Labyrinth

We planted our labyrinth in the Spring of 2009 with local Oregon Buena Vista lavender. The labyrinth is in a ceremonial style, featuring a dual entryway and mirrored walking paths meeting at the center with a unified exit path. In the center of the labyrinth, we are building a 14 foot wide gazebo to enjoy a glass of TeBri or a spot of tea, all the while listening to the poetic hum of our ancient ally, the honey bee. Soon, we hope to have the labyrinth and grounds available for weddings and rites of passage, as well as a peaceful place to enjoy a scheduled wine tasting at the vineyard.

Labyrinths and mazes are frequently confused. A maze is a puzzle with many paths and dead-ends leading the walker to confusion and decisions. A labyrinth, however, has one way in and one way out.

The labyrinth is a symbol used as far back as ancient times, relating to safety, wholeness, meditation and prayer. Prehistoric labyrinths were believed to have trapped malevolent spirits. Mythological labyrinths secured the dangerous minotaur. Medieval labyrinths provided symbolic forms of pilgrimages towards salvation and enlightenment. Today's labyrinths are used to achieve a sense of contemplation, and to quiet the mind in a moment of peace as each path brings you slowly circling to the center and then out again.

Brian smoothes out the perfect circle.

We started with 780 lavender plugs in the Spring of 2009.

We harvested almost 20 pounds of lavender in the first year of growth.

The plants have tripled in size from their first year of growth and we harvested nearly 400 pounds of lavender this year. We expect next year's harvest to approach a ton.

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