Cyclical History comes up in 2 chapters across 2 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from June 2012 to May 2014.
Cyclical Yugas and Inner Earth Repopulation
The Vedic concept of time is described as cyclical, moving through four Yugas, with the current era being the Kali Yuga. According to these traditions, the Kalki avatar will appear at the end of the cycle to bring inhabitants from the inner earth to repopulate the surface world.
Cyclical History and the Rise of Man
The discussion rejects the linear "straight line" graph of human progress in favor of a cyclical model of history punctuated by rises and falls. Channard references the Kali Yugas of India and the Mayan calendar to support the idea of ancient, sophisticated civilizations that were lost to time. This perspective views modern humanity as just one of many peaks in a long evolutionary roller coaster.
