Take a full moon labyrinth walk with me

The annual running of the trick-or-treaters through the labyrinth

When shame curls you into a ball, the only way forward is through. and if you walk it backwards—starting with the sharpness of vulnerability—it’s a smooth spiral on out.

When shame curls you into a ball, the only way forward is through. A 12-hour build time created this Alchemy 2024 art installation, which was first conceived while processing the emotion of shame during a 15-month program around Brené Brown’s book “Atlas of the Heart”.

When shame curls you into a ball, the only way forward is through, and four elemental stations—The Air Pod Listens, Mist Emotions, Grounding Patterns, and Global Warming—will help you process the journey.

When shame curls you into a ball, the only way forward is through. When your face flushes and your insides twist, the only way forward is through. When every footfall feels like stepping in hot lava, the only way forward is through.

This processional labyrinth pattern is not a maze, with false turns and choices. There's only one way in and one way out. You cannot be trapped in this shame spiral. You may feel lost, but you have been on the right path the whole time. 

Anguish Labyrinth splits open a beloved medieval pattern and takes a processional journey past 18 circles toward healing