The serpentine flow of a labyrinth symbolizes the energy all around us, and moving through its pathway unwinds stored energy and gives access to it. Labyrinths have long been associated with self-discovery and have been used for meditation for over 4000 years. They were often used for games and dancing. Their path may symbolize daily and seasonal cycles in life, death, and rebirth, and the expanding and contracting circuits mimic the path of the sun across the sky, with its perpetual rebirth each morning and death each evening. A labyrinth is a complex path that leads from a beginning to a center, and there are two primary types: maze and meander.