Difference between revisions of "Spiritual Realm"

Everything in the cosmere has a Spiritual aspect, a soul, which represents the idealized form or concept upon which their existence is based.{{tes ref|12}} Among sentients, this soul is sometimes described as a [[Spiritweb]]. Several manifestations of [[Investiture]] like [[Gold#Feruchemical_Use|Goldgold Feruchemy]] and [[Regrowth]] can restore a damaged object or person into the ideal form as dictated by the soul.

The bulk of a [[Shard]]'s energy is stored in the Spiritual Realm, with the [[Sel#Cosmere|Selish Shards]] being notable exceptions.{{qawob ref|1160|47|Shadows of Self signing in Oak Brook, IL|date=2015-10-126304}}{{au ref|selish}}

An object's connection to its past as well as its future can be observed from the Spiritual Realm, where the passage of time has little meaning.{{17swob ref|post|372083|Orem Signing|date=2015-12-126129}} Some beings, like [[Atium#Allomantic_Use|Seers]], [[Moelach]], [[Sak|Sak the Aviar]], and [[Shard|Shards of Adonalsium]] can peer into the Spiritual Realm to gain insight into the future, though some Shards are better at it than others.{{book ref|twok|75}}{{qawob ref|1168|30|Arcanum Unbounded signing in BYU Bookstore|date=2016-11-221729}} It is also possible to see into the past of others via similar means.

Unlike the Physical and the Cognitive Realms, the Spiritual Realm has no distinct locations.{{qawob ref|1152|38|Calamity signing in Seattle, WA|date=2016-02-174843}} This allows Shards, for example, to see what is happening on other worlds beyond their own.{{qawob ref|1150|16|Librarypalooza 2016|date=2016-02-27730}} And in the Spiritual Realm, all things are one.{{qawob ref|1182|64|Herald Washington Library Center-AU Tour|date=2016-12-061550}}

A person's Spiritweb can be damaged either through physical or emotional trauma. This creates "cracks" in the soul. It is easier for Shards to [[Invest]] in people who are damaged in this way, as Investiture can enter the soul through these "cracks". This is why [[Allomancer]]s need to undergo [[Snapping]] in order to awaken their powers, and is implied to be the reason why [[Surgebinder]]s tend to have psychological problems.{{qawob ref|1159|8|Shadows of Self signing in Brookline|date=2015-10-145469}}