Unalome

The Unalome is a symbol from Buddhism and is often described as a sign of the path to enlightenment. Since the concept of enlightenment is a very abstract concept in the West, I usually say that it is the symbol of the path from separation to totality. The symbol begins at the center of the spiral; This point symbolizes our birth into the earthly sphere. Here we find separation; Separation from the maternal body; The experience that our body is our own and we are ‘alone’ in it.