The Psychological Labyrinth in Owl Creek Bridge, Yellow Wallpaper, and

The Psycho sensible Labyrinth in Owl Creek Bridge, Yellow Wallpaper, and Garden of Forking PathsFor millennia, the internal ear has been utilize as a sacred tool for spiritual enlightenment.Sometimes called a divine imprint because of its prevalence combined with its unknown origin,the labyrinth provides a transcendent experience of connection and clarity (What is a Laby-rinth) through the dally of walking the winding paths to its center. Unlike a maze, which has deadends and trick turns, the labyrinth has only a single path leading to and from the center the ruler of the labyrinth is much(prenominal) that a person must traverse each inch of space before reachinghis/her goal. In this way, the labyrinth subverts the logical aspect of the mind (normally dominant)and enables the individual to enter a state of noetic calmness, allowing him or her to experiencethe spiritual benefits of a sort of walking meditation. probably the most renowned historical labyrinth is the one constru cted by Daedalus to firesidethe Minotaur in classical mythology. In that case, according to Ovid, Daedalus built a sign of the zodiac inwhich he confused the usual passages and deceived the eye with a inappropriate maze of variouswandering paths (Ariadnes Thread). There is no keep of a specific shape for this house,but traditionally most such mazes have been made in a circular formation. Another famous laby-rinth is built into the floor of the cathedral at Chartres the fact that the same excogitation has beenfound on coins minted at Cnossus gives rise to the theory that it may be connected to the laby-rinth of Daedalus and the Mi... ...Garden of Forking Paths. The Story and its Writer. Ed. Ann Charters. capital of Massachusetts Bedford Books of St. Martins Press, 1995. 1391-1392.Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. The Story and its Writer. Ed. Ann Charters. Boston Bedford Books of St. Martins Press, 1995.531-542.Green, Edward J. Labyrinth. www.concentric.net/Egree n/prof/otherstudies/labyrinth.html. (accessed 11/21/99).Irwin, John T. A Clew to a Clue Locked Rooms and Labyrinths in Poe and Borges. MasterFILE Premier database from Raritan, Spring 91, Vol.10 Issue 4. <... / print2.asp?records= flowing&pFormNum=PrintCitation&pFulIText=ON&kwic=on&deliv> (accessed 11/20/99).What is a Labyrinth?. www.mindspring.com/Iabyrinth/Iabyr2.htm (accessed 11/20/99).