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  Into the Labyrinth (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Into the Labyrinth was a British children's television series made for ITV by HTV between 1981 and 1982.
The solo voice that sings the haunting theme of Into the Labyrinth is Lynda Richardson, who also sings the main melody line of the Children of the Stones theme.
The Third Eye was a sci-fi/supernatural anthology that included Into the Labyrinth, The Haunting of Cassie Palmer, Children of the Stones, and Under the Mountain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Into_the_Labyrinth_(TV_series)   (425 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth
Legend has it that the labyrinth was laid in the floor of the Chartres cathedral because it was a way to bring the pagans into the church.
The legend suggests that the Minoans used the labyrinth for human sacrifice, for Theseus entered on his quest to put an end to the murder of Athenian youths who were taken as tribute from the Greeks and thrown into the labyrinth to be killed by the minotaur.
The lesson of the labyrinth is that the sacred goal of life is not easily attained and to walk the labyrinth serves as a reminder that if one persists in the quest, one will attain the goal.
www.inplainsite.org /html/into_the_labyrinth.html   (2240 words)

  
 Labyrinth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure constructed for King Minos of Crete and designed by the legendary artificer Daedalus to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull and which was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
Labyrinth is a word of pre-Greek ("Pelasgian") origin absorbed by classical Greek, and is apparently related to labrys, a word for the archaic iconic "double axe", with -inthos connoting "place" (as in "Corinth").
Then it seemed like falling into a labyrinth: we thought we were at the finish, but our way bent round and we found ourselves as it were back at the beginning, and just as far from that which we were seeking at first.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Labyrinth   (1745 words)

  
 The Labyrinth
The appearance of a labyrinth on the floor of a cathedral doesn’t ratify it as Christ-like, any more than a pope’s endorsement of the Crusades makes them consistent with the will of Christ, especially since the labyrinth was a pagan device long before it became a part of the church.
The most famous labyrinth from ancient times was the Cretan one, the supposed lair of the mythological Minotaur, which Theseus slew with the aid of Ariadne and her spool of thread.
Labyrinths were adopted by the Roman Church to offer the congregation a way of fulfilling their sacred vows.
www.inplainsite.org /html/the_labyrinth.html   (850 words)

  
 Labyrinth - Satanic or Godly?
At its most basic level the labyrinth is a metaphor for the journey to the center of your deepest self and back out into the world with a broadened understanding of who you are.
Another use of the labyrinth in the Christian context is at Christmas with a symbolic “Following of the Star.” As the wise men and shepherds were guided by a star in their spiritual quest, so we can follow a light in our search for spiritual awakening and rebirth.
The labyrinth also is being introduced as one of the spiritual practices in our new denominational curriculum, Covenant People, where it is set in the context of the story of Abraham and Sarah, and the unexpected twist their life held.
www.forgottenword.org /labyrinth.html   (2594 words)

  
 Into The Labyrinth
Unlike a maze, which requires an active mind to find the centre, a labyrinth requires a passive receptive attitude and the only choice to be made is to enter or not; to walk a spiritual path or not.
Labyrinths have always been used in a spiritual manner and are believed to create a heightened awareness of the human condition and aid psychological growth.
The Labyrinth being constructed at the Aylmer May Cemetery is a classical or seventh circuit labyrinth.
www.lowdown.co.zm /2005/2005-12/labyrinth.htm   (424 words)

  
 The Labyrinth at Glenkirk
The Labyrinth at Glenkirk is located behind the main lodge, towards the lake on the left (in the location of the old campfire circle.) It was built in the spring/summer of 2002 by volunteers from Burke Presbyterian Church, the Fairfax Presbyterian Seekers, The Glenkirk Camp Committee and the 2002 Glenkirk Summer Staff.
A labyrinth is a metaphor for life’s journey.
The labyrinth used at Glenkirk is a “Santa Rosa” pattern, a seven circuit labyrinth adapted from the Chartres pattern by Dr. Lea Goode Harris.
www.campglenkirk.org /labyrinth.htm   (806 words)

  
 Camp Indralaya Labyrinth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The labyrinth is enjoying a resurgence in interest and popularity as people seek to reinvolve themselves in ritual activity that brings meaning and purpose to their lives.
As they walked into the labyrinth in silence, they placed their item on the chalk wall lines and the labyrinth gradually came to life.
When the last person had come out of the labyrinth, a final blessing was given and the group proceeded out, singing the seven circuit song back up to the lodge, where the celebration continued with a festive meal prepared for the occasion.
www.rockisland.com /~oif/labyrinth.html   (546 words)

  
 Maui Reverend Eve Hogan - Maui Wedding Ministers, Labyrinth Weddings on Maui
The bride and groom walk into the labyrinth individually, affording them time to become self-observant, to release any past obstacles that may be in their way and to become fully present by the time they reach the sacred space of the labyrinth's center.
You will walk into the labyrinth individually, emphasizing the knowledge that while you are on this path together, you are each individuals as well.
We stand now, on the circle of the labyrinth, which sits on the circle of this planet and offer a ring, a circle, as a symbol of the love and commitment that the two of you share, as the circle of the sun shines upon you, blessing this sacred event.
www.heartpath.com /Content/labyrinthweddings.htm   (1440 words)

  
 The Labyrinth
Physically, a labyrinth is a design having a single pathway which, after a number of twists and turns, arrives at the center of the design.
The Labyrinth in our church community is a replica of classical eleven-circuit Labyrinth which has a single path that meanders through 11 concentric circles to the center which is often called the rosette, a rose, or a lily signifying the sacred center, beauty, enlightenment, or love.
The Labyrinth at FUMC was officially dedicated by Rev'd Dr. Lauren Artress, the founder of Veriditas, on December 8th, 2001.
www.fumcboulder.org /labyrinth.html   (1920 words)

  
 Little Gems - Into The Labyrinth
The images are all from the video entitled "Into the Labyrinth II" (eps 4, 5, 6 and 7) and will hopefully jog some people's memories or take you back to those days when HTV used to produce some excellent children's television programs.
Into the Labyrinth was an afternoon week day program on ITV (I forget which week day - help here required).
Once more the children were thrown into the vortex of the Labyrinth in order to find it again.
www.thechestnut.com /labyrinth/labyrinth.htm   (1849 words)

  
 Eve Hogan - Creating Healthy Relationships, Personal and Spiritual Growth Topics
Labyrinths are popping up all over the country in hospitals, churches, retreat centers, parks, schools and back yards as a path of prayer and Hawaii is no exception.
Labyrinths as a path of prayer are lovingly being placed in hospitals, schools, parks, retreats and churches all over the country and Hawaii is no exception.
The labyrinth used for weddings is a replica of the one that is tiled into the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France, which dates back to 1220AD and was used as a walking meditation, metaphorical of taking a pilgrimage.
www.heartpath.com /Content/labyrintharticles.htm   (4701 words)

  
 The Labyrinth Map
One was the young boy with the "Labyrinth Map." Secretly, he had put it into his pocket and was now taking it out for comparison.
While clinging to the Labyrinth Map robs us of the lived labyrinth experience, such clinging may also be needed in order to lead us to the precipice where the trail disappears, and we are thrust onto our own resources.
Such trust may begin at the entrance to one of life’s labyrinths, often disguised as one of life’s crises, where we are forced to discard the Labyrinth Map and step into the journey to our own deep selves through a leap of faith.
www.lessons4living.com /labyrinth_map.htm   (1079 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Into the Labyrinth (TV series), a 1980s children's television series
Into the Labyrinth (album), a 1993 album by Dead Can Dance
Into the Labyrinth (book), a 1993 fantasy novel by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Into_the_Labyrinth   (106 words)

  
 Walk the labyrinth at Saint Mary's
A labyrinth is a complex and circuitous walk, a winding pathway that serves as an aid to meditation.
To walk a labyrinth can be a journey, which leads to sensing the mystery of God at the very center of one’s being.
While walking the labyrinth may be a private or a personal experience, it is also a global venture and a walk across time.
www.cscsisters.org /spirituality/spirituality_labyrinth.asp   (345 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth
Into the Labyrinthis a sonic journey into aspects of India's culture.
Into the Labyrinthwas commissioned by "New Adventures in Sound" with the assistance of the Canada Council and was realized in the Electronic Music Studio of the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University.
Into the Labyrinthis dedicated to my daughter Sonja, who courageously travelled through India by herself and emerged enriched from a labyrinth of new and complex experiences.
www.sfu.ca /%7Ewesterka/programnotes/labyrinth.html   (460 words)

  
 Labyrinth at Dreamweaver Lodge
The labyrinth is an ancient archetype, a sleeping giant, stirring during this time of deep world-wide suffering and uncertainty while all of creation is groaning toward a new birth.
In modern times, the archetype of the labyrinth is reemerging as a pathfinder for the evolution of human consciousness, the healing of the spirit, and the balancing of vital life force energies.
The labyrinth may be found in the decorative art of many cultures, but is most powerful as a tool for ceremonial and meditational walking and pilgrimage.
www.dreamweaverlodge.com /labyrinth.html   (1400 words)

  
 Dead Can Dance Within - Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry, 4AD Records
Some of the songs on Into The Labyrinth are without words, perhaps some are beyond them.
Into The Labyrinth is Dead Can Dance's sixth album…we make records because we still have a lot of demons to exorcise: we enjoy the therapeutic nature of making music and through that enjoyment we want to express that joy and pass it on to people.
The mask, though once a living part of a tree is dead; nevertheless it has, through the artistry of its maker, been imbued with a life force of its own.
www.dcdwithin.com /dcd.pl?caduceus=labyrinthpresskit   (1302 words)

  
 80s Kids' TV Show: Into The Labyrinth - FreddysHouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Into The Labyrinth was a three series adventure.
2 boys and a girl into the middle of a model of the labyrinth that was on the floor of his cave.
The children would then be transported into the real labyrinth where they would battle Belor and try to find the neyedas.
forums.freddyshouse.com /showthread.php?t=13210   (797 words)

  
 Labyrinth Ring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Step into the underground, where everything is possible and nothing is as it seems.
In this fic series that crosses Labyrinth over with many other fandoms, Jareth is a Pirate Captain, a King learning to love his people, and husband to the twin sister of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
Labyrinth II: Return to the Underground continues the legend of Labyrinth.
n.webring.com /hub?ring=labyrinthring   (1708 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth
The difference being that if he wandered into Daniel's office to find the man adjusting his shorts it wouldn't bother either of them much, while if Carter was fiddling with her bra strap or something it would just be too disconcerting.
They'd trailed after her back into his yard, chastened and subdued, to be told that quite apart from the fact they had no right to interfere in her private life whatsoever, the man on the motorbike was not in fact a Hell's Angels or a graduate of San Quentin.
Then he looked back into the eyes of a Golding who was gazing straight into the camera, holding that inscription triumphantly aloft and realized who it was that Golding reminded him of: Hercules, the demi-god of mythology.
www.bunnyfic.com /ELG/Into_Labyrinth.htm   (18770 words)

  
 Lea Goode-Harris, Ph.D. & The Santa Rosa Labyrinth Foundation
At the time of this labyrinth myth, the bull was sacred to the Cretans and the labyrinth was not only the lair of the Minotaur, but the sacred Dancing grounds, of which Ariadne was the priestess.
Priestess of the labyrinth, weaver of connections, the feminine, the intuitive part of me that moves through time, able to move in and out of the labyrinth with ease…Ariadne, who shows the masculine warrior the way in, and the way out of the initiatory maze of the labyrinth.
Step into the center of the labyrinth, taking a moment to sense that you have never ever left this center place…it is your center and is with you always.
www.srlabyrinthfoundation.com /lgne.html   (4483 words)

  
 "Into The Labyrinth" - Episode 209 - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
Later, Harper jacks into Andromeda's AI, hoping that she might remember where he hid the database.
She storms into the Maru and confronts Harper.
He snatches her dataport implant and plugs it into his neck.
www.andromedatv.com /episodes/season2/epi_209.html   (726 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth - Dead Can Dance - Song Listings
Raga drones, a strange clattering beat, a haunting wind instrument, orchestral shading, and Perry's ever-grand voice make it one of the more unlikely things to be heard on the airwaves in a while.
Wordless as always but never without emotional heft, the song slowly slides into a slow but heavy percussion piece that sounds a bit like "Bird" from A Passage in Time, but with greater impact and memorability.
As the album slowly unwinds over an hour's length, the two again create a series of often astounding numbers that sound like they should be millennia old, mixing and matching styles to create new fusions.
www.mp3.com /albums/146969/summary.html   (601 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Into the Labyrinth: Music: Dead Can Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The "upgrading" of human spirituality and expression, the surgical transposition of tonal multiplicity, the democratic rendering of "world-beat" multiculturalism beyond all notions of ethnocentric culture-mongering.
Of course, the music is what matters in the end, and roughly half the tracks on *Into the Labyrinth* have no lyrics to begin with (at least, not in English), most notably "Yulunga," "Ariadne," and "The Spider's Strategem." Suffice it to say, these are some of the most rewarding bits on the album.
But whatever your race, creed, faith, or faction, *Into the Labyrinth* will surely enrich and sleeken your life, ultramodern mirrors of speculation committed to a synth-rich *othering* of the world, echoing the dusky presence-chamber of the Minotaur and his mad song of violent, thread-snapping carnality.
www.amazon.com /Into-Labyrinth-Dead-Can-Dance/dp/B000002MM8   (1866 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth TV Show - Into the Labyrinth Television Show - TV.com
Into the Labyrinth TV Show - Into the Labyrinth Television Show - TV.com
Into the Labyrinth is the only one I vividly remember.
Tell the world what you think of Into the Labyrinth, write a review for this show.
www.tv.com /into-the-labyrinth/show/10203/summary.html   (141 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
It was written for Neil Mackie and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and first performed by them at the St. Magnus Festival, in the Cathedral, Kirkwall, in June 1983, under the baton of James Conlon.
He is offered the key to a fifth door 'out of the circle where we were safe, into the labyrinth'.
The fifth movement reflects the first, suggesting very quietly, in the orchestra, the possibility of some kind of renewal of island life, under the closing words 'if you listen, perhaps the song of water is still there, hidden, moving deep under the stones'.
www.maxopus.com /works/labyrin.htm   (809 words)

  
 Into the Labyrinth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
With the next turn, the walls and ceiling abruptly disappeared into the shadows, and ahead of them the far wall was marked by an opening into a lit room.
Grabbing unsuccessfully at the lip of the chute, she plummeted several feet before clattering into a heap on a new floor.
He shuddered himself into motion, shunting back and forth like a pinball, only to be stopped dead in his figurative tracks when the wall behind him buckled.
members.cox.net /velvetglove/labyrinth.htm   (8951 words)

  
 labyrinth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Chartres Cathedral was one such site and in 1201, a 42 foot labyrinth was carved into the stone floor of the nave.
The walk into the Labyrinth marked the ritual of the physical journey across the countryside and served as a symbolic entry into the spiritual realms of the Celestial City (Jerusalem).
Today, the use of the Labyrinth as a spiritual tool draws people from all cultures and religious beliefs; it provides us with a path for silence, meditation, contemplation and prayer.
www.unityofkent.org /labyrinth.html   (240 words)

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