Spirals

Cauldron Spiral by Crystal Dyer. 2023. Copper Leaf and Oil on Canvas. 8-3:8 x 9-3:4 inches

Cauldron Spiral 2023.
Oil on Canvas. 8-3/8 x 9-3/4 inches.

Coire Sois or Cauldron of Knowledge by Crystal Dyer. 2023. Oil on Canvas. 7 x 8-1/4 inches.

Coire Sois or Cauldron of Knowledge 2023.
Oil on Canvas. 7 x 8-1/4 inches.

Exhaustion Spiral: Widdershins
This is a clip of an approximate 30-minute performance on Labor Day 2021.

Spiral of Fear 2023.
Silver Leaf and Oil on Canvas. 9.5 x 11.5 inches.

Often I draw inspiration from our prehistory when the world was at peace, people lived in harmony with nature, and resources were shared instead of hoarded. My use of the spiral references such a time. Spiral symbols were drawn on stone Neolithic cairns. I practice witchcraft as a form of feminist dissidence, reviving burned and buried knowledge. The spiral is used in witchcraft for banishing, called Widdershins, or a counterclockwise spiral. The alternative is Deosil, a clockwise motion, which is used to draw in correct energies during spells and rituals.