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The Metaphysical Reality: A Primer

There are two planes of existence: The physical and metaphysical. The physical is familiar enough, its the world around us. It has a distinct form and sets of rules that must be followed. The metaphysical is different. An infinite plane of infinite planes that has no form until perceived.

Everyone perceives the metaphysical world differently often based on what the mind and soul can handle and what those who rule their wish you to see. To witness these planes and the beings that reside within them in their true form would rend the mind at best and tear the soul beyond repair at worst.

The metaphysical is composed of layers, each is separate from the others and infinite in size. These layers are called domains and to physical beings appear to be other worlds beyond our own. A domain is a metaphysical plane that serves as the anthropomorphic nexus of an aspect of reality.

Neutral domains

  A neutral domain is a domain that doesn't have a purview. It doesn't represent anything or governs a specific element of existence. Instead, a neutral domain is formed when a function if the universe is sorely needed, such as the shafts of outer heaven, where celestial beings go when they die to be reformed
Type
Metaphysical, Astral

Domain structure

The domain doesn't just represent its aspect of reality, It is that aspect. The domain of love is love given form. The beings within the domain actually cause love to exist in the physical world and often seek it out or seek to create it if they find themselves in the physical world. Domains are complex and each domain is made of layers much in the same way that a domain is a layer of the metaphysical reality.  

Major and minor domains

A major domain gives form to a quintessential aspect of reality. They are broad strokes that seek to give form to broad elements in reality. love, good, evil, fire, water, life, death, etc.   Minor planes are "smaller" more specific domains and are usually altered or specified elements of the major domain they are a part of. Lust, for example, is a form of love, so is brotherhood and maternity. Ice is an element of cold and a solar domain is an alteration of heat and flame. A domain that is a specific form of a major domain is always considered minor despite being part of the major domain.  

Demiplanes

a demiplane, often called pseudo-domains or god lands, are the individual domains of gods and titans . Every god and Titan has a place in their domain and this place is there to manipulate and shape as they see fit. These planes act as an extension of that divine entity and they act as the titans of that domain.

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Mar 7, 2019 07:32

A fascinating web of planes. Are they able to interact with each other? i.e. can the laws of one plane spill over to another?

Mar 7, 2019 15:01 by R. Dylon Elder

Entities from one plane can definitely go to another but in general no these planes are relatively isolated because they are dominated by a particular entity that enforces those rules

Mar 7, 2019 15:03 by R. Dylon Elder

The only time this would ever actually occurs when the metaphysical bleeds into the Physical Realm. I realize I may have misunderstood your question so in general anytime you see something that deals with these planes in the physical reality that is the bleeding from that reality is the reason it's there we feel pain because there's a domain of pain.

Mar 8, 2019 06:41

So it's like the physical realm is the central hub and is the only plane with a connection to any others?

Mar 8, 2019 07:00 by R. Dylon Elder

Only just. if you consider multiple universes, its more like two sides of a coin. Physical and metaphysical. The metaphysical planes can effevt the physical and vice versa but its really hard for one meta plane to bleed into another and likewise for other physical universes.

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