CTONIO

The term comes from Chthon, the Greek name of the Earth, mother of the Titans and home of the dead and living: the low opposite to the high, the earth in its dark and primitive appearance. The danger can be both internal and external in the struggle between life and death, always closely related. It appears as a prelude to decisive events, in the form of unforeseen difficulties, punishments, terror, as opposite pole to that of feelings of security, strength, optimism. The unconscious appearance of ctonio is reflected on everything that appears to be fearsome because of its hidden, unexpected, sudden and violent character.