Letters from Participants of the
2005 Worldwide Circle of Labyrinths,
Commemorating the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
I want to thank you for last night. It was so right. I never walked a labyrinth before. I tried one time in Union Square. There was a woman who used to draw one in chalk in the paved area where the farmers market was three days a week. When the farmers weren't on top of it the kids used the area for roller blading or skate boarding. She must have drawn it at night. I never met her but everyone just knew that some woman drew it. I thought you were supposed to walk on the lines and would keep hitting dead ends. A real New York Story. I was amazed last night how nice it felt and the head space it created. I was also amazed at how long it felt. The overall space did not seem to be that big. The internal space was huge. Then I went down to float the candles and decided to float one for each of my lost friends and family. I thought that they as spirits could help the new spirits from the tsunami adjust and they all could help us change this warring energy. I hoped for that with 9/11 too. Maybe they are helping us, it just takes time. I sort of helped them off, out into the water and the one for my mom and the one for my dad ended up side by side and seemed to stay together even as I made little waves to send them all out there. That was sweet. It was a perfect night with the moon, the cold, the fire, the stars and that tree in the middle of the labyrinth that makes you stop and look up.
An antidote to the symptoms of fear and anger swirling around us.
An action with awareness.
It was wonderful giving the earth a gift of beauty that could be seen in the sky, felt in the water and smelled in the fire. The ceremony nourished the earth after her shivering and shaking release.

The weekend following January 23rd,
Carol Comstock facilitated a workshop and retreat all around the theme of water.
Participants created a ritual with water and labyrinths,
sending healing prayers to the earth, the water, and all affected by the tsunami.
Photo © Carol Comstock