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'''Realmatic Theory''' refers to the structure of the [[Cosmere]]. There are three Realms: Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual.▼
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| [[Sazed]]'s earliest experiences after his ascension.{{epigraph ref|mb3|57}}▼
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| Giving water to the tiny plant causes a chain reaction of sudden growth, energy, and Realmic transition. Certain people can control this reaction, using the water from their own bodies to forge a brief cognitive bond. They can draw Investiture (in very small amounts) directly from the Spiritual Realm, and use that to control the sand.▼
| [[Khriss]]'s assessment of [[Dayside]]'s magic system, [[sand mastery]].{{au ref|Taldain}}▼
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▲| All things exist in three Realms, Gaotona. '''Physical''', '''Cognitive''', '''Spiritual'''. The Physical is what we feel, what is before us. The Cognitive is how an object is viewed and how it views itself. The Spiritual Realm contains an object’s soul— its essence— as well as the ways it is connected to the things and people around it.
▲| [[Shai]] discussing [[Forgery]] with [[Gaotona]]{{tes ref|12}}
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| All things exist in three realms, Dalinar. The '''Physical''': what you are now. The '''Cognitive''': what you see yourself as being. The '''Spiritual''': the perfect you, the person beyond pain, and error, and uncertainty.▼
| [[Nohadon]] to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa3|103}}▼
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▲'''Realmatic Theory''' refers to the structure of the [[Cosmere]]. There are three Realms: Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual.
== Physical Realm ==
Of the three Realms, the '''Physical Realm''' is the most readily understood as it behaves in much the same way that our universe does.{{wob ref|1244}} It is the natural world as we experience it with our senses, consisting of space and time and adhering to empirical scientific law.{{tes ref|12}} Most Cosmere works take place primarily in the Physical Realm.
== Cognitive Realm ==
The '''Cognitive Realm''' is the world of thought and perception.{{msh ref|2|1}} It is also referred to as the subastral, and is known locally on [[Roshar]] as '''[[Shadesmar]]''', though at least some academics of [[Silverlight]] have taken to using the term to refer to the entire Realm.{{wob ref|3010}} The nature and appearance of objects in this Realm are shaped by the views of people and even the objects themselves. The environment itself changes from one world to the next, often exhibiting features characteristic of that world.{{wob ref|11688}} [[Investiture]], including that within souls, glows visibly within the Cognitive Realm.
== Spiritual Realm ==
Little is currently known about the '''Spiritual Realm''', which contains the souls, or essences, of people, objects, and ideas.{{tes ref|12}} It is believed by some on Roshar that the Spiritual Realm is a place of absolute truth
▲Little is currently known about the '''Spiritual Realm''', which contains the souls, or essences, of people, objects, and ideas.{{tes ref|12}} It is believed by some on Roshar that the Spiritual Realm is a place of absolute truth--where things exist in their pure forms.{{cite}} [[Connection]] plays a very important role in the Spiritual Realm, where space and time have little meaning.{{wob ref|6129}} It also seems to be a place where the past and future are able to be seen and discerned, with various beings (usually) showing different levels of skill at predicting the future using the Spiritual Realm, from [[Preservation]]'s skill enabling him to predict events thousands of years in the future, while [[Honor]] is far more limited.{{book ref|twok|75}}
Most of the power that makes up the [[Shard]]s exists in the Spiritual Realm.{{wob ref|6304}}
* The Realms predate the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]] and are part of the fundamental physics of the cosmere. They would have been created at the cosmere's equivalent of the Big Bang.{{wob ref|13066}}
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