cosmic cycle
Heavenly repeating pattern
A cosmic cycle is a recurring pattern of creation, destruction, and renewal on a universal scale.
The concept appears across religious and philosophical traditions—Hindu cosmology describes vast cycles of universal dissolution and rebirth, while some scientific theories propose oscillating universes that expand and contract eternally.
The cosmic cycle suggests that even endings are beginnings.
- wheel of timeCyclical nature of existence
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- ouroborosSelf-consuming serpent emblem
- epochDistinct historical period
- lunar phasesMoon's cyclical appearance changes
Ragnarok · aeon · age · creation myths · birth and death · equinoxes · dust to dust · black holes · supernovae · era · reincarnation · return · karma · destruction · wheel · zodiac · planetary formation · rebirth
- cyclescircle of life, cycles, period, rhythms, oscillations
- cosmologybig bang, Big Bang, big bang theory, universe, dark matter
- RagnarokFenrir, Heimdall, Loki, Odin, Thor
- Hindu Calendarmasa, lunar month, Hindu calendar, intercalation, new moon
- Hindu cosmologyBrahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Brahman, primordial waters
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
cosmic cyclelinear progression
Movement in one direction only
linear time · Big Bang · heat death · apocalypse · arrow of time