ABSTRACT
At the heart of the labyrinth is the Minotaur. Daedalus built the labyrinth for the Cretan King Midas and it was into its passages that, every nine years, seven young men and seven young women from Athens would be sent as a sacrificial tribute to Midas from his vanquished enemy King Aegeus. Half-man, half-bull, the Minotaur tore to pieces all that entered the labyrinth. The labyrinth can be used to represent narrative; objects or written tasks can be placed in the centre of the labyrinth as a catalyst for thought or action; lines of dialogue or odd words of text can be added to the exercise. One possibility is to have words or phrases scribbled on notes left in the centre of the labyrinth; another is to have them written with a finger in the salt. In many cultures it is treated with the respect of a private home or a religious sanctuary.
