Circular Spectrum of Extremes

We all recognise that things and perceptions can be extremely different and opposite. 

In most of the cases we regard the respective extremes as the end-points of a spectrum. An obvious example is the spectrum of temperature which runs from extremely cold to extremely hot. Graphically those spectrums are usually represented in a linear way, meaning a straight line from one extreme to the other. This linear spectrum seems to be useful in many circumstances and a good representation for many couples of extremes.

Nevertheless, we sometimes also find couples of extremes which show a different "behavior", where the extremes seem to have the ability to almost instantly swap from one to the other. Examples for those would be Genius & Madness, Hero & Fool and probably the most famous Love & Hate. There is even a scientific phenomenon known as the Butterfly Effect which describes a similar behavior of instant swapping between different states.

For those "special cases" where the end-points of the spectrum are far apart and at the same time close enough to "jump" from one extreme to the other, we might need to "bend" the linear spectrum from a straight line into the form of a circle. This will bring the two extremes close enough to "jump" whilst it allows the full spectrum to continue to exit in a now circular form.

A circular Spectrum of Extremes can serve as a model explaining why Genius can easily turn into Madness, why the former Hero is often the biggest Fool, and why the deepest Love always runs the biggest risk to suddenly turn into Hate.