Collapse as Genesis
Honoring the Decay that Feeds the New Skin
Creation and destruction share the same current of energy. In the wheel of life cycles, birth requires the final, rattling exhale of the past.
The most profound shifts—the shifts that rewire your marrow—happen in the silent, brutal ninety days preceding a birthday. This is the Pre-Birth Phase. It is a period of biological shedding where the lived year begins to rot. It becomes fertilizer.
If you really think on it, almost every significant meeting, opportunity, fate happens within three months of your birthday each year.
