Concepts & Themes

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Degrees of Magic

The degrees of magic is a system of academic ranks established by Euryplus of Thule as part of the curriculum of the Five Great Academies of Atlantean Magic during the Orichalcum Age. This system remains in use within the Atlantean community and among the Atlantean diaspora, leading to its widespread adoption in post-Atlantean systems. Generally, […]
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Life

Life is a condition, mainly biological, that separates organisms such as animals, plants, and microorganisms from inanimate matter. Life’s abilities include growth, reproduction, response to stimuli and metabolising things they need to survive. However, in a massively varied Universe, this distinction is not always easy to make. The following is a bit of over-engineered world-building, […]
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The Multiverse

The Multiverse is a continuum of separate parallel universes, each original and prime to its inhabitants. Each Universe is comprised of its own entangled Quantum and Platonic fields. Each Universe in the Multiverse has its own complete history and laws of physics and appears prime to its inhabitants. Structure of the Multiverse The Overvoid and […]
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The Platonic Field

The Platonic Field (PF) is the spiritual counterpart to the Quantum Field. It has had different names throughout history, including the nether world, astral or aetheric plane, al-Ghaib, or the hidden world. A reflection of life can exist here, but it is inherently noncorporeal. For this reason, the Platonic Field is often called the Spirit World. […]
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The Quantum Field

The Quantum Field (QF) is not only the sum of all physical matter and energy in the Universe but also all the laws, principles, and aspects that govern the interaction of that matter. The interlinked set of fields interacts to create excited states whose actions and perturbations are described by the laws of mathematics and […]

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Concepts & Themes

Degrees of Magic

The degrees of magic is a system of academic ranks established by Euryplus of Thule as part of the curriculum of the Five Great Academies of Atlantean Magic during the Orichalcum Age. This system remains in use within the Atlantean community and among the Atlantean diaspora, leading to its widespread adoption in post-Atlantean systems. Generally, […]
Concepts & Themes

Life

Life is a condition, mainly biological, that separates organisms such as animals, plants, and microorganisms from inanimate matter. Life’s abilities include growth, reproduction, response to stimuli and metabolising things they need to survive. However, in a massively varied Universe, this distinction is not always easy to make. The following is a bit of over-engineered world-building, […]
Concepts & Themes

The Multiverse

The Multiverse is a continuum of separate parallel universes, each original and prime to its inhabitants. Each Universe is comprised of its own entangled Quantum and Platonic fields. Each Universe in the Multiverse has its own complete history and laws of physics and appears prime to its inhabitants. Structure of the Multiverse The Overvoid and […]
Concepts & Themes

The Platonic Field

The Platonic Field (PF) is the spiritual counterpart to the Quantum Field. It has had different names throughout history, including the nether world, astral or aetheric plane, al-Ghaib, or the hidden world. A reflection of life can exist here, but it is inherently noncorporeal. For this reason, the Platonic Field is often called the Spirit World. […]
Concepts & Themes

The Quantum Field

The Quantum Field (QF) is not only the sum of all physical matter and energy in the Universe but also all the laws, principles, and aspects that govern the interaction of that matter. The interlinked set of fields interacts to create excited states whose actions and perturbations are described by the laws of mathematics and […]

A-Z of All Entries & Variant Names

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  • Life — Mortal life that arises in the physical world (Quantum Field)

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  • Platonic Field, The — Spiritual world of ideas, spirits, and anthropomorphic planes and representations.

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  • Quantum Field, The — The natural world as described by physics, mathematics, and science.

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  • Unlife — Non-life that arises in the spiritual world (Platonic Field)