wheels within wheels
Concealed complex mechanisms
A situation of hidden complexity, where multiple interconnected forces or schemes operate beneath the surface.
The phrase suggests layers of causation that aren't immediately visible: There are wheels within wheels in this organization—you never know who's really pulling the strings.
From a biblical image in Ezekiel describing celestial beings with interlocking wheels.
- cogProjecting gear tooth
- mazePuzzle of passages
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- meshInterlocking open weave
- interlockJoin by overlapping
intrigue · intricacy · machination · Machiavellianism · puppet strings · power brokers · hierarchy · shadow government · recursion · interconnectedness · conspiracy · smoke and mirrors · tangled web · ouroboros · feedback loops · labyrinth · Byzantine · axle
- Bible visionsvalley of dry bones, valley of bones, dry bones, burning bush, Jacob's ladder
- Merkabah Mysticismdivine throne, Ezekiel, Metatron, throne room, cherubim
wheels within wheelssimplicity
Lack of complexity
straightforwardness · what you see is what you get · straightforward · plain and simple · uncomplicated
wheels within wheelsabove board
Honest and unconcealed
transparency · open and shut · cards on the table · plain dealing · out in the open