The Devouring Cycle and the Return to Inner Balance

Human history, when viewed through the lens of myth rather than chronology, reveals a single repeating pattern: a cycle of imbalance, fear, domination, collapse, and renewal. Civilizations rise, fracture, and fall not because of external invaders or cosmic enemies, but because of unresolved tensions within consciousness itself. The myths we inherit — from Kronos and Zeus to the modern narratives of “others,” “outsiders,” and “threats” — are not literal accounts. They are symbolic maps of the human psyche attempting to understand its own shadow.