namuhhtrae - Oswald Spengler's stages applied to the story

PRE CULTURAL PERIOD: Tribes and their chiefs; no politics, no state, Chaos of primitive expression forms 

In my story: tribes are spiritual beings that exist outside of the universe who come across a new universe (symbolising intelligent strings)

Tech: God 

Erikson: Trust versus Mistrust

POLITICAL 1: FORMATION OF FEUDAL ORDER 

In my story: the combination of different spiritual (strings) leads to matter and the formation of the modern universe 

Erikson: Receiving care

Tech: God/Nature 

Erikson: Trust in people and the environment

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 1: Spiritual spring: the Priestly Myth, the Military Myth 

In my story: Life itself evolves certain myths based around what leads it and what protects it, again based on the string spirits

Erikson: Social attachment, maturation of sensory, perceptual and motor function, primitive causality

Tech: Nature 

Erikson: Hope

ART 1: Early forms, rural, unconsciously shaped 

In my story: life develops burrows, nests, dams and other forms of structures that could be considered artistic dwellings

Erikson: Enduring belief that one can attain one's deep and essential wishes

Tech: Nature/Stone 

Erikson: Autonomy versus shame-doubt

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 2: Mystical-metaphysical shaping of Myth 

In my story: spirituality is redefined as something abstract and other within one's environment 

Erikson: Imitation

Tech: Stone 

Erikson: Pride in self; assertion of will in the face of danger

POLITICAL 2: BREAKDOWN OF FEUDAL ORDER: THE INTERREGNUM 

In my story: Tribes and herds break down as wars begin begin civilizations in order to create agricultural civilization

Erikson: Locomotion, fantasy play, language development, self control

Tech: Stone/Bronze 

Erikson: Will

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 3: Spiritual Summer: the Reformation 

In my story: spirituality is defined as those who belief in laws of nature and not the laws of man 

Erikson: Determination to exercise free choice and self control

Tech: Bronze 

Erikson: Initiative versus Guilt

ART 2: Exhaustion of possibilities in Early forms 

In my story: Simple dwellings give rise to new dramatic architectural forms, pyramids, temples, etc

Erikson: Identification

Tech: Bronze/Iron 

Erikson: Ability to initiate activities and enjoy learning

POLITICAL 3: FORMATION OF A WORLD OF ARISTOCRATIC STATES 

In my story: Empires arise out of civilizations

Erikson: Sex-role identification, early moral development, self esteem, group play, egocentrism

Tech: Iron 

Erikson: Purpose

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 4: First purely philosophical world views 

In my story: Western philosophy begins and develops into spiritual ways of teaching

Erikson: Courage to imagine and pursue valued goals

Tech: Iron/Medieval 

Erikson: Industry versus Inferiority

MATHEMATICAL 1: Formation of atomist idea of spirit and body

In my story: Islam obtains new mathematics based on ideas of God

Erikson: Education

Tech: Medieval 

Erikson: Acquire skills and develop competence at work; enjoy achievement

ART 3: Mature art forms, urban and conscious 

In my story: perspective based artistic work designed 

Erikson: Friendship, skill learning, self evaluation, team play

Tech: Medieval/Renaissance 

Erikson: Competence

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 5: Puritanism; opposition to rising Absolutism 

In my story: Christianity evangelism spreads to colonies in America and Africa 

Erikson: Freedom to exercise skill and intelligence in the completion of tasks

Tech: Renaissance 

Erikson: Group identity versus Alienation

POLITICAL 4: CLIMAX OF THE STATE FORM ("ABSOLUTISM"): Artistocracy held in check by alliance of King (or Tyrant) with Bourgeoisie 

In my story: Formation of independent nations, and the beginning of the ideas of communism

Erikson: Peer group

Tech: Renaissance/Industrial 

Erikson: Strong group identity, ready to plan for the future

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 6: Spiritual Autumn: the Enlightenment 

In my story: The rise of Modern philosophy leads to new concepts of the individual and progress

Erikson: Physical maturation, emotional development, membership in peer group, sexual relationships

Tech: Industrial 

Erikson: Loyalty

ART 4: Intellectualization of Mature art forms 

In my story: Formation of abstract, cubist, futurist and dadaist art

Erikson: Freedom to pledge and sustain one's loyalties to others

Tech: Industrial/ATomic 

Erikson: Individual identity versus identity confusion

MATHEMATICAL 2: Zenith of mathematical thought 

In my story: development of quantum mechanical ideas of nature

Erikson: Role experimentation

Tech: Atomic 

Erikson: Strong moral identity, ready for intimate relationships

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 7: The Great Conclusive System: Mystic, Scholastic 

In my story: new age ideas and postmodern philosophy develops 

Erikson: Autonomy from parents, sex role identity, internalized morality, career choice

Tech: Atomic/Information 

Erikson: Fidelity

POLITICAL 5: REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEONISM: Bourgeoisie against alliance of King (or Tyrant) and Aristocracy; victory of Money over Blood 

In my story: Rise of punk movement, and anti-globalization movement

Erikson: Freedom to pledge and sustain one's values and ideologies to others

Tech: Information 

Erikson: Intimacy versus Isolation

ART 5: Exhaustion and dissolution of Mature forms 

In my story: Death of the author, death of creativity, patische and parody

Erikson: Care giving

Tech: Information/Biotech 

Erikson: Developing trust and sharing with others

POLITICAL 6: TRANSITION FROM NAPOLEONISM TO CAESARISM: the Period of Condending States; dominance of Money ("Democracy")

In my story: sustainable independent conurb city-states in corporate blocs

Erikson: Strong relationship, work, child rearing

Tech: Biotech 

Erikson: Love

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 8: Materialism (science, utility, prosperity) 

In my story: consumerism seen as new religion to establish identity

Erikson: Capacity for mutuality to transcend childhood dependency

Tech: Biotech/Nanotech 

Erikson: GEneration versus Stagnation

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 9: Ethical-social ideals replacing religion 

In my story: rights of robots and clones 

Erikson: Creativity

Tech: Nanotech 

Erikson: Nurturing children or helping out the next generations in other ways

MATHEMATICAL 3: Mathematics: the concluding thought 

In my story: string theory mathematics applicable to nature 

Erikson: Nurturing relationships, management of career and household, parenting

Tech: Nanotech/Quantum tech 

Erikson: Care

RELIGO-PHILOSOPHIC 10: Spread of final world sentiment 

In my story: Rights of simulated world's independent existence 

Erikson: Concern for and commitment to family and community

Tech: Quantum tech 

Erikson: Integrity versus Despair

ART 6: Art problems; craft art 

In my story: virtual reality materialism as a distraction to allow people to serve prime program

Erikson: Introspection

Tech: Quantum tech/Femtotech 

Erikson: A sense of fulfillment about life, a sense of unity with self and others

POLITICAL 7: CAESARISM: victory of force-politics over Money; decay of the nations into a formless population, soon made into an imperium of gradually increasing crudity of despotism. 

In my story: Simulated galaxies go into wars of various program states against the other, leading to dominating empires

Erikson: Intellectual vigor, redirecting energies to new roles and new activities, developing a point of view about death

Tech: Femtotech 

Erikson: Wisdom

ART 7: Artificial, archaic, exotic art forms 

In my story: wormholes are developed, allowing for time travel and resurrections of the past 

Erikson: Detached yet active concern with life in the face of death

Tech: Femtotech/Clarketech 

Erikson: Immortality versus Extinction

RELIGO-PHILSOPHIC 11: (in the masses only). Second Religiousness 

In my story: reestablished religion based on events being preordained or programmed by some higher power

ERikson: Social support

Tech: Clarketech 

Erikson: Life review, accept death with a sense of integrity and without fear

POLITICAL 8: THE FINAL POLITICAL FORM: the world as spoil. Gradual enfeeblement of imperial machinery against raiders and conquerors. Primitive human conditions thrusting up into the highly civilized mode of living 

In my story: the collapse of previous universal simulations, leading to the freeing of the string spirits 

Erikson: Coping with physical aging, developing a historical perspective, storytelling

Tech: Clarketech/God 

Erikson: COnfidence

ART 8: Fixed forms, giganticism, imperial display 

In my story: The idea of god as something fixed and imperial but all controlling in nature 

Erikson: Conscious trust in self and assurance about meaningfulness in life

Tech: God 

THE AFTERMATH 

In my story: THe new cycle of existence