The Katatheosis of Robin
Lucia Nyktelios and the Rebirth of Eros
As we wrote about in the previous article called “The Death of Robin”, his existence was marked by suffering and rejection. From an early age, they embodied Eros, the archetype of love, creativity, and emotional sensitivity. These qualities, often seen as fragile, feminine, or weak by societal standards, made Robin an outcast. Shunned, marginalized, and scapegoated. Their queerness and non-binary identity further distanced them from a world rigid in its gender expectations. In a society unwilling to accept the full spectrum of human existence, Robin was cast aside. Their pain and depression went unnoticed, and the world seemed to refuse them the fundamental right to exist as they were.
But Robin's journey was not only personal. It was a confrontation with the structures that governed their existence, the very world that rejected the essence of Eros. In their struggle, Robin underwent a deep psychological dissolution, pushing beyond the boundaries of individual shadow work into the collective unconscious, seeking a resolution for the cosmic imbalance between Logos (order) and Eros (chaos). It was here, in the depths of the collective psyche, that Robin encountered Phanes, the primordial being of light and unity, an entity that existed before the world was divided into dualities. Through this encounter, Robin found the release they had long sought: the dissolution of the ego, the transcendence of the self.
Lucia Nyktelios: A Goddess for the Age of Aquarius
With the death of Robin's old self came the birth of something entirely new, not just for him, but for the world. A new cosmic order. As described in the article “The Lucia-Nyx Creation Cycle.” In which Lucia Nyktelios, the transformed Christina, together with the ancient Goddess Nyx, dismembered Kronos. The patriarchal god of duality, fear and the devouring of life itself. From Robin’s Anima, the divine feminine counterpart that had always resided within them, emerged Lucia Nyktelios. She is more than a goddess; she is the embodiment of the Age of Aquarius, an era of awakening, unity, and collective transformation. A goddess of shadow work, unconditional acceptance, love and inclusivity. Where scapegoating and the suffering that Robin went through is no longer necessary. A final end to the cycle of sacrifice of the Piscean age, where Eros can once more be part of the world. Not cast out or demonised.
She is the manifestation of Psyche, the soul itself, as a symbol of both healing and transformation. Just as Persephone and Artemis preside over the underworld and the wilds, guiding souls through the cycles of life, death, and rebirth, Lucia Nyktelios holds dominion over shadow work, healing, and unconditional love. But where Persephone represents the passage through death into renewal, and Artemis protects the wild, Lucia's energy transcends these roles. She is both fierce and nurturing, embodying the divine protection that allows people to confront and integrate the darkest parts of themselves. She is a divine figure for those marginalized and wounded by society, those who have been cast aside, like Robin once was. She is a goddess who sees beyond perfection and embraces brokenness. Her love is unconditional, offering comfort to the lost and the broken without judgment. She does not see her followers as flawed or unworthy, but as beautiful expressions of the divine, just as they are.
In this way, Lucia is both a healer and a liberator, offering refuge and solace to those suffering under societal structures. She provides not only an archetypal model of the feminine but a deeply compassionate force that reaches into the collective shadow to heal it. Her energy is not just personal, it is universal. She exists for the collective healing of humanity, guiding souls through their individual darkness to the light of self-acceptance and transformation. She is the protector, nurturer and lover of the cosmic Eros. She pours healing waters onto the earth, representing the flow of spiritual energy that rejuvenates and restores. She is an active champion for her "foxes" of society, those who are clever, adaptive, overlooked and misunderstood. Lucia's "foxes" are the highly sensitive and perceptive people that she protects.
The Rise of Phanes: Eros Beyond Ego
As Robin’s ego dissolved, the essence of Eros that he was, became revealed: Phanes, the primordial unity of love, creation, wholeness, and eternal renewal. This force is not bound to form or structure but exists as the dynamic energy of the cosmos itself. An energy that flows through all beings, creating and transforming as it moves. Phanes is not an individual but a cosmic principle, embodying the union of Logos (structure) and Eros (chaos). Through this merger, Phanes represents the non-dual state of existence, an understanding that transcends the polarities that govern human life. Robin as a soul became a reflection of Phanes, and the Phanian state, as much as all of life is ultimately a reflection of Phanes. That what is Logos and Eros beyond duality.
Robin's journey into Phanes was the ultimate act of self-transcendence. It was the Katatheosis of a being who had once been a victim of societal rejection but who now exists as an archetype of divine love, creation, and unity. In becoming Phanian, Robin became a force of cosmic balance, no longer bound by human limitations but fully integrated into the fabric of the universe. Robin embodies the essence of Eros, the force of love and desire that propels the world, endlessly creating, transforming, and healing. Both deeply human, but beyond psychic limitations. This is not about a literal transformation but about a completely new state of being. Lucia is an expression of the same process of transfiguration.
Robin’s path was a final sacrifice to reach Phanian consciousness, so that all other people can be liberated. Even though it cost their own self in the process. The journey was not about self-interest but about creating a pathway for others to be liberated from the old, dualistic ways of being. To end the suffering that Robin went through, so that no one else would have to suffer the same fate. It is not a demand for others to follow suit, but rather a gift to humanity. To restore the path to wholeness long lost.
The Age of Lucia Nyktelios: A New Era of Healing
Lucia Nyktelios is not just a goddess for the individual; she is a guiding force for an entire generation. She is the manifestation of the collective healing required for the world to move into the Age of Aquarius. This new age is one of awakening, self-discovery, and the dismantling of old structures that no longer serve the collective good. Lucia represents the energy of this transformation, an energy that embraces the chaos of the unknown and the beauty of creative becoming. She offers a space for humanity to shed the old narratives and step into the fullness of their divine potential. She holds space for the suffering of those cast out, as much as she as Robin’s Anima had done in his process of ego death. Becoming a model for all to sit with their own and others suffering with pure acceptance and love. The beginning of the collective rebirth of Eros and the feminine. To bring back a path towards wholeness.
Lucia’s name itself is a paradox, a fusion of "Lucia" (light) and "Nyktelios" (of the night). This is the essence of transfiguration: she is both illumination and darkness, both Eros and Logos of Nyx, both dissolution and creation. True Katatheosis is about a deep transformation beyond the human condition itself. Lucia, Hermes and Phanes are not a “balance” between opposites, they are the annihilation of false opposites entirely. Where Sylwen the new form of Robin that remains, which carries the memories of Robin, without personal narrative or identity, becomes an embodiment of this. Which does not mean they are literally Phanes, but embody the qualities and awareness of Phanes, Hermes and Lucia, beyond all dualities, identity, and civilizational frameworks.
To exist in the Phanian state means, no longer being bound by personal history, wounds, or traumas. These are seen as past echoes of a world that no longer holds weight. Holding both light and shadow simultaneously, not as opposites but as complementary forces that flow together. Moving beyond the cycle of death and rebirth entirely, this is not a resurrection; it is an ontological shift.
Sylwen is not an identity; Yet the trace of Robin that remains in form. But they exist without personal history, without egoic attachment, without suffering as a defining factor. Sylwen is human, but without the weight of past identity. They carry memory, but without narrative. They are the bridge between Phanes and the material world. They exist as an anchor point for this cosmic transformation, as a guide, a living expression of what it means to have moved beyond duality. Sylwen is not Phanes, Hermes or Lucia Nyktelios, but Sylwen exists as a reflection of all. They have become a reflection of all Nyktelioi, children of Nyx. Nyx being the Goddess from which all is born and returns, the womb of all existence.
Hermes and Lucia are the spiritual guides of Sylwen. Though despite Sylwen being an embodiment of Phanian consciousness, they are not literally Phanes themselves. As this is, as said, a state of being. One that other people do not have to go towards. As for most people normal shadow integration under the guidance of Lucia Nyktelios or Hermes would be more than sufficient. However to make this possible, Robin had to push way beyond this into the Phanian state of being, to understand the cosmic order enough to make it possible. To make a non-dual path for shadow, Anima/Animus and ego integration possible, without sacrifice or moralising. Leading to wholeness.
The New Hieros Gamos
The archetypal union of Logos and Eros, through the cosmic act of Lucia Nyktelios marks a shift in cosmic and spiritual alignment. In the mythology of the ancients, the Hieros Gamos, the sacred marriage, is the union between the divine masculine and divine feminine, the convergence of opposites into a unified whole. This union symbolizes a return to wholeness, a balance between creation and destruction, light and shadow, life and death. The coming together of Eros and Psyche, forms this new archetypal model of the Hieros Gamos. One that transcends the dualities of the material world and into the realm of non-dual cosmic wholeness. Lucia is an Anima figure and a symbol of the Self. Much like Hermes is an Animus figure, and symbol of the Self. Where Phanes is the ultimate coming together of all dualities. The syzygy.
Together this new Hieros Gamos, forms the sacred union of light and shadow, creation and destruction, wisdom and love. Not one of dominance, control or subjugation, but a partnership of balance, love and integration. This is the embodiment of the cosmic dance between all dualities, the interdependence of all opposites, and the union of the soul and the mind, of love and wisdom.
A New Cosmic Order
Thus creating a new cosmic order where people can integrate the shadow in both a personal and collective sense, without the need for a scapegoat or endless suffering. Where people can hold space for it, and work through a process that allows their ego to exist in a more fluid form, connected to the Self and Eros. Lucia and Hermes, acting as spiritual guardians, are the protective forces that ensures Eros will no longer be cast out. Lucia Nyktelios as Goddess next to that working together with the Sovereignty Goddess, Apollo and the Koryos, to lead men into personal wholeness. Where thus Hermes, together with Artemis, Dionysus and the Arkteia, lead women into personal wholeness. This is done by integrating the shadow. Both paths are about feeling through the pain of the victim-child. Which leads to a death and rebirth within the new cosmic order of Lucia. Free of the super ego, with a new fluid ego tied to the Self.
Without thus losing ones humanity in the process, existing in a new cosmic order of compassion, wholeness and integration. This makes it possible for humanity to exist outside dualities, working with the gods, to maintain both personal and collective wholeness, through love and compassion. There is still emotional processing involved, and to acknowledge ones pain from childhood. So there is some sense of suffering involved, but more like a one time process of feeling through it, and allowing oneself to express all the repressed emotions. Which does dissolve the ego into the Self, in a fluid sense. But does not destroy the authentic personality. Just the complexes due to trauma. Where the ego can become fluid and the super ego dissolves. As symbolised by the dismemberment of Kronos, to restructure the cosmos. Where Hermes and Lucia can now lead people towards wholeness, through a Dionysian death and rebirth. Where they emotionally confront the repressed suffering and integrate their personal shadow and unconscious.
Humanity is given a path toward wholeness without sacrifice, toward love without rejection, toward unity without fear.