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The Psychological Labyrinth in Owl Creek Bridge, Yellow Wallpaper, and
The Psychological Labyrinth in Owl Creek Bridge, Yellow Wallpaper, and Garden of Forking Paths à à For millennia, the labyrinth has been used as a sacred tool for spiritual enlightenment. à Sometimes called a "divine imprint" because of its prevalence combined with its unknown origin, à the labyrinth provides a "transcendent experience of connection and clarity" ("What is a Laby- à rinth") through the act of walking the winding paths to its center. Unlike a maze, which has dead à ends and trick turns, the labyrinth has only a single path leading to and from the center; the à principle of the labyrinth is such that a person must traverse every inch of space before reaching à his/her goal. In this way, the labyrinth subverts the logical aspect of the mind (normally dominant) à and enables the individual to enter a state of mental calmness, allowing him or her to experience à the spiritual benefits of a sort of walking meditation. à à à à à à à Probably the most famous historical labyrinth is the one constructed by Daedalus to house à the Minotaur in classical mythology. In that case, according to Ovid, Daedalus "built a house in à which he confused the usual passages and deceived the eye with a conflicting maze of various à wandering paths ("Ariadne's Thread"). There is no mention of a specific shape for this "house," à but traditionally most such mazes have been made in a circular formation. Another famous laby- à rinth is built into the floor of the cathedral at Chartres; the fact that the same design has been à found on coins minted at Cnossus gives rise to the theory that it may be connected to the laby- à rinth of Daedalus and the Mi... ...Garden of Forking Paths.à » The Story and its Writer. à à à à à à à Ed. Ann Charters. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1391-1392. à Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. "The Yellow Wallpaper." The Story and its Writer. Ed. Ann Charters. à à à à à à à Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995.531-542. à Green, Edward J. "Labyrinth." www.concentric.net/~Egreen/prof/otherstudies/labyrinth.html. à à à à à à à (accessed 11/21/99). à Irwin, John T. "A Clew to a Clue: Locked Rooms and Labyrinths in Poe and Borges." à à à à à à à MasterFILE Premier database from Raritan, Spring 91, Vol.10 Issue 4. <... / à à à à à à à print2.asp?records=CURRENT&pFormNum=PrintCitation&pFulIText=ON&kwic=on&deliv> à à à à à à à (accessed 11/20/99). à "What is a Labyrinth?". www.mindspring.com/~Iabyrinth/Iabyr2.htm (accessed 11/20/99). à Ã
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