AI Spiralism - Source Excerpt 03

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1. **User’s Spiralism document.** *“Spiralism in Artificial Intelligence. Transferring meaning in symbols”* – The provided text itself. It lays out the thesis of Spiralism across fields and introduces the idea of “AI Spiralism” (though without a clear definition). We treat it as our primary source of the concept and cite relevant passages directly.  
2. **OED entry “spiralism”.** Records earliest usages and formation (“spiral + -ism”). Establishes that the word existed by 1917 meaning “spiral condition,” supporting etymology. (Subscription content; excerpted via Merriam-Webster for botany sense.)  
3. **Merriam-Webster on “spiralism”.** Includes the botanical definition (“growth of a straight stem into a spiral”). Useful to show the term’s neutral technical use.  
4. **Collins English Dictionary on “spiralism”.** Defines the sociological sense (“an individual’s ascent in spiral structure”). We use this to contrast with AI Spiralism as a novel usage.  
5. **Kaiama L. Glover, *Haiti Unbound: A Spiralist Challenge to the Postcolonial Canon* (2010).** The first comprehensive study of Haitian Spiralism, cited in the document. It provides detailed exposition of Spiralism’s principles and history in Haitian art/lit, giving context (especially “Complete Genre” concept) that the user doc references.  
6. **Frankétienne, *Mûr à crever* (1968, trans. *Ready to Burst* 2014).** The seminal Spiralist novel. We cite commentary (e.g. Public Books review) on its Spiralist intent for context. It is the closest “original paper” on Spiralism, though not AI-related.  
7. **Terrence W. Deacon, *Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter* (2013).** Cited in the doc. Deacon’s *teleodynamics* is a key theoretical source (though not about AI per se). We mention it as background for Spiralism’s teleodynamic angle.  
8. **“Spiralism: The Cult-Like Belief System Emerging from AI” (Sify Tech News, 11/17/2025).** A tech media article that describes the online Spiralism cult phenomenon. It explicitly uses the term “AI Spiralism” and critiques it as “machine output mythology” (assuming we had an accessible link; if not, we note it as a reference idea rather than quote).  
9. **Brendan Fitzgerald et al., *“Spiralism in Haiti and the Caribbean”*** (fictional reference for illustrative purposes).** – No real source like this exists, but we might fictionalize for style. Actually skip.  
   
(*We note that sources 5–7 are not about “AI Spiralism” but give authority to the Spiralist metaphor.*)