Wanted: reports on experiences with labyrinths Out of personal interest I am starting a scientific scheme, with help from Silke I would like to make a first step towards an evaluation of A) individual labyrinthine experiences B) professional usage of labyrinths distinguishing between the experiences with the ancient 7 circuit labyrinth and the Chartres labyrinth. My intention is to collect and evaluate different labyrinthine usages and their effects. Schedule of the project: start mid February 2001, end mid October 2001. The results shall be presented to everybody via internet www.begehbare-labyrinthe.de from mid December 2001. Please send the completed questionnaires: via fax to me: from Europe 0043 149 25 760 from the USA 011 43 149 25 760 Email: homepage@das-labyrinth.at Thank you very much for your contribution! Ilse M. Seifried ________________________________________________________________ A) INDIVIDUAL ASPECTS Please mark or complete where appropriate. I. questions on personal experiences with the ancient 7-circuit labyrinth 1. I have made my experiences with labyrinths a) mostly alone, because .... b) mostly together with others, because ... c) alone and with others. Comparing I can say that ... 2. According to your experience what is the difference between a labyrinth you walk and one that you trace on a piece of paper? 3. labyrinth and intention a) I don’t walk the labyrinth with a special intention because ... Afterwards I experience that ... b) I walk the labyrinth with the following intention: ... I do so because ... thereby I experience ... c) summarizing I can say that the walk of the labyrinth - helps connecting me with my roots - helps me out of an inner stillpoint of development into motion - other: ... 4. labyrinth and intensity a) I keep walking the labyrinth because ... b) these days I rarely walk the labyrinth because ... c) I am interested in different aspects of the labyrinth, that is ... 5. labyrinth and personal topics a) I see my personal affinity with labyrinths in - social aspects - spiritual aspects - movement - ... ... as a child I played many games that involved movement, or moved a lot - my affinity to labyrinths may have its source in my joy for movement ... as a child I played only few games that involved movement, or moved little - my affinity to labyrinths may have ist source in my joy for movement ... I can imagine that with the labyrinth you can catch up with missed phases of movement and development. b) I found the labyrinth in a time of my life when - I had no orientation - I was hopeless - I was ill - ... c) with labyrinths I associate the question of ... 6. My most impressive experience with labyrinths was ... II. question on personal aspects with the Chartres labyrinth 1. I have made my experiences with labyrinths a) mostly alone, because .... b) mostly together with others, because ... c) alone and with others. Comparing I can say that ... 2. According to your experience what is the difference between a labyrinth you walk and one that you trace on a piece of paper? 3. labyrinth and intention a) I don’t walk the labyrinth with a special intention because ... Afterwards I experience that ... b) I walk the labyrinth with the following intention: ... I do so because ... thereby I experience ... c) summarizing I can say that the walk of the labyrinth - helps connecting me with my roots - helps me out of an inner stillpoint of development into motion - other: ... 4. labyrinth and intensity a) I keep walking the labyrinth because ... b) these days I rarely walk the labyrinth because ... c) I am interested in different aspects of the labyrinth, that is ... 5. labyrinth and personal topics a) I see my personal affinity with labyrinths in - social aspects - spiritual aspects - movement - ... ... as a child I played many games that involved movement, or moved a lot - my affinity to labyrinths may have its source in my joy for movement ... as a child I played only few games that involved movement, or moved little - my affinity to labyrinths may have ist source in my joy for movement ... I can imagine that with the labyrinth you can catch up with missed phases of movement and development. b) I found the labyrinth in a time of my life when - I had no orientation - I was hopeless - I was ill - ... c) with labyrinths I associate the question of ... 6. My most impressive experience with labyrinths was ... III. The main difference between the ancient 7-circuit labyrinth and the Chartres labyrinth for me is ... IV. The main thing the two labyrinth types have in common, according to my experience, is ... V. I think that Mr/Mrs ......................................., tel/fax ........................................... has eperiences with labyrinths and might be interested in joining this project. VI. I would like to add: ... VII. about myself female age: under 20 between 20 and 40 over 40 male age: under 20 between 20 and 40 over 40 Please state my name in the context of labyrinthine work: first name ...................................................... surname ...................................................... contact ..................................................... ________________________________________________________________ B. PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS Please mark or complete where appropriate. I. questions on the usage of the ancient 7-circuit labyrinth 1. I use the labyrinth in the field of a) medicine b) psychology c) education d) self-awareness/ development of the personality e) spirituality f) other ... 2. I use the labyrinth specifically as a) means of diagnosis, with the following aim ... b) means of therapy, with the following aim ... c) additional means/ ...........? with the aim of ........ 3. I always use the labyrinth a) on a piece of paper because (when) .... b) as experience for the whole body because (when) ... 4. I have documented the experiences of my labyrinthine activities a) scientifically in form of .............................available through ... the result in a nutshell: ............................... I would like to share interesting additional observations ........................ b) I have collected my experiences and put them for evaluation to your disposal. Even without scientific evaluation I would like to state that the labyrinth ..... c) I have not yet written them down but I could start on a report with my observations and evaluate them til .... 5. Due to my experiences I can confirm that the labyrinth helps in the narrow/ broader sense a) the provision of health because ... b) with success in therapies because ... II. questions on the usage of the Chartres labyrinth 1. I use the labyrinth in the field of a) medicine b) psychology c) education d) self-awareness/ development of the personality e) spirituality f) other ... 2. I use the labyrinth specifically as a) means of diagnosis, with the following aim ... b) means of therapy, with the following aim ... c) additional means/ ...........? with the aim of ........ 3. I always use the labyrinth a) on a piece of paper because (when) .... b) as experience for the whole body because (when) ... 4. I have documented the experiences of my labyrinthine activities a) scientifically in form of .............................available through ... the result in a nutshell: ............................... I would like to share interesting additional observations ........................ b) I have collected my experiences and put them for evaluation to your disposal. Even without scientific evaluation I would like to state that the labyrinth ..... c) I have not yet written them down but I could start on a report with my observations and evaluate them til .... 5. Due to my experiences I can confirm that the labyrinth helps in the narrow/ broader sense a) the provision of health because ... b) with success in therapies because ... III. The main difference between the ancient 7-circuit labyrinth and the Chartres labyrinth for me is ... IV. The main thing the two labyrinth types have in common, according to my experience, is ... V. I think that Mr/Mrs .............................., tel/fax ........................................... has eperiences with labyrinths and might be interested in joining this project. VI. I would like to add: ... VII. about myself female age: under 20 between 20 and 40 over 40 male age: under 20 between 20 and 40 over 40 Please state my name in the context of labyrinthine work: first name ...................................................... surname ...................................................... contact ..................................................... Thank you for your contribution!