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The HUC-JIR website is supported, in part, by the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, the Goldenwhich allows it to be more easily accessed and expressed. This theory is somewhat supported by the historical use of physical labyrinths for creativity, problem solving and meditation. A labyrinth is a complex and circuitous path that leads from a starting point to its center and back again. There are two kinds of labyrinths 1) a Maze, which is a puzzle with dead ends and paths that u-turn back onto themselves, and 2) a Meander, a single curving path that leads to a center point. Labyrinths have been around since ancient times and have been used in all parts of the world. Labyrinth patterns are found in Native American basket weaving designs and have appeared as archaic petroglyphs.

A Meandering Labyrinth has been used for centuries to foster creativity