The Death of the Pope as a Metachronon - The Symbolic Collapse of Time in Collective Consciousness

This philosophical essay explores the death of Pope Francis as a Metachronon — a symbolic collapse of time within collective consciousness. Building upon the XChronos model of symbolic temporality, it analyzes how extraordinary emotional events can create transformative temporal ruptures, transcending mere chronology. Drawing parallels with the previous work Metachronon: The Instant That Wept the World (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15203511), this reflection proposes that certain historical and spiritual moments restructure subjective and collective time, turning individual experience into a universal memory. It invites readers to perceive existence not as a linear sequence, but as a fabric woven by moments of sacred emotional collapse.