The Planetary Scale

journey. There is no demand that anything happen instantly, only that it must happen eventually. With molecules, the final configuration that brought about the expected spiral was an incredibly defining moment in the universe.

The double helix was the first physical molecular spiral to naturally form. That double helix, or double spiral, is what we call DNA. So, how big of a difference did it make for spirals to actually begin to show on the molecular level? It heralded the beginning of life itself. So, you can see when it did arrive; the helix was an amazing game-changer as far as how complex things could be on a molecular level. We’ll discuss life and its necessary part of Potentialism soon in later chapters in more depth.

The Planetary Scale

When we get to a planetary level, we find there are varying degrees of how well both the spiral nature of Potential as well as the Push and Pull play out. As we said before, though, their existence isn’t so much a law as an aspiration. To put it more simply, the more they exist, the more advanced the planet is, and the further along it is in seeking out its Potential.

Let’s take a moment and consider two planets – Mars and Earth. Mars, by far, is the simpler of the two. That much is 73

obvious. One is a barren rock; the other is teeming with life of all kinds, seas and a rich atmosphere that makes for intricate weather.

On Mars, there are still some Push and Pulls evident. It has polar caps and a comparatively warm central band of land. Likewise, spirals are still prevalent in its thin atmosphere when viewing the huge dust storms that commonly cover the surface.

Earth, by comparison, exhibits far more traits of Potential, showing us Q4P that is far more active. As such, we also see comparatively far higher amounts of physical Potentialism effects.

Earth has a molten iron core that puts out an invisible magnetic shield protecting the planet and life on it, spiraling out from the center of the planet itself; this magnetic field both protects us from lethal radiation as well as keeps our atmosphere safe from solar winds that could otherwise blow away our atmosphere.

Moving down the planet itself, we see weather patterns that continual spiral across the surface of the planet, from global wind currents to smaller tropical storms, all following the indelible rules of Potential. These patterns even continue down to the surface, as we see in the circulation of the oceans and perhaps even the slow dance of continental drift as the surface land glides across the molten oceans of iron deep within our 74