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Have you ever experienced a labyrinth? No, not the David Bowie film from the 80s – an actual labyrinth. The twisting, coiled paths that people often walk along as an act of meditation or prayer.
Well, you might not know that Greater Houston is home to quite a few of them. There's even a temporary one called Scaped Senses installed near Moody Park through Jan. 19. And, in the fall of 2016, labyrinth enthusiasts from all over the country assembled in Houston for the annual gathering of The Labyrinth Society.
To learn more, we revisit Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty's visit last year to an area labyrinth with local enthusiast Sarah Gish.
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The Labyrinth Society Annual Gathering
Houston Labyrinth List
World-Wide Labyrinth Locator
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- The University of St. Thomas. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
- The labyrinth on the campus of the University of St. Thomas. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
- The labyrinth on the campus of the University of St. Thomas. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
- The labyrinth on the campus of the University of St. Thomas. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
- The labyrinth on the campus of the University of St. Thomas. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
- The Freedmen’s Town Labyrinth in Houston’s Fourth Ward, made from bricks of the former Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. The church, torn down in 2008, was once a prominent landmark of the area, which was founded by freed slaves.
