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Continuum theology arranges all Lifeforms in a spectrum of awareness:

1. **Primordial Spirits** — direct souls of creation.

# '''Primordial Spirits''' — direct souls of creation.

2. **Union-Born Entities** — cosmic offspring of Divines and Universes.

# '''Union-Born Entities''' — cosmic offspring of Divines and Universes.

3. **Progenitive Souls** — children of Divines or mortals through marriage and reproduction.

# '''Progenitive Souls''' — children of Divines or mortals through marriage and reproduction.

4. **Awakened Souls** — sentient mortals conscious of their divine ancestry.

# '''Awakened Souls''' — sentient mortals conscious of their divine ancestry.

5. **Ascendant Souls** — beings whose vessel and essence achieve harmony with universal law.

# '''Ascendant Souls''' — beings whose vessel and essence achieve harmony with universal law.

6. **Divines** — architects and guardians of universes.

# '''Divines''' — architects and guardians of universes.

This scale measures resonance, not worth; all forms sustain creation.

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Mechanist thinkers of [[Galaxa]] consider Lifeforms psionic circuits through which the multiverse experiences itself.

The [[Valorik]] word '''sha’rethaan''' (“breath that dreams”) is used for all beings capable of reflection, whether divine or mortal.

~~== Variations Across Universes ==~~

~~Because every universe operates under its own [[Universal Law]], the shapes of life vary:~~

* In [[Kosmos]], crystalline energy and flesh intertwine.

* In [[Aroenious]], emotion functions as a metabolic process.

* In [[Apokalyptika]], necrotic renewal replaces ordinary reproduction.

~~Regardless of form, each remains a vessel for divine resonance.~~

== Symbolism ==

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== Trivia ==

* Roughly ninety-nine percent of all sentient species are progenitive, not primordial.

* Roughly ninety-nine percent of all sentient species are progenitive or union-born, not primordial.

* Divine Marriages are often polygamous, reflecting the greater frequency of female ascension among mortals.

* Male immortals are statistically more common, a balance that theologians interpret as the Continuum’s natural correction.