The country maze is made of the earth from the site. A standard model like the Cretan Labyrinth can be used all year round, requires little maintenance, and will last a lifetime. It has a simple drainage system, a rocked path, and the mounds are seeded with grasses. The experience in this type of labyrinth or symbol is energizing and transformative. It allows the individual direct connection with the energies of earth and heaven. Located in Mendocino County - contact Alex Champion of Earth Symbols: earthsymbols@earthlink.net.

There are variations that can be done to the basic model. The path is much sturdier and more formal by adding four inches of a path rock, like decomposed granite or putting in flagstone. The mounds can be planted with low growing wild flowers. Two hundred daffodils were planted on a Cretan labyrinth in Mendocino and the results are spectacular every spring. The mounds are lined with a small rock wall which give the earthwork a more crystalline structure.