Think about it.

Gassner described it best—as an intensification of symptoms that suddenly converts to a cure. Things must get dramatically worse before balance is restored. What are the conceptual antecedents of this view?

Some analogs that come to mind:

• As the Apophis stage in the Formula of IAO.

• As the nigrido phase in the alchemical Magnum opus.

BEAUTIFUL:

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