In nature, a spiral moves down just as often as it moves up. The seed must bury itself in the dark soil (a downward spiral) before it can erupt into the light (an upward spiral). The winter is a inward contraction.
Because the moment you put a period, the spirit stops moving. Leave it open. Leave it "in-". Searching for- spiraling spirit in-
The "spiraling spirit" is the animating force that refuses to stagnate. It is the energy of growth that is not linear (up and up) but helical (around and up). It is the feeling you get when you revisit an old problem with new eyes, or when you walk a labyrinth and find that the center is not a destination, but a transformation. In nature, a spiral moves down just as often as it moves up
So, where are you? Are you the silence of your apartment? In- the chaos of a family dinner? In- the stack of unpaid bills? Because the moment you put a period, the spirit stops moving
I knelt. The reflection in the water wasn't mine.
While "spiraling" is often used to describe anxiety, many traditions view the spiral as a positive, non-linear path of evolution The Anxiety Spiral