deus ex machina, n.All

A Deus ex machina (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the economists' landlord or money-lender, summoned to buy whatever cannot be sold — but if rent cannot be realized from sales, there is an end to rent.

A Deus ex machina (n.) must ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not unravel the plot; the gods may only report what lies beyond the drama, since to them we ascribe the power of seeing all things.

A Deus ex machina (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what the alchemist had with a panacea in his pocket amid a moral dilemma, much as moderns pin their hopes on hormones, narcotics and shock therapy without seeing that this belief is a symbol too.