The Mystic Spiral: Journey of the Soul by Jill Purce - Signed The spiral is the natural form of growth, and has become, in every culture and in every age, mans symbol of the progress of the soul towards eternal life. As the inward-winding labyrinth, it constitutes the heros journey to the still centre where the secret of life is found. As the spherical vortex, spiralling through its own centre, it combines the inward and outward directions of movement. In this original and engrossing book, Jill Purce traces the significance of one mans central symbols from the double spirals of Stone Age art and the interlocking spirals of the Chinese Yin Yang symbol to the whorls of Celtic crosses, Maori tattoos and the Islamic arabesque. Many of the superb images here were intended as objects of contemplation; for the spiral is a cosmic symbol. In good condition. Half-title page is partially detached and is inscribed by the author in blue ink. Front cover is slightly soiled.