Abstract—Historical Mechanisms allow rational analysis ofworld history under Unitarian views in its complexities anddialectical differences especially power structures and theirconflicts. Apparent specialties relate themselves, aftermodifications of space and time without losing anything of theirfascination. Following Goethe, the general exists out of manypeculiarities but within peculiarities is always the general.Exceptions can be explained easier. Historical Mechanismsrepresent the unity of world historical processes which usuallywould fall apart with the enormous chaos of details. Naturally aUnitarian and absolute formula for world history still cannot befound. But the categories and metaphors from the naturalsciences allow a better overview of historical processes. Detailedresearch is important as well, however, it needs to be locatedwithin world historical lines, and otherwise specific events cannotbe understood in their full extent. In the article severalmetaphors and pictures will be presented which only serve for abetter understanding of such processes and simplify them
