This Week's Showcase: Mary Lane Potter

Little-known fact: May 1st was World Labyrinth Day. In this essay Mary Lane Potter takes you along with her on a winding journey to the center of the labyrinth on Whidbey Island in Washington State. Along the way she discovers markers others have left behind and insights into her own way of being.

Mary Lane Potter

Stepping onto the Path

The Way in

At the entrance to a labyrinth, flanked between two low cairns guarding the threshold, I hesitate. Why am I here?

 
The labyrinth at the Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island, Washington

The labyrinth at the Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island, Washington