Friday, June 3, 2011

haiku my heart - the golden spiral


~my spiral mandala of growth and discovery



~photo of spiral rose by Jessica Wilson, Northern California



~portion of Eiffel Tower's spiral staircase at auction, Christie's, New York



~photo of spiral architecture by Byron Kay, Athens, Greece



~photo of spiral snail shells by Byron Kay, Santorini, Greece



~spiral mandala of my projected spiritual journey


Spiral and return
To nature's epicenter--
Never-ending life.


Haiku my heart is the vision of Rebecca Brooks at "recuerda mi corazon." If you would like to participate, just post your haiku on Fridays with an accompanying photo on your blog and link back to recuerda mi corazon.
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  1. SnapJune 3, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    I really like all your spirals ... images and words ...happy Friday!

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  2. MaritJune 3, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Spirals are so inspir(al)ing! Love the photos and haiku!

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  3. Kathleen BarnesJune 3, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Lovely spirals..I have always imagined the dance of the spirit to be a spiral we go up and down on!

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  4. rebeccaJune 3, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    such a labyrinth of your heart....this moving inward and giving outward.
    i love the mindfulness of you.

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  5. gmaJune 3, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    I love all of these Spirals. Beautiful that you are still emerging. Nature shares so much with us.

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  6. Noelle ClearwaterJune 4, 2011 at 2:46 AM

    Margaret,
    These are beautiful! Jung said the spiral was an archetype representing cosmic force. In Ancient England, it was associated with the feminine as the "doorway to life". Here I think that you are partly talking about the evolutionary process of learning and growing. As in a spiral, we seem to pass the same point over and over again but from a different perspective each time. This journey you speak of is a coming into being, Yes?
    xoxo,
    Noelle

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  7. AnneJune 4, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Lovely and beautiful.

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  8. RosieJune 4, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Isn't that lovely - like an ebb and flow of the tides. Love your photos and haiku Margaret!

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  9. MeriJune 4, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Well you had me at spiral. It's my personal symbol icon. Love the growth mandala -- it's so happy and empowering.

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  10. FrikoJune 4, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Of course, that's exactly what a spiral is, an epicentre.

    Thank you for showing me this truth.

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  11. tamiJune 4, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Spirals are one of my favorites - today I found this great quote - What is art but life upon the larger scale, the higher. When, graduating up in a spiral line of still expanding and ascending gyres, it pushes toward the intense significance of all things, hungry for the infinite?”
    Elizabeth Barrett Browning quotes

    Love your blog!

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  12. Lynne with an eJune 4, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Leading outward, returning to...going round but moving on...returning to learn and relearn, but differently each time. I love spirals--and mandalas! I feel much joy here.

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  13. GrammyJune 5, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    I love the mandalas And your wonderful haiku wisdom shines through.

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  14. Stickup ArtistJune 5, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    That's awesome - a spiral mandala for your spiritual journey! Spirals must hold a powerful secret, many powerful secrets; so prevalent in nature, space, art, so close to both our intellectual and spiritual yearnings.

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  15. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Thank you, Snap! See you next Friday! Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  16. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Thanks, Marit! I love ancient symbols that also turn up in nature... Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  17. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Thanks, Paintdiva! I love your image of the spiral being the dance of the spirit--each time we widen our scope a little more... Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  18. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    Hi Rebecca! I think that you're right: a spiral can be a labyrinth. And I love your vision of the labyrinth as a heart, ebbing and flowing... Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  19. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    Thanks, Gemma! Love your word "emerging." When I look at that butterfly emerging from my positive-self spiral, I feel a moment of grace. So many lessons to learn from nature... Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  20. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Hi Noelle~ I am always amazed at the breadth and scope of your knowledge and personal wisdom. I remember in college I used to tell people--when asked--that my favorite book was Jung's Memories, Dreams, Reflections. One of his theses was that we all have a collective unconscious imbedded in our minds comprised of archetypes. One of these is the spiral. It cropped up again in Man and His Symbols. I find I have more faith in the spiral than the circle which also repeats itself (Native American view of life). The spiral progresses each time you venture out. You're always able to go back to your center for safety. When you mention the British or Celtic feminine, I think of the triple-spiral: girl, woman, crone; or the Christian imagery of the Trinity. What resonates with me is two-fold: 1) the idea of discovery leading to growth, and 2) the Kundalini yoga metaphor of a coiled (spiraled) serpent at the base of one's spine unspiraling up through the chakras to reach a spiritual enlightenment at the crown chakra. Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  21. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    Thanks, Choices! Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  22. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Thanks, Rosie! Yes, like the ebb and flow of the tide, and each time the tide flows back something new is discovered that leads us to change... Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  23. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Thanks, Meri! Yes! I use the spirial as an affirmation for going forward and breaking out--W do have the possibility of recurring changes. Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  24. Margaret PangertJune 5, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Hi Friko! The epicenter is the center of the spiral; thus, in our own spiral, it is the center where we can return to maintain our balance and equanimity. We can then retrace our steps around and gradually enlarge the spiral with new insight and confidence. I like this analogy, too. Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  25. Margaret PangertJune 6, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Hi Tami! Wow! I love that Elizabeth Barrett Browning quote! Vortices ascending towards the infinite... I remember feeling that way in Sedona. I have a quote from Hatha Yoga--I like it though it's not as lyrical as yours: "The twist can be thought of as a spiral, the movement of which can go either upward or downward. The downward spiral will enmesh you in your lower nature, while the upward spiral will increase awareness and expand you beyond limitations. For the seeker who has an intense inner desire to pursue spiritual goals, the mind has to be bent and twisted in that direction... A flexible mind and an inflexible spine can rarely be found together. If the body is tied in a knot, so are the mind and emotions." Sometimes I forget the element "body" in mind-body-spirit. Yoga asanas are all about balance! Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  26. Margaret PangertJune 6, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Hi Lynne! That is the perfect description of the spiral as metaphor! Whenever we feel stuck, we can retrace our steps and come out again with a new perspective. Spiral, mandala, and collage art all give us the opportunity to achieve that Eureka!, opening the door to the right side of the brain. Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  27. Margaret PangertJune 6, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    Thank you, Grammy! Are we magpie-ing it tomorrow? Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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  28. Margaret PangertJune 6, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Hi Stickup! That is awesome what you said about the spiral's powerful secrets because spirals are pervasive throughout the universe and beyond. One concept is that there is an underlying mathematical principle to our (and everything's) existence which is known as Golden Geometry or even Sacred Geometry. Within that is the Golden Spiral. Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

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