The Sacred Path Companion: A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth to Heal and Transform [Paperback]

Lauren Artress (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 7, 2006

Full of exercises, suggestions, questionnaires, assignments, and meditations for getting the most out of the Labyrinth experience, The Sacred Path Companion is the indispensable guide for anyone searching for a spiritual journey that will inspire, educate, and engage.

Created by one of the guiding forces of the Labyrinth movement and the author of Walking a Sacred Path, this comprehensive and interactive workbook includes:

- The art of Labyrinth walking
- The nine lessons of the Labyrinth
- Four guidelines to gauge spiritual growth
- Specific uses for healing and transformation through the Labyrinth
- Forgiveness and reconciliation
- The six purposes of ritual
- Developing visions for the Labyrinth movement

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About the Author

The Reverend Dr. Laura Artress is Canon for Special Ministeries at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. She is also the founder of Quest: Grace Cathedral Center for Spiritual Wholeness and the creator of the Labyrinth Project. In keeping with Quest's vision of addressing the spiritual hunger of our times, she lectures and leads the Labyrinth workshops nationwide. Dr. Artress earned her master's degree in religious education fro Princeton Theological Seminary and her doctor of ministry degree from Andover Newton Thoelogical School, and received her analytic training at the Blanton Peale Graduate Institute. A licensed psychotherapist in the state of California, she lives in San Francisco.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade (March 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594481822
• ISBN-13: 978-1594481826
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great experience!, May 18, 2006

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Gayle Song (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sacred Path Companion: A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth to Heal and Transform (Paperback)

This book is not just something to sit down and read- it is great excersizes to use with the labyrinth for inner understanding and growth. It reminds me of the artist way, which I love, for the labyrinth. I think it will be a great book for our study group to work with, especially if we can use labyrinth walks as Lauren suggests in the book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Possibility for All, June 1, 2006

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Nancy Manicone (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sacred Path Companion: A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth to Heal and Transform (Paperback)

Easy to follow, easy to read. Full of insight in short spurts.
Everyday relevancy. Realistic hints and helpful ways to achieve ability to focus on quieting onself. Tremendously helpful to me. Thanks, Nancy

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy in Minnesota, June 24, 2006

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T.C. Turner (Mound, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sacred Path Companion: A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth to Heal and Transform (Paperback)

The Sacred Path Companion is just that: a companion for walking the labyrinth. It is perfect for my friends who ask, "What's a labyrinth?" It is far more accessible than her last book, although I liked that one too. I've been buying this book & giving it to all my friends! I also really like the quotes in it & will put one on my garden bench. It's fun to read the stories of others who walk too, and hear their transforming experiences. Best book on spirituality I've read lately.