Yes, true enough! Things are never as clear cut as we imagine, but I do like the feel of this progression. Its probably useful to have an eye on the fractal nature of reality, and similarities across scale.

With this in mind we can see the ‘fear-clarity-power-old age’ progression acted out across everything from historical epochs to an individuals daily events.

You are right about ‘power plants’, it feels as though they speed up some observing parts of ourselves, giving us time to catch all the weird transitions that ordinarily happen seamlessly in our ‘regular’ lives. We need experience of what to look for, though, to bring anything ‘worthwhile’ back.