Talk:Dimensional Evolution

True Evolution?
This is interesting. Its intriguing enough that I'd like to pose an observation and a question. Though Aizen and possibly Ichigo both experienced an elevation in their supposed power, I noted no real difference in what I would consider the most fundamental of any transition to a higher plane or state of existence--- that of perception. Their senses didnt really change, only they could now sense each others powers, and beyond that nothing else. If anything Aizen's quotes were more like. . . he was postulating if what he was experiencing was indeed a new state of existence at least with regards to power, but he was unsure of it himself. Given that, I don't believe Aizen nor Ichigo actually ascended to a new realm, rather the one they were one may have broadened, if only a little bit.

When I began writing up Aeon Eiz Erebos, it was largely a thought exercise in creating a new form of magic, different from Kido. As a friend of Nanja, if I ever hoped to stand as an equal with regards to magic, using the system or perhaps the train of thought pioneered by him would only ever push me towards his shadow, forever chasing it. No, instead I had to devise an entirely new system by which magic and its execution could be defined. Hence the Apocrypha of the Five Worlds. But in that exercise, I discovered something very fundamental to the way I percieved power, and that notion, that axiom is perception. If you think about it, every major invention and innovation in human culture was a result of a broadened awareness of the world. Being able to see interactions, observe the different forces that exist, the analysis of those phenomena is what allowed us to harness even more power than had ever thought.

So if perception is the means to power, then how must a mage, a true mage of immense skill and talent, how do they see the world? I reasoned that their perceptions of reality must be far different than our own, that their ability to percieve the imperceptible, the impossible, the strange is what set them apart. Human senses can only get you so far in terms of understanding, and unless those are broadened you are forever bound by stringent limitations. Going back to Ichigo and Aizen, from what I and I presume the audience could gather, nothing about their perceptions actually changed, therefore their realm of power was only "ascended" insofar that it was simply bigger than before.

Hence why I've changed my focus from raw power to broadening perceptions. Auryx Bandheer is a child of that train of thought. Its why his article is full of questions, of inquiries, of his own observations regarding the state of his own existence, of death itself and ultimately the aspect that defines him most--- madness. I've yet to properly put it on paper but with regards to my magic system that I developed for Aeon Eiz Erebos, the only evolution for a Mage was through a revelation or rather a change in their perceptions, otherwise they could not advance to the next World. Each World of Magic denoted an increasing degree of awareness, a perception that was unique to the individual but nonetheless served as the cornerstone for their advancement and evolution as mages.

So how should we define a proper Dimensional Evolution? From my perspective, a being who exists or at least percieves events in Four Dimensions is someone like... Yhwach, who could see all future events. Or perhaps someone who can see every choice you've made up until this moment, can see the past behind you as easily as they see the present. Shouldn't inhuman perception along with inhuman power be the requirement for a true dimensional evolution? What are your thoughts? Do you think differently? Do you believe that power in of itself can elevate one to a new dimension without the being in question even being aware of such a change? --- Abysmal Shadows (Talk) 07:26, December 10, 2016 (UTC)