The Astral Void
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All of the astral is contained within the void. It holds all of the realms, similar to the way that outer space holds our planets. But in addition to that, the void is all around us and in each and every thing. This is because void is the canvas that reality is built on: all of what we perceive as astral reality, in any realm, exists within void. However for us to be able to perceive astral reality, there has to be a concentration of energies.
The astral void is very much a reflection of our physical world where we are all, on an atomic level, mostly nothing. There is emptiness between each and every atom. While we’re unable to perceive atoms with our eyes, through science we’ve found that to be the truth. The density of atoms allows us to perceive and feel things as Not Nothing. And we know that true nothingness, the way space is, is a vacuum.
The void that exists between realms is just like this outer space. It is a vacuum; it is the absence of any sort of life or filling energy. Like space travel, this void must be traversed for most forms of inter-realm travel.
A realm is created when energy is concentrated enough that the void is no longer easily perceptible. However, like atoms in our physical earth, this concentrated energy will still have spaces of void within and underlying it, though negligible and difficult to detect to our senses. You could say that there is a sliding scale between total void and physically perceptible reality, where astralling allows us to access the total void and other realms of reality. Reality is not separate from the void; there is simply a density of energy that makes the void less perceptible.
Space does not work the same in the void, because void is nothingness. So all void is inherently connected to one another as “one”, hence the ability to astral by passing through void. For most forms of astral travel to occur, one must pass through the void.
This concentration of void versus reality relates to liminal spaces. Liminal spaces are where reality is less dense, and thus more void-leaning. And since most forms of astral require passing through the void, astralling in these areas is easier. That’s why liminal spaces, both on earth and in other-realms, experience more inter-dimensional realm activity.
Energy of the Inter-Astral Void
Void is an energy with many different strains. While they are all definitively void, they can all act in various ways. Some examples of these various strains are spatial void, celestial void, demonic void, and earthen void.
Most of the inter-astral void is primarily aligned to spatial void. This type of void is a very blank canvas, and the easiest to manipulate. It is one of the most stable forms of void energy. This void can be modified into other forms and takes on energy the easiest.
The various strains of void arose because of how easily void takes on energy. Strains of void arise depending on what realm the void is close to; the void close to the Hell realms becomes demonic, the void on our plane of existence is primarily earthen, etc. Void is known to take on the energies of spiritual species and certain elements.
All void strains have one thing in common: it is harmful to most beings. While the degree this is true depends on the strain of void, this still remains true. This harmfulness is because void is emptiness, and its energy is related to a lack of life-giving energies. All beings constantly passively exchange energy with their surroundings, but when in void, there isn’t really an energy exchange- it’s more of a one-directional drain of energy. This is true even if the person absorbs void energy, as that just then creates emptiness in their system that other energies must fill up. Invading Void disrupts flow in energy systems because all energy will start flowing towards it to negate the void. This essentially creates a drain in the energy system until the void is filled. However depending on how large that anomaly is, it could take just a little bit of energy, or a lot.
Void overall is an unhealthy life base energy though, hence why a lot of void creatures take on vampiric, predatory, or parasitic capabilities. When void exists in the energy signature it can eat away at other energies if not kept in check, unless the core of your energy is void. That's why a lot of people with void in their energy also have layers of shadow, as a protective measure against void. Though unless actively used, these layers of shadow are only thick enough to do that and nothing else.
Why can beings live in the void?
These beings can reside in the void because they are inherently aligned to it. This makes the void not harmful to them, like it is to most beings. When you're aligned to void, the void is no longer nothing. It becomes a tangible substance that's not representative of emptiness/nothingness for you. So it becomes like a "normal" plane of existence, but without space working the same way. Void being all related is also why void critters are very similar. There are differences of course, but they didn’t split off the way that say, hellborn demons and fae are different from one another.
