Yes, I knew about this distinction but them I'm a nerd about that sort of thing, having been fascinated by both the myth of Theseus and the minotaur (a labyrinth, not a maze) as well as an inveterate maze builder (paper only) as a kid.
I've walked a few labyrinths; one of my favorites is here in New Mexico at the Ghost Ranch. It's patterned after a labyrinth in Lourdes, France, though it's outdoors rather than in a catacomb. Roger Zelazny, the science fiction writer who wrote the Amber books, lived in New Mexico and I've often wondered if he got the idea for the Pattern from the labyrinth at the Ghost Ranch.
One of my landscaping goals for my property is to creat a labyrinth of my own; I'm still working on get trees planted and established but one day I'll get 'er done!😂
Never thought of it that way, I too thought they were the same thing. I like the saying, “change happens gradually and then suddenly” which has nothing to do with mazes and also I think was originally about bankruptcy but last half of your article led my brain’s labyrinth there. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the movie so i better go watch it
After 10 years, I'll have 3650 pieces written. There probably won't be too many things out there left I haven't at least touched on, but I also have this odd feeling that I'll still feel like there's just as much to learn.
Did I know this about mazes and labyrinths before I read this? I’m not sure? How many times have I seen the movie Labyrinth? At least a dozen! Whether I knew before and forgot, reading this did give me an aha moment, so thanks.
There are several labyrinths here in L.A., including one at the Getty, but I can’t think of any mazes other than the ones at Halloween; there’s a particularly good corn maze in Burbank in October. The one at the Getty is calming, so now this is coming together for me. Now I’m going to want to find all of the labyrinths and compare!
Definitely a "whoa" moment for me - always assumed they were fully interchangeable!
But more importantly, it just hit me that we've collectively missed the opportunity to use the term "Maize" to describe corn mazes.
That is an amaizing observation, and I'm not sure how we've missed out on this little colonel.
Yes, I knew about this distinction but them I'm a nerd about that sort of thing, having been fascinated by both the myth of Theseus and the minotaur (a labyrinth, not a maze) as well as an inveterate maze builder (paper only) as a kid.
I've walked a few labyrinths; one of my favorites is here in New Mexico at the Ghost Ranch. It's patterned after a labyrinth in Lourdes, France, though it's outdoors rather than in a catacomb. Roger Zelazny, the science fiction writer who wrote the Amber books, lived in New Mexico and I've often wondered if he got the idea for the Pattern from the labyrinth at the Ghost Ranch.
One of my landscaping goals for my property is to creat a labyrinth of my own; I'm still working on get trees planted and established but one day I'll get 'er done!😂
That's a really neat ambition! I'm into labyrinths now and want to visit one here in my town.
Never thought of it that way, I too thought they were the same thing. I like the saying, “change happens gradually and then suddenly” which has nothing to do with mazes and also I think was originally about bankruptcy but last half of your article led my brain’s labyrinth there. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the movie so i better go watch it
Gradually, then Suddenly: https://goatfury.substack.com/p/gradually-then-suddenly
David P said something interesting here in the comments that kind of reinforces this connection your mind wanted to make. Check it out!
:) of course you wrote about that!
After 10 years, I'll have 3650 pieces written. There probably won't be too many things out there left I haven't at least touched on, but I also have this odd feeling that I'll still feel like there's just as much to learn.
This is impressive!
I write 1/7 as much but I am still surprised and honestly delighted when every week something new interests me enough to write about
If we just stay curious, we can't go wrong! I mean, we should avoid being Icarus or whatever, but you get what I mean.
Did I know this about mazes and labyrinths before I read this? I’m not sure? How many times have I seen the movie Labyrinth? At least a dozen! Whether I knew before and forgot, reading this did give me an aha moment, so thanks.
There are several labyrinths here in L.A., including one at the Getty, but I can’t think of any mazes other than the ones at Halloween; there’s a particularly good corn maze in Burbank in October. The one at the Getty is calming, so now this is coming together for me. Now I’m going to want to find all of the labyrinths and compare!
Makes me want to do a little mental (and physical) walking myself. Apparently there are some labyrinths here!
Long term thinking is a labyrinth, short term thinking is a maze, at least for autistic people.
That's a great way to put it.