Slingshot Orbit (Titan $\leftrightarrow$ Stone)

The Slingshot Orbit is a dynamic oscillation on the Axis of Direction. It represents the cycle of Burnout—manic expansion followed by depressive collapse.

The Cycle

1. Drive Phase: The Titan pushes for achievement. Energy is high but borrowed (adrenaline/cortisol). “I can do it all.”
2. Depletion: Resources run dry, but the Titan ignores the signals.
3. Crash: The system hits a wall. The Stone takes over to enforce rest (via depression/sickness).
4. Collapse Phase: “Nothing matters.” Paralysis.
5. Panic/Shame: The Titan sees the lack of productivity and panics (“We’re falling behind!”).
6. Re-Launch: The Titan whips the system back into drive. Repeat.

Asymmetry

Unlike the Pendulum (which can be fast), the Slingshot often has a Long Period (months or years). The Stone phase acts as a “debt repayment” for the energy borrowed during the Titan phase.

Resolution

• Key Insight: The Stone is not the problem; it is the correction.
• Path: Grieving the limits of the self (Mortality).
• Target: Wise Striving.