Linear or Ring?

The old Western and even Biblical idea of linear progress to God seems to somewhat fit with the idea of material and supermaterial upward evolution toward Godhood. The more Eastern idea of “cycles” seems less important from this perspective. There is also no “first cause” in this worldview, only endless, linear, spiral evolution toward Godhood, with stops and starts along the way. Life moves upward in evolution toward Godhood, shaped by selection and evolution, and activated by the Spirit-Will-To- Godhood. This perspective is not fully accepted by either religion or science---so it could be considered a balance between the two. 

Nietzsche suggested that Becoming is a huge ring. But evolution appears to be more a constant, upward, spiral, but linear evolution, for example, from the simple to the complex, with no end in sight other than continual levels of higher evolution. How do these cosmic symbols relate to values and morality? A relativity of values does not seem to fit here. Linear evolution does not assign all parts with equal relative value, as the ring symbol seems to do with its eternal return. The old trinity of Truth, Goodness and Beauty are ranked higher in material and supermaterial evolution than, for example, illusion or ugliness, with Godhood as the zenith of Truth, Goodness and Beauty.