Labyrinths are ubiquitous across the face of the world. They adorn the floors of churches, outdoor spaces, and portable installments. The walking of them is an ancient spiritual practice; walking the path of the soul toward the sacred center.
Elena Huegel extensively employs the Labyrinth in her work with trauma. In her “Roots in the Ruins” workshops in Central and Latin America she guides her participants toward the espacio liminal or liminal space, “the threshold in time and space where change occurs. It is the place of transformation, the ephemeral scene after “that which has been and just before “what will be.” It is a sacred space, “holy ground,” where in our vulnerability and uncertainty the Spirit of God gives us new perspectives and inspires us with vision … Liminal space is fleeting, and often we don’t realize we have been there until afterwards when we discover that we have been changed. It is a place of synergy, where all things reconnect for a moment.”
from “Where Heaven Caresses the Earth” in Neither Here nor There: the Many Voices of Liminality (22-23)
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