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Stillpoint Spirituality Centre Prayer Garden & Labyrinth
Stillpoint Spirituality Centre Prayer Garden & Labyrinth
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Many people who take quiet space at Stillpoint head outdoors - after all we are in the grounds of Nunyara Conference Centre with its sweeping views from the hills to the sea, and the Belair National Park is only five minutes away. And we have taken care to develop the garden space around the Centre and to acquire a portable labyrinth. The garden is a work in process, but we do have quiet spots, chairs, a shady tree or two, and a verandah with a view across to Mount Lofty. Working bees by the Stillpoint Community help us to tend the grounds. There is a small printed handout to guide outdoor prayer. The labyrinth is an ancient tool which invites people to walk "a sacred path" as they pray and reflect. One of the more well-known labyrinths lies in the floor of Chartres Cathedral outside Paris. In the Middle Ages, when a pilgrimage to Jerusalem could be expensive or dangerous, people were invited to walk the winding paths of the labyrinth and pray as they journeyed in to the centre and out again. Sometimes people walk the labyrinth with a particular issue, question or prayer in mind and find a new insight coming as they wind around its paths. Or it can simply be walked in a prayerful spirit of openness, noticing what comes into mind and heart during the journey. This can be a way of prayer that goes deeper than words. Stillpoint's labyrinth was designed and created for us by well-known SA artist Cedar Prest. We can lay it out in the garden, or in the Nunyara Chapel, or take it with us to an event, or hire it out. Again, a leaflet is available to help people use it. If you want to read more you may enjoy the labyrinth information and news from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Click on: www.gracecathedral.org/community/labyrinths |