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My Personal Bible of Spiritual Epics

sealchan

sealchan

Well-Known Member
I just completed the latest draft of an outline of individuals and stories that I have encountered which put together in "historical order" constitute the outline for a meta-story which I find to be personally inspirational and a focus of my spiritual studies. This list is essentially subjective in nature although I think you will find that it contains representatives from many cultures and time periods.

Any and all sincere comments welcome:

Spiritual Epics (Fictional, Mythical, Historical and Scientific)
  • Entire History (15,000,000,000 BCE - ACE)

  • Scientific Pre-History (15,000,000,000 BCE - ACE)

  • Ancient History

    • Middle Earth: Frodo & Smeagol (10160 BC - 3021 BC)

    • Egypt: Isis and Osiris (3300 BC)

    • Israel: Adam & Eve/Cain (4004 - 3074 BC)

    • Mesopotamia: Gilgamesh (2700 BC)

    • Israel: Noah (3078 - 2147 BC)

    • Israel: Abraham and Sarah (2004 - 1829 BC)

    • Israel: Jacob and Rachel (1854 - 1754 BC)

    • Israel: Joseph and Asenath (1782 - 1672 BC)

    • Israel: Moses and Zipporah(1525 - 1406 BC)

    • India: Bhishma and Amba (and Krishna) (1400 BC)

    • Greece: Achilles & Odysseus (1173 BC)

    • Israel: David (1000 - 970 BCE)
  • Axial Age

    • China: Lao Tzu and Zuangzi (601 - 531 BCE)

    • China: Confucius (571 - 479 BCE)

    • India: Gautama Buddha (480 - 400 BCE)

    • Greece: Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BCE)

    • Israel: Jesus (4 BCE - 30 ACE)

    • Ireland: The Tain (50 ACE)

    • Israel: Paul the Apostle (5 - 67 ACE)

    • Israel: John the Apostle (6 - 100 ACE)

    • Greece: Cupid & Psyche (150 AD)
  • Early Middle Ages

    • Germany: Nibelungenlied (453 ACE)

    • Scandinavia: Beowulf (475 ACE)

    • Britain: King Arthur and Genevere (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Gawain (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Tristan and Isolde (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Perceval (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad (539 ACE)

    • Britain: The Holy Grail (539 ACE)

    • China: Bodhidharma (550 ACE)

    • Arabia: The Thousand and One Nights (651 ACE)

    • France: Charlemagne (742 - 814 ACE)

    • Ireland: The Book of Kells (810 ACE)

    • Persia: Shahnameh (994 ACE)

    • Germany: Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179 ACE)

    • Italy: Francis of Assisi (1181 - 1226 ACE)

    • Italy: Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321 ACE)
  • Early Modern Period

    • Italy: Tarot Cards (1502 ACE)

    • Italy: Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642 ACE)

    • Japan: Matsuo Basho (1694 ACE)

    • Pirates (1690 - 1730 ACE)
  • Mid Modern Period

    • Germany: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827 ACE)

    • England: Jane Austen (1775-1817 ACE)

    • U.S.: The Old West (1783 - 1920 ACE)

    • England: Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882 ACE)

    • Germany: Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883 ACE)

    • England: Bronte Family (1816 - 1855 ACE)

    • A.I. (1818 - ACE)

    • Vampire (1819 - ACE)

    • England: Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901 ACE)

    • Russia: Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893 ACE)

    • U.S.: William James (1842 - 1910 ACE)

    • China: Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864 ACE)

    • U.S.: Civil War (1861 - 1865 ACE)

    • Switzerland: C.G. Jung (1861 - 1955 ACE)

    • U.S.: H.G. Wells (1866 - 1946 ACE)

    • India: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948 ACE)

    • Germany: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955 ACE)

    • France: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881 - 1955 ACE)

    • England: Sherlock Holmes (1887 - ACE)

    • England: T.E. Lawrence (1888 - 1935 ACE)

    • England: J.R.R. Tolkein (1892 - 1973 ACE)

    • U.S.: Opal Whiteley (1897 - 1992 ACE)

    • England: C.S. Lewis (1898 - 1963 ACE)

    • England: Alan Turing (1912 - 1954 ACE)

    • World War II (1939 - 1945 ACE)
  • Atomic Age

    • U.S.: Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987 ACE)

    • U.S.: Malcolm X (1925 - 1965 ACE)

    • Superheroes (1931 - ACE)

      • DC

      • Marvel
    • U.S.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)

    • England: Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018)

    • U.S.: Daniel Dennett (1942 - ACE)

    • U.S.: Douglas Hofstadter (1945 - ACE)

    • U.S.: Stephen King (1947 - ACE)

      • The Dark Tower
    • Aliens (1953 - ACE)

    • Kaiju (1954 - ACE)

    • Superminds (1966 - ACE)

    • Systems (1968 - ACE)

    • England: Yes (1968 - ACE)

    • U.S.: PIXAR (1995 - ACE)

    • U.S.: The West Wing (1999 - 2006 ACE)

    • England: Harry Potter (2001 - ACE)

    • U.S.: Lost (2004 - 2010 ACE)

    • U.S.: Dexter (2006 - 2013 ACE)

    • Minecraft (2011 - ACE)
  • Future Age

    • The Terminator (1984 - ACE)

    • Isaac Asimov’s Foundation (2064 - 25066 ACE)

    • Star Trek (2151 - 2378 ACE)

    • Avatar (2154 ACE)

    • The Matrix (2201 ACE)

    • Alien (2381 ACE)

    • Dune (21267 ACE)

    • Star Wars (99999 ACE)
 
Skwim

Skwim

Veteran Member
sealchan said:
I just completed the latest draft of an outline of individuals and stories that I have encountered which put together in "historical order" constitute the outline for a meta-story which I find to be personally inspirational and a focus of my spiritual studies. This list is essentially subjective in nature although I think you will find that it contains representatives from many cultures and time periods.

Any and all sincere comments welcome:

Spiritual Epics (Fictional, Mythical, Historical and Scientific)
  • Entire History (15,000,000,000 BCE - ACE)

  • Scientific Pre-History (15,000,000,000 BCE - ACE)

  • Ancient History
    • Middle Earth: Frodo & Smeagol (10160 BC - 3021 BC)

    • Egypt: Isis and Osiris (3300 BC)

    • Israel: Adam & Eve/Cain (4004 - 3074 BC)

    • Mesopotamia: Gilgamesh (2700 BC)

    • Israel: Noah (3078 - 2147 BC)

    • Israel: Abraham and Sarah (2004 - 1829 BC)

    • Israel: Jacob and Rachel (1854 - 1754 BC)

    • Israel: Joseph and Asenath (1782 - 1672 BC)

    • Israel: Moses and Zipporah(1525 - 1406 BC)

    • India: Bhishma and Amba (and Krishna) (1400 BC)

    • Greece: Achilles & Odysseus (1173 BC)

    • Israel: David (1000 - 970 BCE)
  • Axial Age
    • China: Lao Tzu and Zuangzi (601 - 531 BCE)

    • China: Confucius (571 - 479 BCE)

    • India: Gautama Buddha (480 - 400 BCE)

    • Greece: Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BCE)

    • Israel: Jesus (4 BCE - 30 ACE)

    • Ireland: The Tain (50 ACE)

    • Israel: Paul the Apostle (5 - 67 ACE)

    • Israel: John the Apostle (6 - 100 ACE)

    • Greece: Cupid & Psyche (150 AD)
  • Early Middle Ages
    • Germany: Nibelungenlied (453 ACE)

    • Scandinavia: Beowulf (475 ACE)

    • Britain: King Arthur and Genevere (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Gawain (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Tristan and Isolde (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Perceval (539 ACE)

    • Britain: Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad (539 ACE)

    • Britain: The Holy Grail (539 ACE)

    • China: Bodhidharma (550 ACE)

    • Arabia: The Thousand and One Nights (651 ACE)

    • France: Charlemagne (742 - 814 ACE)

    • Ireland: The Book of Kells (810 ACE)

    • Persia: Shahnameh (994 ACE)

    • Germany: Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179 ACE)

    • Italy: Francis of Assisi (1181 - 1226 ACE)

    • Italy: Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321 ACE)
  • Early Modern Period
    • Italy: Tarot Cards (1502 ACE)

    • Italy: Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642 ACE)

    • Japan: Matsuo Basho (1694 ACE)

    • Pirates (1690 - 1730 ACE)
  • Mid Modern Period
    • Germany: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827 ACE)

    • England: Jane Austen (1775-1817 ACE)

    • U.S.: The Old West (1783 - 1920 ACE)

    • England: Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882 ACE)

    • Germany: Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883 ACE)

    • England: Bronte Family (1816 - 1855 ACE)

    • A.I. (1818 - ACE)

    • Vampire (1819 - ACE)

    • England: Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901 ACE)

    • Russia: Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893 ACE)

    • U.S.: William James (1842 - 1910 ACE)

    • China: Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864 ACE)

    • U.S.: Civil War (1861 - 1865 ACE)

    • Switzerland: C.G. Jung (1861 - 1955 ACE)

    • U.S.: H.G. Wells (1866 - 1946 ACE)

    • India: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948 ACE)

    • Germany: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955 ACE)

    • France: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881 - 1955 ACE)

    • England: Sherlock Holmes (1887 - ACE)

    • England: T.E. Lawrence (1888 - 1935 ACE)

    • England: J.R.R. Tolkein (1892 - 1973 ACE)

    • U.S.: Opal Whiteley (1897 - 1992 ACE)

    • England: C.S. Lewis (1898 - 1963 ACE)

    • England: Alan Turing (1912 - 1954 ACE)

    • World War II (1939 - 1945 ACE)
  • Atomic Age
    • U.S.: Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987 ACE)

    • U.S.: Malcolm X (1925 - 1965 ACE)

    • Superheroes (1931 - ACE)
      • DC

      • Marvel
    • U.S.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)

    • England: Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018)

    • U.S.: Daniel Dennett (1942 - ACE)

    • U.S.: Douglas Hofstadter (1945 - ACE)

    • U.S.: Stephen King (1947 - ACE)
      • The Dark Tower
    • Aliens (1953 - ACE)

    • Kaiju (1954 - ACE)

    • Superminds (1966 - ACE)

    • Systems (1968 - ACE)

    • England: Yes (1968 - ACE)

    • U.S.: PIXAR (1995 - ACE)

    • U.S.: The West Wing (1999 - 2006 ACE)

    • England: Harry Potter (2001 - ACE)

    • U.S.: Lost (2004 - 2010 ACE)

    • U.S.: Dexter (2006 - 2013 ACE)

    • Minecraft (2011 - ACE)
  • Future Age
    • The Terminator (1984 - ACE)

    • Isaac Asimov’s Foundation (2064 - 25066 ACE)

    • Star Trek (2151 - 2378 ACE)

    • Avatar (2154 ACE)

    • The Matrix (2201 ACE)

    • Alien (2381 ACE)

    • Dune (21267 ACE)

    • Star Wars (99999 ACE)
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Boy, that's a huge hunk of history to bite off. Best of luck. As for sincere comments.

The age of the universe is currently estimated to be about 13.8 billion years old, yet you're starting your "Scientific Pre-History" 1.2 billion years earlier at 15,000,000,000 BCE. What do you know that science doesn't?

Then you might want to brush up on your punctuation a bit. "Which" is always preceded by a comma. It the clause that follows is restrictive then "that" is used, and no comma is necessary. HERE'S a good explanation.

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sealchan

sealchan

Well-Known Member
Hubert Farnsworth said:
A Christian writing his own bible? That's interesting lol
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I like the irony myself, but the Bible is also a collection of books. But I dont think of MY Bible as authoritative for anyone else. Even for me it is a work in progress. It is a collection of what or who has inspired me.
 
sealchan

sealchan

Well-Known Member
Skwim said:
Boy, that's a huge hunk of history to bite off. Best of luck. As for sincere comments.

The age of the universe is currently estimated to be about 13.8 billion years old, yet you're starting your "Scientific Pre-History" 1.2 billion years earlier at 15,000,000,000 BCE. What do you know that science doesn't?

Then you might want to brush up on your punctuation a bit. "Which" is always preceded by a comma. It the clause that follows is restrictive then "that" is used, and no comma is necessary. HERE'S a good explanation.

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Not sure where I got the 15 billion from...I will correct that.

Everything on the list I have read or viewed something...so it represents not so much a goal of study but a record of study. Still I could study many of the works or authors more than i have.

It is also an exercise in self-awareness, self-expression to put together such a list. I can review such a list and quickly be reminded of so many wonderful insights or moments or experiences. I literally have two bookshelves devoted to the organizing of these movies and books pertaining to each in the same order as the list. This constitutes a kind of "home shrine" for me.
 
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