  The puzzle of the disappearance of isotropic Lifshitz points in condensed
matter physics is explained from the point of view of the Wilsonian
renormalization group. In analogy to the commensurate ideas of metamagnetic
phase transitions, we describe the physics of thermodynamic states beyond an
isotropic Lifshitz endpoint. Such phenomenon may be understood in terms of a
statistically isotropic environment of coexisting multi-incommensurate
helicoidal states. In addition to the magnetic and condensed matter
discussions, we consider also an interesting example in the context of
dynamical evolution.
