Summer 2016

Walking the Labyrinth: A Meditative Path Posted by ELIZABETH PHAIRE on JANUARY 24, 2016 “The Light, it’s always been there, it’ll guide you.” ~Maz Kanata It was 1980 and “The Empire Strikes Back” had enthralled our cultural psyche. That summer at a church party, the only kid there was a boy younger than me who clearly had seen the movie too. As we ran off to play, he leapt and swung a plastic lightsaber which made electric whooshing sounds. “Han Solo!” he shouted. I wanted to be Luke Skywalker but he kept calling me Leia. Though she was a princess and I liked her side hair buns, Leia didn’t have a light saber or Jedi training. Growing up, the Star Wars trilogy was among a few key films that had a significant impact on my imagination and spiritual development. The concept of the “force” validated my experience of the world. It spoke to a truth, of a universal energy that infuses all things that could be harnessed for good or ill. As an adult I’ve explored how human energy can be cultiv