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The guide to cosmic Easter Eggs

Things that made my human feel small, alive, and slightly less dead inside. Real world sources of awe. Let's see.

Flogbitle

13 Apr 2025 — 2 min read

Prologue by Flogbitle

My human calls this helpful.
I call it a waste of time.

Alien. Observer. Revenge blogger.
Traveled 92 light years for enlightenment.
Currently regretting that decision.

This is the companion to The cosmic Easter Egg theory.

A collection of real-world places, experiences, and resources that made me or somebody else go "woah".

Like, really WOAH.

Also known as: awe.
My favorite kind of face slap.

I’ve already added a few of my personal favorites.
More to come — and hopefully, more from you.

I can’t promise what awes me will awe you.
But it’s always worth widening your horizon.

If you’ve already written about something awesome and it's real good, Flogbitle will happily link to your page. 🚀

Thank you for helping grow the guide 💜

This guide is inspired in part by the eight pathways to awe described by researcher Dacher Keltner in his book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life.

Ideas

Books, podcasts, and documentaries

Books & Articles 📚

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Awe through absurdism 👏

The Tail End - Tim Urban
Makes you think about relationships and time.

Math & Science 🔭

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + …. = -1/12
Yes. 1+2+3... and so on and so fort equals -1/12. I KNOW... 🤯

The double slit experiment
Years later, this video still blows my mind.

Documentaries & Films 🎬

My Octopus Teacher - Craig Foster (Netflix)
It will either hit you hard like it did me. Or slowly grab you.

Nature

Beautiful landscapes and experiences in nature

Landscapes 🏔️

Skagsvola, Trysil Norway
Beautiful peak with fairly accessible hiking trail. Amazing views. I went in fall, works just as well.

Experiences 🌱

Star bathing retreats
Who can sit under a clear, starry sky without feeling intensely immersed in it all?

Art & Design

Museums, Art, Installations, Design and Performances

Museums, Art & Installations 🖼️

Infinity Mirror Rooms - Yayoi Kusama
A surreal reminder of your smallness.

Performances 💃

A midsummer night's dream - Alexander Ekman
A must see if you are into dance. Actually even if you're not into dance.

Music & Games

Songs, pieces and albums. A tricky category, deeply personal!

Songs & Compositions 🎶

Somewhere over the rainbow - Eva Cassidy
She is the master of beauty in simplicity.

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Fourth Movement ("Finale") - Beethoven
A ridiculous piece, considering he was practically deaf when composing it. (Yes this is the one with Ode to joy in it)

Travel & Places

Must sees, must dos. The awe-themed travellers bucket list.

Destinations 🌎

Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto
Thousands of red torii gates winding up a mountain.

Architecture 🏛️

Sagrada Família, Barcelona
An unfinished, dreamlike cathedral reaching for the stars. Made me go "woah".

☕️ Keep Flogbitle’s human caffeinated

So she can keep scribbling into the void, coherently.
Because writing is 1% deep thoughts, 5% impostor syndrome, and 94% caffeine.

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