The 3-Circuit Classical Labyrinth

The labyrinth in its simplest form is one with 3 circuits. For some people it is not a “real” labyrinth because the path is leading directly into the centre without being closer and then farther away from it.
As there is no universally valid definition for the labyrinth, we may nevertheless consider this labyrinth as a real one.
How do we get [...]

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The Native American Labyrinth (The man in the maze)

There is a classical labyrinth in a quite special form: The man in the maze. It is to find above all on the baskets of the Native Americans in the US which have presumably also developed this type.
It is round, but the goal is not in the middle. If one looks exactly, one recognises the four points of inflexion of the [...]

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A new Labyrinth Design from the Outback

Alana Forest from Australia has developed new and creative ideas for the labyrinth.
The ways are crossing and looks like being knotted. At first sight this seems to be a maze, because there are crossroads. However, they are not intended as those. Rather one should always go straight ahead, not branch off  to the right or to [...]

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Another Quadratic Classical Labyrinth

Suitably to the preceding post I have been pushed to another type of quadratic labyrinth.
This week I received (as a TLS member) the third edition of Labyrinth Pathways. At the back the graphic of this labyrinth was illustrated. I suppose that Jeff Saward has designed it.
It accentuates the middle. The first path also lies on the middle axis [...]

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