About Labyrinth

Labyrinth was a concept that was the culmination of a number of rituals worked by the Fellowship during 1998. As originally interpreted, it consisted principally of a method of rendering accessible, to a far wider audience, the results of our work to date. Our understanding was that, in doing this, more people would be able to participate in the work than had previously been possible.

Initially Labyrinth was thought of as a number of 'cells', each completely autonomous but loosely affiliated to the Fellowship, wherein the rites of the Fellowship would be adopted as the standard working method.
But then we perceived that the WorldWideWeb, a labyrinth itself of sorts, offered an even more viable method of implementing the original objective.

Thus, Labyrinth was intended to open up the rites and practises of the Fellowship, which revolve around a body of formal texts. In rendering these public (and, in some cases, adapting their usage in the form of cyberRites), we hoped to enable their use as 'stand alone' pieces that could be incorporated within the existing practises of an individual or group.
Alternatively they could be adopted in their entirety. Ultimately it was our intention, time permitting, to make available at a dedicated Labyrinth website sufficient advice and guidance on 'correct usage', accompanying techniques/actions etc, specifically for such cases.

We introduced that concept in the following terms:

It is of little consequence which pieces one starts with for, if used properly, they all eventually lead to the same point. When we say 'if used properly', this means nothing other than adopting a fully conscious and self-aware mode when employing the texts, thinking about and absorbing their meaning to the fullest possible extent, on every occasion of their use. That is to say, mindless repetition, parrot-fashion, or learning by rote, is a complete waste of time and effort. Similarly, focussing upon the outer form of a text at the expense of 'going with the flow' is also pointless.

The objective of the Fellowship, as now understood, is to facilitate the evolution of individual consciousness as a preliminary to the approach of fundamental changes within the structure of society itself. The entire rationale behind the formal texts is that, with repeated use (in the 'proper manner') they should trigger reactions within the psyche that will then begin to permeate outward, prompting 'self-change'.

Other than this rationale, based on fairly sound and orthodox principles, the texts contain no 'hidden message'. They resonate at a particular frequency, or appeal to a particular level of the psyche (whichever description you prefer) that, nowadays, is very often deeply buried or has been repressed by the pressures of living in an increasingly materialistic and increasingly egocentric society.

We believe that one of the keys to the expansion of consciousness is to break free from the 'cult of the ego' as we call it, and to reach toward a greater sense of 'oneness' with all people and with the Universe at large. It is our belief that the formal texts, and general participation in Labyrinth, represent an enabling device for such a programme.

However, as in so many other instances throughout the existence of the Fellowship, with the passage of time this initial interpretation of the "Labyrinth concept" changed somewhat, such that we now perceive it in an almost entirely different way.
This is not to say that our initial interpretation was wrong; it was appropriate given our understanding at the time and indeed had it not been for those early experiments the concept would probably not have developed further.
But our current understanding is that Labyrinth should not have been interpreted as the presentation per se, but rather as the structure underlying the presentation, which is how it is now being implemented.

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