Inner Road

The Inner Road is a Filian devotional ritual that involves walking a one-pathed labyrinth consecrated to God. Pilgrims take a stone with a question written on it with them into the labyrinth and lay it down once they reach the centre. There are a number of stories of questions being answered on the Inner Road. Inner Roads are often located in cathedrals.
The labyrinth is an ancient Filian symbol from the time of the early church, symbolizing the winding path of life, and is often found inscribed on the walls of catacombs and underground churches from that era.

History

The earliest note of the Inner Road devotion is made in the early church area. Early Filians used the symbol of the labyrinth to symbolise the winding path of life and the wandering through which the Children of God would reach home. The cathedral of St. Elisia in Lorassonne has one of the oldest known Inner Roads.

Execution

Walking the Inner Road often begins with reading, reciting or having recited a passage of scripture in which Filius promises wanderers wisdom and finding God. The pilgrims then enter the labyrinth one by one, often pronouncing a short prayer or scriptural sentence with every step. Once they reach the centre, they lay down a stone with their question on it there.

Components and tools

A stone inscribed with a question.