I have been able to get little done for the past week, because I've been distracted by the national conversation taking place over plans for Park51, an Islamic community center in lower Manhattan near the site of the World Trade Center towers that fell in the terrorist attack on 9/11/2001.
Read MoreThe other Ariadne
In the film Inception, a brilliant student architect is recruited to design the three-layered dreamscape for a daring exploit of reverse industrial espionage. However, what lies at the center of this labyrinth is not a physical monster, but any hero's greatest fear -- that of confronting his own failure and guilt.
Read MoreWorld Labyrinth Day ~ May 1
Artist and labyrinth designer Sandra Wasko-Flood is opening her studio and "black box" computerized labyrinth for walking on the second annual World Labyrinth Day, held the first Saturday in May.
Read MoreWhose park is it?
Isn't everyone be important enough to have a safe space to play, reflect, chat, and learn? Is that the way it works in your neighborhood? Or, are there populations who aren't aware that the parks are for them?
Read MoreNew guide to DC labyrinths & sacred spaces
I have begun compiling a guide to labyrinths and other sacred spaces in the Washington, DC, metro area that have a particular call on the soul. These spaces come in several categories:
This will be an ongoing project, and I welcome your suggestions of other sites that should be included.