By Mermaid Shelley
Do you find yourself drawn to a pattern or a certain motif? Leaves, hearts, diamonds, knots - all sorts of images can create an emotional response and resonate for a variety of reasons.
I've found myself once again fascinated with spirals. I'm not unique in this, as it's one of the oldest and most enigmatic sacred images known.
It is one of the earliest examples of human creative expression, appearing in nearly every society in the ancient world.
The spiral has universal appeal and has a mysterious resonance with the human spirit, it is complex yet simple, intriguing and beautiful.
The spiral pattern is found extensively in nature – encoded into plants, animals, humans, the earth and galaxies around us.
Mathematics can explain the complex algorithms, sequences and equations that make up a spiral pattern, but it can’t explain the lure and fascination of the spiral to the human heart.
Yet again, I find this elegant theme in nature resonating with me. I love that it is a theme found everywhere I look, whether it be in the night sky, the pattern on my thumb, or in the fern in the woods.
Look for God's order and beauty
He shows it to us in a myriad of ways!
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