Saturday, 28 March 2020

Two Cyclical Histories

The Psychotechnic History includes the Second and Third Dark Ages but ends with a Galactic civilization while the Technic History includes the Chaos, the Time of Troubles and the Long Night but ends with human civilizations spread through several spiral arms of the galaxy so both of these future histories are cyclical.

In both, also, there is an attempt to understand and direct historical processes. Whereas psychotechnics is a predictive science, Chunderban Desai applies a theory based on the study of many past Terrestrial civilizations. Then, informed by Desai's understanding, Flandry strengthens several planets to equip them to cope with the coming Long Night.

Meanwhile, our history enters the Chaos.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

And Chunderban Desai based his studies on the work of John K. Hord, even tho that man was not mentioned in A KNIGHT OF GHOSTS AND SHADOWS.

Yes, we are certainly in a chaotic time! We can only hope that some good, as well as bad things happens. For me, a very good thing wold be the far too belated founding of permanent colonies off Earth.

Ad astra! Sean