going to Grace Cathedral after work and going to the Labyrinth in the
Cathedral to walk it as a meditative, contemplative ritual. I felt as I had this epiphany that the figure
needed to be placed in a Labyrinth to create a meditation for people to
learn. By utilizing ritual I am creating
a journey that will put us in touch with the spiritual and mystical part of
ourselves which is timeless.
For the stage of INITATION in the
heroes' journey I was going to create an installation. So that when experienced by the individual
that person becomes a pilgrim as he or she is performing this ritual. This ritual is not tied to any organized
religion. It is spiritually motivated to
help us become aware of the spiritual dimensions of our lives and our own gifts
and potentialities. Helping us to connect with our souls and the mystery of
existance.
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| American Indian Labyrinth Pictograph |
I knew what I would call this piece, La
Luz de Vida, the Light of Life. This
is an androgynous figure as the soul has no gender. The figure will stand in the middle of a
Labyrinth. The individual will be given
a light stick. When the pilgrim reaches
the figure having walked the Labyrinth: they will then light the light stick
and return from the center of the Labyrinth.
They have thus become the Pilgrim with the stick alight.
This winding path leading to the
center serves as a mirror to reflect the movement of Spirit in our lives. It awakens us to the rhythm that unites us to ourselves and the light within.
This ritual meets the longing for a
change of heart and challenges us to refine the way we live together: it also
provides energy, vision and courage for the world for the 21st century.
Creative Epiphany in Paris, Part 2
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