Spirals and Vortices
Vortices represent clusters of spiritual powers, that is, they represent spirits and/or deities
Vortices represent clusters of spiritual powers, that is, they represent spirits and/or deities
(December 5, 2025) This is the entrance stone (labeled as K1) to the Newgrange mound tomb in Ireland dating to 3100 BCE. To the right are the six life power Druid deities in three rows of gendered (male-female) pairs. These are
To the left is the triple-spiral (triskelion) representing the Druid magical motion powers of
All these deity vortices are emerging out of a network. Photo from https://www.newgrange.com/kerbstone-k1.htm
(December 5, 2025) Druid spirals in this triskelion form were used to represent the motion power pantheon of Su, Selu/Selene, and Thu. Selu (also called Selene meaning "powers of Selu") was the celestial light goddess representing the power of fate as defined by the night sky. Su was the dark new moon god and father time. He was associated with astrology magic used to shift the fate defined by Selene. Thu was the genderless (or hermaphrodite) deity associated with human emotions and emotion magic. All of these are motion sources.
Top image shows a 12 inch diameter spiral triskelion symbol inside the cave like Newgrange, Ireland tomb chamber. This passageway lights up on the morning of the winter solstice when the sun aligns with its doorway.
Image from https://www.newgrange.com/tri-spiral.htm)
River vortices interrupt water flows by clustering water into a single spot. Magic path deities originally were just labels for the clustering certain spiritual powers. After the lordification process brought about by the establishment of empires deities came to only be seen only as people with all their weakness. Magic eventually ceased to be used. Instead deities had to be bribed with sacrifices and flattered with praise or exclusive devotion in order for humans to gain favor. An intermediate stage was to use magical familiars (court retainers) to affect the deities.
These are found in the Wadi Djerat in the northern Tassili Plateau, Algeria. The animal is a rhinoceros. Photo 07H-P18-01 by Maximilien Bruggmann. Online at: https://www.maximilien-bruggmann.ch/PhotoSearchDetail/?id=309&name=MB0111&kw=Tassili+des+Aijer
These are found in the Wadi Djerat in the northern Tassili Plateau, Algeria. The animal is a water buffalo. This water animal indicates the wadi was an active river during the early Neolithic. Photo by Alessandro Passaré via Wikimedia Commons at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fondazione_Passar%C3%A9_V31_043.jpg
(February 1, 2025) This was found in Greece. Now at the British Museum, number 1919,1119.18. Online at: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1919-1119-18
(February 1, 2025) This is a well preserved Druid spiral fibula now at the British Museum (Museum number 2009,5020.1). It is recorded as being from Italy. Online at: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_2009-5020-1
This lintel is on display at the Minoan Heraklion Museum in Crete. It shows the three vortex layers of the Ancient Pagan Paradigm going through the sky shell. (Olmsted personal photo 2019)