The ancient power of spirals
The spiral is one of the most ancient designs created by human beings. It can be seen etched into cave walls and stones throughout the world.
Since people have had a desire to mark the world with their existence the spiral has been one of the most popular geometric shapes.
It can be dated back to the Neolithic period, Newgrange in Ireland and other ancient and spiritual places.
Spiral represents the cycle of life
The spiral is associated with the cycle of life – the life, death, life process. It manifests the idea of rebirth and the womb. It has been the symbol of the mother goddess since the dawn of time.
The spiral is in its essence a feminine symbol representing fertility, childbirth and the cycles associated with these.
What does wearing the spiral mean?
When a piece of handcrafted jewelry incorporates the spiral, it is uniting the wearer with the natural changes in the world.
It symbolizes the transitions women evolve through from child to adult to crone. It is movement and progression, denoting the development of change.
The spiral is also referred to as the fifth element; the quintessence. It is also referred to as the spirit essence not being of this Earth like the other four elements: earth, water, air and fire.
The spiral is also the symbol of water, ever mutable and fluid. Never having a shape of its own, water fills and flows into and out of receptacles of all shapes and sizes. The spiral, like water, is never fixed or permanent. It is ever-changing and, as such, ever moving.
The spiral is definitely creates a strong connection with the goddess within and is identifiable with change. It helps us move onto new and sometimes challenging stages of our lives.
It doesn’t allow us to retreat into our old staid ways, but helps us gather positive energy which we can surround ourselves with.
