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New! Baltic Wheel Labyrinths
The Baltic Wheel is a labyrinth with choices. It has a traditional long path the center starting to the left but there is also a short path on the right, directly to the center of the labyrinth. The choices make this design ideal for group ceremonial, processional or intentional uses. An individual walker has the choice of the traditional long path in and long path out, or any combination of long and short paths to complete their personal journey.
These labyrinths are based on the "rad labyrinth' also known as the Baltic Wheel, located in Hanover, Germany. The name "rad" is the German word for wheel. "Rad" also is the name of an ancient rune with a meaning relating to journey and travel. The Latin root "rad" gives us words including radius, radical, radiate, etc...
The original Rad in Hanover has a lime tree growing in the center, thus the entry icon, looks a bit like a tree, but also abstract enough to be interpreted as a person. The original has a tenth line around the outside, not connected to the pathway. Often, this tenth line is entirely omitted, however, to conserve space, and also from artistic license, this tenth line is hinted at in the corners of the octagon.
The Exciting new Baltic Canvas Labyrinth is available in two versions:
The PREMIUM 25 ft Baltic 8 circuit Labyrinth was introduced at the Veriditas Advanced Facilitator Training in January 2008. Shaped as an octagon, it comes with a nylon carrying duffel suitable for travel. The canvas is light weight single fill canvas, 10% lighter than the standard #12 canvas used on most portable labyrinths. The background of the pattern is dyed forest green, while the lines are "Nevada Sky" blue
Standard diameter of the labyrinth: 25 feet
Path: One foot
Sections: 1
Weight: 43 pounds
Color of labyrinth design: Sky blue lines on a forest green background
Cost:
$2,700.00 Outside the State of California
$2,930.00 Within the State of California
Cost includes UPS shipping and 8.5% California sales tax, if
applicable, within
the continental USA. Cost is extra if shipped internationally, or to
Alaska or
Hawaii.
Production Time: 4-6 weeks.
The STANDARD 24 ft Baltic 8 circuit Labyrinth is made on #12 duck canvas(tan) with forest green lines. It is a convenient single unit, shaped in an octagon, and comes with a nylon duffle bag for convenience.
Standard diameter of the labyrinth: 24 feet
Path: One foot
Sections: 1
Weight: 48 pounds
Color of labyrinth design: Green lines on tan background
Cost:
$2,450.00 Outside the State of California.
$2,660.00 Within the State of California
Cost includes UPS shipping and 8.5% California sales tax, if
applicable, within
the continental USA. Cost is extra if shipped internationally, or to
Alaska or
Hawaii.
Production Time: 4-6 weeks.
Medieval Eleven Circuit Chartres Labyrinth -- 36 foot Octagon Shaped Canvas
Flexible, durable and portable, many people have found the Veriditas portable canvas labyrinths to meet their needs. Made of high grade, heavy weight canvas, and proven to last, this labyrinth can be folded and put into a trunk of a medium size car, or if placed in two duffel bags, can be checked in as baggage and flown anywhere. Lauren's original canvas labyrinth has flown at least 200,000 miles and hundreds of thousands of people have walked the path.
The standard size canvas labyrinth that Veriditas produces is 36 feet of canvas, with a 35 foot diameter labyrinth, drawn and painted with durable acrylic paint on the blank natural canvas. The labyrinth is usually painted a deep rich purple. It is made of three sections attached by Velcro, yet appears seamless. Two people can have it set up for a walk within 15 minutes. The packing process takes about the same amount of time. It comes in a plastic tub on wheels for portability.
Many groups have
found this
to be the perfect way to introduce the labyrinth into the community and
bring
the labyrinth to people to gain interest for a permanent labyrinth on
their
site. The canvas labyrinth, once set up, transforms a room into a
sacred
setting for those who have come for the walk. Yet the room can be
returned to its original use within minutes of the conclusion of the
walk.
Standard diameter of the labyrinth: 36 feet
Path: One foot
Sections: 3
Weight: 104 pounds
Color of labyrinth design: Purple and occasionally green. Other colors
by
special order and may incur a surcharge.
Cost:
$3,300.00 Outside the State of California.
$3,580.00 Within the State of California
Cost includes UPS shipping and 8.5% California sales tax, if
applicable, within
the continental USA. Cost is extra if shipped internationally, or to
Alaska or
Hawaii.
Production Time: 4-6 weeks.
Cleaning & Care
Candle wax on the labyrinth can badly stain the labyrinth, especially if it from colored candles, so protect you canvas from spills if you use them. When possible, ask people to remove their shoes and remember no food or drink on the labyrinth. You can keep a basket of socks for people to use to walk the labyrinth. When used outdoors, please use a tarp or floor covering under the canvas and never leave the canvas out overnight unprotected. To clean the labyrinth, sweep with a clean broom and fold to put back in its container for its next use
Modified medieval 7-Circuit Labyrinth Pattern -- 24-foot Octagonal Canvas Labyrinth
The Modified Medieval 7-Circuit Labyrinth
Pattern is drawn and painted
on a 24-foot octagonal one-piece canvas. It has all the elements of
the
11-circuit Chartres canvas labyrinth and is formulated according to
sacred
geometry. Removing four circuits allows for a walking path of the same
approximate width as the 11-circuit 36-foot Chartres canvas labyrinth,
but is
contained on a 24-foot canvas, thus permitting its use within smaller
spaces. The
path is one foot wide.
This smaller pattern retains the full six-petal rosette center and entrance/exit similar to the 11-circuit pattern. It has six labyres that form the cross as does the ten labyres in the 11-circuit pattern. Contained within the modified 7-circuit pattern is the ancient spiral, which is also contained within the 11-circuit Chartres pattern. There are 77 lunations that surround the circumference of the modified 7-circuit Chartres-like labyrinth pattern. The number of lunations is determined by the width of the path.
This modified pattern offers opportunity for the labyrinth to be brought into spaces that are not able to accommodate the 36-foot canvas labyrinth. The path is wide enough and the turns are as easy to walk as the larger labyrinth. The modified 7-circuit Chartres-like pattern would also be useful in working with children and the elderly because the walk is shorter, yet provides the full benefit of the longer walk.
Standard diameter of the labyrinth: 24 feet
Path: One foot
Sections: 1 piece
Weight: 48 pounds
Color of labyrinth design: purple and occasionally green. Other colors are available by special order, with a surcharge.
Cost:
$2,600.00 Outside the State of California
$2,825.00 Within the State of California
Cost includes UPS shipping and 8.5% California sales tax, if applicable, within the continental USA. Cost is extra if shipped internationally, or to Alaska or Hawaii.
Production Time: 4-6 weeks.
Cleaning & Care
Candle wax on the labyrinth can badly stain the labyrinth, especially if it from colored candles, so protect you canvas from spills if you use them. When possible, ask people to remove their shoes and remember no food or drink on the labyrinth. You can keep a basket of socks for people to use to walk the labyrinth. When used outdoors, please use a tarp or floor covering under the canvas and never leave the canvas out overnight unprotected. To clean the labyrinth, sweep with a clean broom and fold to put back in its container for its next use.
