The plant form is a study in the subtlest movement. The root is built on the principle of contraction like the mineral element in which it makes its home, the blossom rays out its petals like the รนท. The stalk and leaves in between alternately expand and contract, often in the movement of the ascending spiral. When the plant matures, its expansion into a blossom is inhibited and the seed is formed in a final contraction motion.