A swirl, eddy, whirlpool, or vortex can represent: A disturbance.
A variation from the usual.
A force of nature that poses a real or imagined threat.
Something or someone that “sucks you into” something (such as into an activity, habit, way of thinking, etc.).
A perceived opening between levels or worlds.
See Also: Flow or River, Tornado, Waves, Door or Entrance, Circles, Going in
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