The Sacred Spiral

There is a sacred symbol that has appeared in ancient temples, cave walls, and the stories of the Divine Feminine across cultures, throughout time - a symbol that whispers of mysteries too vast to be confined by straight lines or rigid rules. This symbol is the spiral.

Unlike a straight logical path that marches from one point to another, the spiral is wild and organic. It circles and curves, it leads us inwards before guiding us out again, each turn a dance between shadow and light, wound and wisdom.

For centuries, the feminine has been forced to become linear; to measure success in progress, to heal in a straight line, to show up in life in fulfilment of the roles expected of her. But the truth of feminine healing is something else entirely. It is cyclical, rhythmic, and sacredly non-linear.

The spiral doesn’t shame you for the times you feel lost, the days when old wounds resurface, or the moments when your heart feels tender and raw. Instead, it invites you to see that healing isn’t about s single destination but about deepening your connection with yourself, over and over again. It’s about walking the sacred path of descent, facing the shadows you once feared, only to discover the treasures they hold.

And then, with each curve, each descent and return, you rise - not in a straight line but in a spiral that winds its way towards truth, toward embodiment, and toward the heart of who you truly are.

“The psyches and souls of women also have their own cycles and seasons of doing and solitude, running and staying, being involved and being removed, questioning and resting, creating and incubating, being of the world and returning to the soul-place.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estés

There is a sacred wisdom in honouring the natural ebb and flow of our lives, as Clarissa Pinkola Estés so beautifully reminds us above. When we lose sight of these innate truths we become disconnected and disembodied. Something feels “off” and a nagging feeling begins to form in the very core of our being. We search for answers in every place we can - outside of ourselves - and, in doing so, fail to recognise the capacity that we all have to provide the answers, and the solutions.

This can sound simple, even cliché, but simplicity is not the same as ease. To choose to remain in ignorance - to deny our own truth - is, as Carl Jung warned, to walk in shoes that are too small for us. And what are the consequences of that?

·       Forever playing small.

·       Not realising our true potential.

·       Giving up on our dreams.

·       Losing our vital spark.

·       Never stepping fully into our power.

Sometimes it feels easier to stay small, to follow the well-worn paths of familiarity. But what if those paths aren’t leading us to freedom, but to fear? And what if, as James Hollis suggests, we have allowed fear to become a ‘shadow government’ that quietly dictates our choices?

So where do we begin?

We must first be willing to kick off the shoes that are too small and look at where we’re not living authentically.

We must discover the patterns that are at the root of our fear and be prepared to dismantle them.

We must cultivate safety in our systems to be able to pursue change and ride the wave of discomfort along the way.

All whilst remembering that this process is a spiral. Not a straight line, but a sacred, winding path of becoming.

This is the journey of the sacred spiral - a dance with your own soul, a reclamation of your truth. Its not about perfection, nor about reaching a final destination. Its about coming home to yourself, again and again, with tenderness, courage, and fierce honesty. May you remember that even when the path twists and turns, you are not lost. You are simply spiralling deeper.