Call for Researchers and Discoverers- Labyrinth Society

The Labyrinth Society is an international organization whose mission is to support all those who create, maintain, and use labyrinths and to serve the global community by providing education, networking, and opportunities to experience transformation.

Early in the twenty-first century, perhaps for the first time in the multi-thousand-year history of labyrinths, people began asking different questions about the maze. In addition to the usual historical, contextual, and archaeological questions about the designs, locations, and uses of labyrinths over the years, people began to ask questions about the reported effects of walking labyrinths or interacting with mazes in a variety of other ways.

People began to ask questions about the psychological and physiological causes of perceived and often-reported “labyrinth effects,” as well as whether or not these perceived “labyrinth effects” could be isolated and measured. These questions have given rise to a new and emerging field of labyrinth research.

If you are interested in labyrinth research, please join other like-minded individuals and us as we build a research base. Many people who want to take labyrinths to hospitals, hospices, schools, corporations, and other organizations are confronted with requests for data, not only on the maze but also if/why it has its effects.

Whether your area of interest is health, education, spirituality, art, history, or other areas, we invite your participation in developing reliable information that will document the effects of the labyrinth. Below is the mission statement of the Research Committee. If you are interested in finding out about labyrinth research, initiating a research project, or joining the Research Committee, please contact the Research Committee Chair.

Mission Statement of the Labyrinth Research Committee

The Labyrinth Society Research Committee supports research on labyrinths and experiences by providing a resource base and encouraging various labyrinth-related research interests.