The Spiral: Growth in Motion
Think of life not as a straight line, but as a spiral. A spiral carries us back to familiar places, but always at a new level, with a wider view.
When challenges return, it doesn’t mean we’ve failed — it means we are circling back with more wisdom.
Growth isn’t about being perfect; it’s about revisiting and integrating each layer of ourselves.
The spiral is our guiding shape: endless, dynamic, and always expanding.
The Spiral:
Our Core Symbol
In Real Life
We see the spiral everywhere:
In personal growth when old habits resurface, not to defeat us, but to be healed in a deeper way.
In history, where patterns repeat, but often in a new context that reveals what humanity has learned — or hasn’t.
Even in relationships, we revisit themes like trust, forgiveness, or love, but each time with more maturity than before.
In Religion and Mythology
The spiral has always carried sacred meaning:
In Celtic tradition, the triple spiral (triskele) symbolized the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
In Hinduism, the coiled serpent energy (kundalini) is said to rise in a spiral up the spine, awakening spiritual awareness.
In Christianity, the spiral staircase in cathedrals often symbolized the soul’s journey upward toward God.
In Greek myth, the labyrinth — though depicted as a maze — was often circular or spiral-like, guiding seekers inward toward transformation before emerging renewed.
In Science
The spiral isn’t just a metaphor — it’s a blueprint of creation:
DNA, the code of life, is a double helix — two spirals entwined.
Galaxies, including our own Milky Way, form massive spirals across the universe.
Hurricanes and whirlpools follow spiral dynamics, channeling immense energy.
Even the Fibonacci sequence in mathematics unfolds as a spiral in seashells, pinecones, and sunflowers.
Science shows us that spirals aren’t decoration — they are nature’s way of organizing growth, energy, and life itself.
Bringing It Together
The spiral teaches us that life is not linear. Like mythology, it shows us cycles; like religion, it calls us upward; like science, it reveals the very pattern of creation.
When we honor the spiral, we stop judging ourselves for “repeating” struggles and instead see each return as progress. Each turn is a chance to rise, to integrate, and to become more whole.