Creativity it is a spiritual path for all.

The labyrinth encourages self-reflection and the divine spark within, inviting us to live creatively in each moment. 

Lauren Artress

Substack Article: Labyrinth Spirituality: Mysticism, Creativity

and the Sacred Feminine (Part Three of Four)

Dear Creative Friends,

Veriditas just celebrated their 30th Anniversary with a wonderful online celebration! If you registered, you will get a link to the recording once it has been edited. it was a perfect way to both look back towards beginnings and then to the future with a conversation between Lauren Artress and cosmologist Brian Swimme.

I love this quote from Brian's latest book "The Story of the Noosphere":

“The challenge of our time is to develop an imagination

that can see beyond the chaos

to the creative processes at play in our world.”

August is also the month of the Veriditas Auction, and among the items I've donated are the kit I created for our Cosmic Creativity pilgrimage in Chartres this past June (in it is a large labyrinth covered envelope made from paper I sourced in Nepal, and the book of images that was created specially for this pilgrimage) and a one hour Zoom session with me where you can ask me about anything!

Link to the Cosmic Creativity green kit

Link to the Cosmic Creativity purple kit

Link to private session with me (I did tell Veriditas I would be happy to offer sessions to the top two bidders)

Link to Labyrinth prayer flags made in Nepal

Link to shoulder bag with finger labyrinth made in South Africa

You can find these items and many more here on the Veriditas Bidding for Good Auction site. The Auction closes tomorrow, Monday, August 1st, so don't delay!

And if the labyrinth is calling you, I hope to see you at one of the labyrinth related events listed below.

LABYRINTH RELATED RETREATS

Exploring the Chakras with SoulCollage® and the Labyrinth - One space now available!

October 25-29, 2026 at St Francis Springs, NC

In this 5 day, 4 night retreat you’ll get to understand the underlying energies of the chakras through creative practices, making SoulCollage® cards, journaling, walking the seven circuit classical labyrinth, embodiment and discussion. An expansive kit of materials is provided to keep you learning after you return home, including chakra prayer flags from Nepal.

More information and registration here.

Cosmic Creativity: Stardust, Imagination and the Labyrinth

March 4 - 7, 2027 at Springbank Retreat Center, SC

Join Catherine and cosmologist Stephan Martin for a journey into the living conversation between cosmos and creativity, using the labyrinth as an embodied pathway into the unfolding story of the universe.

Registration has not yet opened.

Email springbank@springbankretreat.org if you want them to let you know when registration opens.

Beyond the Horizon: Expanding Your Field of Vision with SoulCollage® and the Labyrinth

July 18-22, 2027 at St Francis Springs, NC

This 5 day, 4 night retreat invites participants into an experiential exploration of the many ways we think, feel, perceive, and create meaning. Inspired by the work of Jill Bolte Taylor and enriched by the practices of SoulCollage® and the labyrinth, this retreat offers a compassionate framework for recognizing the many aspects of self as expressions of a larger wholeness.

More information and registration here.

Walking with the Wisdom of Rumi: A Labyrinth Experience and Practice

July 23-25, 2027 at St Francis Springs, NC

Throughout this weekend retreat, the labyrinth becomes both a spiritual practice and a living metaphor for the journey inward. Guided by selected poems and teachings from Rumi, we will walk with questions of the heart, listening for what calls us toward greater presence, compassion, creativity, and love.

More information and registration here.

Threads of Becoming: 
The Labyrinth and Circle Stitching

October 29-31, 2027 at at St Francis Springs, NC

Through labyrinth walks, watercolor painting, and the gentle, mindful practice of stitching gold thread into circular mandalas, we'll quiet our minds and center ourselves as we slowly stich sacred circles in this weekend retreat. You'll also learn how to stitch on SoulCollage® cards and personal photographs.

More information and registration here

Another labyrinth event coming up is The Labyrinth Society Annual Gathering, which will be held in Litchfield, Connecticut in early October. I'll be there to listen to the inspirational speakers and presenters, and connect with other labyrinth lovers. And I'll also have a Vendor table with labyrinth items from Nepal and South Africa available. Maybe I'll see you there!

With much love and gratitude,

Catherine

www.creativepilgrimage.com

Let us hold the people of Nepal in our hearts

following the devastating floods and landslides,

remembering all who have died, those who are still missing,

and the communities facing unimaginable loss.