On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Jeffrey Kiok wrote: > > On Mar 16, 2004, at 6:15 PM, Philip Hart wrote: > > > [chorus of speculation about multi-emperor reigns snipped] > > > > Just one bite at the apple or chaos ensues (except for the end of Great > > Cycles). > > As we learn in FHYA, do not events manifest themselves in a precipitous > way so that all involved "feel" or "know" that the cycle is going to > change? No, this is a matter of argument. Some people feel a change, some don't. > Is not a change in the cycle marked by changes that the ruling > Emperor cannot control? Or the emperor dies. Or a House, having over time lost its power and influence, decides it's time to hand on the baton. Or perhaps the gods make their opinion clear. We've seen two transitions - one over a non-crisis, one a mess.