I’ve been deeply moved by Bill Plotkin’s work, especially his idea of the spiral progression through space and time in human development. Progress is never one direction – we zigzag our way to the end goal.

In Nature and the Human Soul, Plotkin invites us to see our growth as a journey that circles back on itself while simultaneously moving forward—each turn a new opportunity for soul-deep integration and alignment with the Earth. I loved this description.

This idea of a spiral is also embedded in the very structure of life itself: our DNA’s double helix. This sacred geometry of the spiral, found throughout nature and encoded in the golden ratio, mirrors Plotkin’s insight in a profoundly physical way. It’s as if the geometry of life itself is telling the same story that Plotkin offers us—a story of cyclical return, growth, and emergence into wholeness.

What if we recognized that Plotkin’s spiral is not just a metaphor but also a literal structure within us? What if we embraced the idea that our evolution is woven into the same patterns as galaxies, seashells, and our DNA?

I plan to explore this further—how the spiral progression Plotkin describes may be a 3D energetic structure (like a helix or toroidal field), connecting the soul’s journey with the universal patterns of creation. If this is a universal truth, then the theory would hold in the smallest seashell and the largest concept, like our soul’s journey.

Bill, if you’re reading this, I’d be honoured to speak with you about this intersection, where the mythopoetic and the scientific meet. Your work has opened my eyes to new ways of seeing both the natural world and my inner landscape. I’d love to hear your reflections on how you see the spiral not just as a metaphor, but as a real energetic principle in human life and beyond.