We are living in a twilight period before the end of the world, known as Ragnarok, according to Norse mythology. During this time, heroes fighting monsters from another reality will lose and the gods will die, ushering in an era of universal decline. This concept of Ragnarok forms the basis of a view of history as long-term deterioration. We are currently in the dark age of the Kali Yuga, which will end when a few purified souls in transformed light bodies overcome obstacles to a new Golden Age, leaving behind the illusion of the current chaotic Iron Age.