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While everything in the cosmere has a Cognitive aspect, most sentient beings only perceive the [[Physical Realm]]. However, there are several ways to move one's consciousness, and even one's existence, away from the Physical Realm and thereby experience the Cognitive Realm. [[Worldhoppers]] do this in order to easily traverse the space between worlds via the Cognitive land. Furthermore, the souls of the dead appear in the Cognitive Realm before passing on to the Beyond. Through [[Investiture]], a soul can last longer in the Cognitive Realm, and some even hold on long enough to be considered [[Cognitive shadow]]s, souls that fail to pass on and are stuck in the Cognitive Realm.
 
There are beings that are considered native to the Cognitive Realm. TheseWhole Cognitivecivilizations entities,can likeeven thebe [[spren]] on Rosharformed, canwith even form whole civilizationssentient andbeings resideresiding in cities built on the Cognitive land.
 
One such city is [[Silverlight]] is, a human-inhabited city fully located in an unspecified region of the Cognitive Realm. The city has several universities, and is where the cosmere scholar [[Khriss]] is based.{{au ref|selish}} Aside from [[Worldhopper]] residents who came from the Physical Realm of other worlds, there are also humans who were born and raised in Silverlight{{17s ref|post|513021|Arcanum Unbounded signing in Hoboken, NJ|date=2016-12-03}} and are therefore native to the Cognitive Realm.
 
The implications of humans being born in a Realm other than the Physical has not yet been revealed.
 
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