Chapter 1. Gabis
1. The worlds are knowable. Within the boundaries established with good intentions, the sons of Telemetron’s will acquire their power.
2. With zeal, acquired through prayer and the recitation of mantras. In the corps of guards, engineers, and scriptors, everything is delivered to execution in due order.
3. Here is a description of incidents and events. From the sermon of Armalon to the establishment of the House of Righteousness on Erdan.
4. We have established order and defined each thing. We are not afflicted with the sin of ignorance.
5. Having divided the foundation into two parts, we have separated the good from the bad and pointed this out with worthy admonition to the generation of the righteous.
6. Be vigilant, and you will find no loss.
7. Be vigilant, and you will prosper in your affairs.
8. A righteous practitioner exchanges abundantly and does not diminish from it.
This text is a unique resource, recounting the origins of the world and the history of the initial confrontation between two principles. The duality that can be traced throughout our existence has its roots in the history of cosmic division.
At the beginning of existence, before their division, the primordial elements arrived in a state of chaos within the unified space of Tenebris. Mixing and colliding with one another in the realm known as «black water,» Atar was born. It was precisely through the chaotic interaction of the elements that the Primordial Fire was able to manifest. By its very nature, Tenebris, directing the pressure of separation and dispersion at Atar, offered the primordial sacrifice. This sacrifice became the substantia abstracta. From this sacrifice, Protogen is born. This primordial matter possesses consciousness, the primary component of which is the will to know.
The conscious basis, so highly valued by the a
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