I understand the obvious uses of へ. My understanding gets a bit fuzzy when it
comes to things other than a physical direction toward a physical place.

For example; a sentence such as this: 勝ちへ向かう

Is this limited to just goals/expectations? Is there any limit to what
goals/expectations can use this particle? Honestly, I wish this particle could
just mean 'to' in general. :/
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grammar particles particle-へ
The use of へ towards an abstract concept
The use of "へ" does not depend much on the relationship.  
For "向かう", however, there are two meanings.

A:

> "駅へ向かう"

I headed to the station.

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    I headed to *the destination*.
    
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B:

> "勝ちへ向かう"

I headed for the win.

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    I headed for *the state(or the time)*.  
    
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There's nothing special about 勝ち in the sentence. In fact, I think you can
safely think of へ as "to, toward, towards", both for physical and metaphorical
direction.

> 日本語の理解へ !  
>  Towards a better understanding of Japanese!
>
> 明るい未来へ !  
>  Towards a brighter future!
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