spiral.  For  example,  Campbell  points out  that Hactcin,
the world creator,  spun the bird  in  a clockwise rotation
to   spin  consciousness  out   into  forms.  The  spiraling
swastika  image  associated  with  the meditating Buddha,
however,    is    one     of     counterclockwise     rotation;
symbolizing,  according  to Campbell, the  withdrawal of
consciousness   from   the   forms   of   the   world.   The
complementarity     of    the    opposed     interpretations
becomes paradoxical because  the  apparent  direction of
rotation  of  a  spiral  is  relative  to  the  position  of  the
observer.
     But  the  ambivalence  is reason enough  to  pause and
consider our own standpoint—our Ideal. The potential of
the  Sundance  experiment,   whether   for  weal   or  woe,
depends   upon   that   determination.  For   more  graphic
images of this concern,  I  refer  you  to our "Subscribers'
Dreams."

Resource Material

Joseph  Campbell, The  Masks  of  God: I. Primitive  Mythology. (Viking
Press) See pp. 140-150; 232-234.
International  Cooperation  Council  Newsletter.  17819.  Roscoe Blvd.,
Northridge, California 91324.
Hallie  Mountain  Wing,   "Dream  Weekend."  Womanspirit,  1975  II (6),
10-11. (Box 263, Wolf Creek, Oregon 97497 $2 ppd.)
Jill Puree, The Mystic Spiral. (Avon Books)

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