The Spiral Framework A New Structural Lens for Dark Matter, Expansion, and Consciousness

Across disparate scales, efficient transport and recursive feedback concentrate energy, mini-mize energy dissipation, and stabilize phase through resonance [82, 59]. We propose that thisubiquitous spiral geometry links three critical domains: (i) the non-gravitational structure ofdark matter, (ii) small, direction-dependent anisotropies in late-time cosmic expansion, and (iii)the physical threshold for adaptive, model-based behavior. The framework yields concrete, fal-sifiable tests: (1) spiral and annular fingerprints in weak-lensing shear and convergence maps,characterized by localized annular power and excess in low azimuthal modes; (2) a non-randomtwist/alignment bias in cosmic filaments; (3) an exploratory expansion contribution parameterized as Ωω (z) ≡ 2⟨ω2⟩3H2 , derived from the vorticity term of the Raychaudhuri equation; and(4) step-like increases in phase coherence coincident with behavioral inflection points in neu-ral and organoid systems. Clean nulls (e.g., parity flips, phase/center scrambles, B-mode andPSF controls, and preregistered thresholds) will rigorously constrain the contribution; conver-gent positives will motivate the explicit addition of spiral transport and resonance to structuralmodels. The framework operates at the mesoscopic scale, requires no new microphysics, andoffers falsifiable tests across astrophysical and biological systems, positioning spiral geometry asa scale-agnostic organizing principleWeak lensing: a slight excess of geometry-tied spiral/annular features in shear/convergence (mass) reconstructions relative to matched nulls.Cosmic web: a statistically significant twist/alignment bias in filament orientations beyond random expectation, robust across catalogs and parameters.Late-time expansion (exploratory): minor, direction-dependent signatures correlated with large-scale structure.Coherence transitions: phase-coherence jumps coincident with behavioral inflection points in brains, organoids, and agent simulations.Testing postureClean nulls (parity flips, phase scrambling, random centers/time-shuffling) and preregistered thresholds constrain contributions; convergent positives across independent datasets argue for explicitly incorporating spiral transport and resonance into models. Methods, data links, and suggested preregistration notes are included to enable straightforward independent replication and to make negative results first-class outcomes.