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In each culture, the meaning and interpretation of the labyrinth have been different, ranging from traps for spirits in prehistoric times to symbolic paths toward the divine in the Middle Ages. In the Mayan worldview, the labyrinth represents a portal between the underworld, the earth, and the upper world; a cartography for after death—whether physical or ritual—that those who were to be revealed the secrets of existence, healing, or rebirth would undertake. The Tza tun tzat, the only Mayan labyrinth still standing, located in Oxkintok, Yucatán, symbolizes the chaos before creation and serves as a cosmic clock aligned with the equinoxes. This navigable piece, carved into the limestone, is based on the cartographic layout of that labyrinth, its orientation, and levels, and evokes the complex relationship between life, death, and transcendence in Mayan culture.
