The Alchemy of Coronavirus

Alchemy is a great metaphor for what's going on right now. The epitome of creative destruction.

Firstly, the reduction of the familiar into a mass, then the extraction from the mass of what's needed, and finally the synthesis of that into the new. Base metal to gold.

Coronavirus is a catalyst. It's started the process. We don't know how long it will last, but rather like Chris Whitty, our chief scientist said, "it won't be weeks".

It appears that the Grinch has now joined the Cabinet. Some time in 2021 is now being eased into the time frame as expectations are managed.(I've always had something of a soft spot for the Grinch and think he gets a bad press. Railing against excessive consumption is part of the Zeitgeist, and he had a point). Now, it appears, he's gone all respectable. I'm sure he and Dominic will get on like a house on fire.

Let's have a brief look at the alchemy of Coronoavirus:

Stage 1. Nigredo.

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