| Transmutation marks the cultural tipping point in The History of Rock & Roll—the moment of zeitgeist, when the music becomes all-access, mythic, and uncontainable. It’s not a date on a timeline, but an intangible shift in space and spirit. A leap that can’t be pinned down, but is universally felt.
At the top center, a pole vaulter arcs through the air—cresting the bar, suspended in a moment of ecstatic ascent. Around him, flowers burst forth, airplanes scatter, and lightbulbs dangle like ideas mid-ignition. The right edge is bordered by warning stripes, signaling urgency and transformation.
At the base sits Sarasvati, Hindu goddess of music, knowledge, and creative flow. Her veena is a cosmic transmitter, grounding the chaos above in divine rhythm. She watches—not passively, but as the source of the unfolding.
The title Transmutation speaks to the shift: from rebellion to revelation, from subculture to shared myth. Rock & roll has changed form—not diluted, but elevated. It has become something more valuable, more universal, more alive.
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