Spirals are also a symbol of hypnosis . This most likely comes from the clichÃ of people and cartoon characters being hypnotized by staring into a spinning spiral ( One example being Kaa in Disney 's The Jungle Book ) . Spirals are also a symbol of hypnosis , stemming from the clichÃ of people and cartoon characters being hypnotized by staring into a spinning spiral ( One example being Kaa in Disney 's The Jungle Book ) .