Download Paper Finger Labyrinths
Download paper finger labyrinths free of charge from this collection of labyrinth designs. These are great for coloring in and making your own finger labyrinth tool. Excellent resource for school projects, labyrinth research, creating an indoor or outdoor labyrinth etc. You will find a discussion on the history and symbolism in each of these designs on pages 8-18 in our Information, Ideas & Activities with Labyrinths booklet-Click Here for a PDF of the booklet.
Single Finger Labyrinth Designs:
The CRETAN is one of the oldest (4000 years or more), simplest and most widely used labyrinth pattern in the world. It’s name was derived from an early representation on the Isle of Crete. This design is also referred to as the Classical 7-Circuit design and can be used as a template for the seven major energy centers of the physical body known as Chakras. Understanding the quality of each of these energy centers as it relates to a specific path or circuit on the design, assists you to consciously gain insight into and ferret out answers to the complexities of life. The Cretan looks like the cross section of a human brain and has therefore been used effectively to assist those with Dyslexia, ADHD, neurological disorders etc.
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The CHARTRES labyrinth pattern is the most popular design in North America and is based on the famous labyrinth that was inlaid into the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France in 1201 A.D. Also known as the Classical 11-Circuit design, many people travel to this Notre Dame cathedral to walk this pattern. This design is longer to traverse than the Cretan, and therefore the journey to the center oftentimes will be deeper and more introspective than the Cretan design.
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The SIMPLE CHARTRES design shares the identical walking path as the Chartres Cathedral design. Also known as the Dromenon, it predates the Chartres pattern and may have been developed by the Druids, who may have used it in various healing and spiritual growth ceremonies. With its freedom from both the design complexities and religious symbolism of the Chartres pattern, this design is a popular choice among labyrinth enthusiasts when creating a walking labyrinth intended for a secular audience.
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The ROMAN labyrinth design is an angular version of the Cretan, revived by labyrinth enthusiasts from both the face of ancient Roman coins and the House of Theseus walking labyrinth in Italy. It connects with the masculine energies found in both males and females. While the Cretan design takes you on a free-flowing journey throughout its’ pattern, the Roman design has you finish a particular quarter of the design before it takes you into the next quarter (all four quarters are journeyed through in progression before reaching the center.) This is often referred to as linear or straight-line thinking. Interestingly, this is also the way Romans laid out their cities.
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The ELY design is a unique labyrinth pattern that was created at Ely Cathedral in England during a restoration in 1870. The cathedral’s west tower is 215 feet tall. Interestingly, the labyrinth that is inlaid in the floor beneath this tower, has a path that is 215 feet long from the entrance to the center and back out again. This symmetry between the height of the tower and the length of the labyrinth path is a wonderful example of sacred geometry in architecture. Also, this design has nearly as long a path as the Chartres pattern, but the design itself is more compact with the user meandering through various geometric shapes. This benefits both designer and user by having a long, introspective path in a smaller, overall space.
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The Man in the Maze design comes out of the spiritual tradition of the Tohono/O’odham tribe in Southwest Arizona and New Mexico. The unisex figure waiting at the top/entrance to the design, may represent the concept of a child (all of Creation) being birthed by its’ mother (Mother Earth). It may also represent the process of moving inside yourself to get in touch with the creative process and thereby give birth to new ideas. Several non-uniform path widths (wide to narrow from the outermost to the innermost areas) may indicate movement from a heavier, denser, constrictive energetic pattern (our everyday lives), to a lighter, finer, more expansive energetic pattern (the spiritual realm). The design looks somewhat like a dreamcatcher and therefore, may help trap unwanted or negative thoughts and feelings you walked in with. You are then able to leave those thoughts and feelings behind and follow the path back out, feeling more uplifted, lighter and freer in both mind and body.
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DOUBLE FINGER LABYRINTHS (Intuipaths):
We invite you to download, print out and color in the paper Intuipath® images below. You would then use a finger from both hands to trace the double pattern together or simply pick one side at a time to finger trace.
The Double Cretan labyrinth design (also known as the Cretan Intuipath) offers the versatility and benefit of having a finger labyrinth design that can be used as either a one-person, two-handed paper tool (helping to stimulate and balance both the right and left sides of the brain together) or as a two-person, single-handed labyrinth paper tool (to enhance the intuitive communication between two people.)
As a one-person, two-handed design, both sides of the brain begin to work as one as you move a finger from each hand simultaneously through both sides of the design; enhanced relaxation and creativity often results. There is also some indication that working with this pattern may assist functioning in conditions such as ADHD, Dyslexia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Stroke etc.). Relax4Life completed a four-year national research study to determine the behavioral benefits of using an Intuipath® with children diagnosed with ADHD.
Using the double paper finger labyrinth as a two-person design offers a way for the usual barriers to effective communication (in both casual and formal settings) to break down while enhancing the intuitive connection between folks. This happens through improved mental relaxation and focus on the part of both participants.
Click Here to download the DOUBLE CRETAN labyrinth design.
Click here to read articles on the Intuipath® concept.
To read about the ADHD study and see the findings, Click Here.
Click here to read a blog from a school consultant about the benefits of finger labyrinths and Intuipaths®.
The DOUBLE CHARTRES labyrinth design (also known as the Chartres Intuipath) offers the versatility and benefit of having a finger labyrinth design that can be used as either a one-person, two-handed paper tool (helping to stimulate and balance both the right and left sides of the brain together) or as a two-person, single-handed labyrinth paper tool (to enhance the intuitive communication between two people.)
As a one-person, two-handed design, both sides of the brain begin to work as one as you move a finger from each hand simultaneously through both sides of the design; enhanced relaxation and creativity often results. There is also some indication that working with this pattern may assist functioning in conditions such as ADHD, Dyslexia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Stroke etc.). Relax4Life completed a four-year national research study to determine the behavioral benefits of using an Intuipath® with children diagnosed with ADHD.
Using the double paper finger labyrinth as a two-person design offers a way for the usual barriers to effective communication (in both casual and formal settings) to break down while enhancing the intuitive connection between folks. This happens through improved mental relaxation and focus on the part of both participants.
Click Here to download the DOUBLE CHARTRES labyrinth design.
Click here to read articles on the Intuipath® concept.
To read about the ADHD study and see the findings, Click Here.
Click here to read a blog from a school consultant about the benefits of finger labyrinths and Intuipaths®.