St George's Cathedral, Cape Town

Thoughts on the Labyrinth

"It is a sacred site in the form of a circle – which is the universal symbol for unity and wholeness – with a unicursal path from edge to centre and back again. Its genius is that it reflects to the seeker whatever he or she needs to discover. The time spent in the centre provides the space to shed burdens of the past and receive guidance; it can give comfort to the aching heart, solace to the weary soul; it can deepen self-knowledge and empower creativity."
– Dr Peter Frazer, who built a labyrinth on his smallholding at Barrydale in the Western Cape.

"The experience is not totally different from walking and praying but it does help one focus more. Walking a labyrinth is an embodied form of prayer and it appears that following the path towards the centre gives our superficial busy minds something to do so that we can access our heart in a deeper way. Walking the pattern appears to have a significant effect. The many different turns bring us to a meditative state."
– The Reverend April Stanley of St Paul's Anglican Church in Vancouver.

What is a labyrinth?

St George's Cathedral's labyrinth

Sacred Geometry

Siyahamba Labyrinth Ministry

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