The Baha'i Era Dates and Island Peaks

Dear Readers:

In the Baha'i faith, we believe in progressive revelation.  God sends a Great Messenger or Manifestation of Himself from time to time who infuses the world with new spiritual nutrients (Such as Zoroaster, Krishna, Buddha, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, or Baha'u'llah).  Over time, these nutrients are broken down an digested by civilization until it is time for God to send a new messenger with a new message.  This is a lot like the process of mountain formation and erosion in nature.  An earthquake or volcano creates a fresh new high altitude peak.  This peak is rich in minerals for life, but it must be worn down over time to fertilize the soil around it.  Eventually, if no new mountains form, the soil is depleted of nutrients as they are eventually washed out to sea. 

Also in the Baha'i faith, we believe in the oneness of all humanity on earth.  Island peoples have long symbolized the need for oneness and harmony within an ecosystem.  The Japanese for example (according to Jared Diamond in his book Collapse) were once one of the greatest examples in history of a self-contained society in homeostasis and harmony within the natural environment of their islands before they opened their borders to trade with the European colonial world.  Still though, to this day, many island people around the world cherish sound environmental stewardship and internal peace and cooperation.  The Baha'i faith believes that it is time for all of humanity to evolve culturally in this direction, seeing the whole world as one great island upon which we must all time in balance with our environment and in harmony with one another.

Synthesizing these two great parables in nature--the parable of the mountain peaks nourishing the land as they wear down and the parable of the early manifestations of social unity and harmony within the environment on islands--it appears overwhelmingly appropriate to associate years in the Baha'i Era (our calendar system beginning with year 1 in 1844 AD) and verses in the sacred text of the Most Holy Book of the Baha'i faith, the Kitab-i-aqdas, with the island peaks of the world, starting at the highest peak and working down from there.

While I'm at it, I will also explore the periodic table of the elements in order as well.  I anticipate some interesting parables will revel themselves about the truth of this ordering of verses and dates and location as they are overlaid with the elements.  When we get beyond the basic periodic table we can explore larger compounds (perhaps inorganic ones) that sum up the number of protons needed to match higher numbers than we have elements for.  I look forward to seeing where mysterious coincidences of correspondence take us in our musings.

Sky Thoth