Episode #028: Destruction by Floods and Fire - Geomythology & Catastrophe

Summary

In this episode, Randall Carlson explores the historical patterns of cyclic catastrophes, emphasizing the significant flood events in Native American lore and the absence of flood stories among them. He presents evidence of massive floods and wildfires during the Younger Dryas, speculating on the experiences of survivors in the aftermath. The discussion weaves together geomythology, prophecy, and apocalyptic themes, providing a thought-provoking perspective on ancient disasters.

Key takeaways

• 1Evidence of huge floods in the Pacific Northwest
• 2Native Americans' lack of a great flood story due to missionary influence
• 3Discussion of vast wildfires during the Younger Dryas
• 4Exploration of geomythology connecting myths to real historical events
• 5Analysis of apocalyptic themes in ancient cultures

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Transcript excerpt

That's ancientnutrition.com code protein. This is Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson Podcast. And welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the Cosmographia Podcast with Randall Carlson. And we are joined, as always, this week by Bradley. How are you doing, Brad? See you got the metal behind you there. I'm good. Yeah, I love that ruthenium image. So that's my background. Subject to change, though. See what Randall comes up with. But yeah, I'm real good. How about you guys? No, we're doing great. Yeah, doing good, man. Yep. Working hard. Our jobs have not been affected by all this crap going on. So everything's normal for us. Not in Texas, I'm sure. Yeah. Speaking of normal. Yeah, Mike. Everything normal over there, normal guy? Everything is fine here at the normal household. As opposed to Bradley's nice ruthenium background, I have my wall and windows with shutters. I gave you a nice map to put on that wall there, Mike. I don't think he wants, he doesn't look like he wants a map. Yeah, we got to do something to sexy up Mike. I'm not sure what it is, but, you know. That red shirt's not enough, huh? That red shirt's pretty sexy, I think. Randall, how are you doing this week, sir? Doing well. Doing well. What can I say? Fantastic. Although, I was doing so fantastic yesterday that I started working out, and today, my old injury at my fifth lumbar in the bottom is brief. So it's like, ah. Well, we have something to say about the last show. Yes, I think the boys have to come clean about something here. So Kyle and I are paying attention to a lot of stuff in here while the show is going on. Yeah, yeah. Randall. Don't make excuses. ...

Excerpt from Kosmographia, Apr 30, 2020. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.