Akasha is the unmanifested, the nothing or emptiness which fills the vacuum of space. Saints, sages, yogis & other seekers who have looked within themselves.
The Pythagorean philosopher Plato hinted enigmatically that there was a golden key that unified all of the mysteries of the universe.
The spiral has often been represented by the snake, the downward current, while the bird or blooming lotus flower has represented the upward current or transcendence.
We live our lives pursuing happiness and freedom “out there” as if it is a commodity. We have become slaves to our own desires and craving.