Get to Know the Commonweal Labyrinth | Susan Page Tillett
*Tuesday, January 20 | 1:15 - 2:30pm Pacific
Join us at the Commonweal Labyrinth
In-person event only
Free, donations accepted with gratitude
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An experience in the Commonweal Labyrinth
The labyrinth on the Commonweal grounds is a treasure and a resource for reflection available to us any time we like. Have you wondered about the mysteries of the labyrinth? Thought about the history and lineage that our labyrinth brings to our land and us?
As part of an effort to offer land/place-based events through The New School each quarter (labyrinth, sandtray, walks/tours), we invite you to learn more about our own Commonweal labyrinth.
We will talk about the pattern of the Commonweal labyrinth, which is an exact replica of the 900-year-old one at Chartres Cathedral in France—and talk about how ours came to be built as part of the Cancer Help Program.
This will be an informal session to explore the labyrinth as a symbol of our spiritual journey, focusing on practical ways that you can interact with it as:
– A walking meditation
– A connection to the land at Commonweal
– A physical oracle
– A subtle energetic pathway to a higher state of consciousness
Our process will be facilitated by Susan Page Tillett, who is on the board of (and is certified as a labyrinth facilitator through) Veriditas—an organization centered on the path of the labyrinth in Petaluma. Susan led a labyrinth walk last October, and is a beautiful facilitator, with a light touch.
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Susan Page Tillett has been a workshop teacher for more than 30 years. She has taught classes at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, Commonweal, and the Mesa Refuge. She was trained as a certified labyrinth facilitator by Lauren Artress in 2014 by Veriditas and has worked on various projects for Lauren and Veriditas over the past decade. She is currently on the Board of Trustees for Veriditas. Susan recently retired from a 50-year career in the arts, having worked at the National Portrait Gallery, the Chicago History Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Ragdale Foundation. Most recently she was the Executive Director of the Mesa Refuge, a writers’ retreat in Point Reyes Station, California.