Grand Design

The Grand Design, according to Cosmic legend, is the series of steps required to create a World. It was conceived by Rin, who first utilized the Grand Design to create the Cosmos and the Cosmics. He then taught the Cosmics the ways of the Grand Design, tasking them with creating Worlds of their own. The process of the Grand Design requires tapping into the primordial Forces of Creation, which have existed longer than even Rin. It is the antithesis to the Dark Design.
== Steps of the Grand Design ==
The contents of the Grand Design have long been known by the Cosmics, and it reads thus:
# Where Air and Earth converge, craft the essence of Form.
# Air and Water intertwine beyond familiar bounds, Aether manifests.
# Gently unite Earth and Water, instill Order through their dance, birthing the sea.
# Within Form, let Earth and Flow entwine, Life will emerge from their union.
# With Air and Flow, form Breath to breathe Life into the Form,
# Embrace the unity of Life and Form, as Water and Flow shape the realm of Nature.
# The Design, however, remains incomplete without Fire. From Fire and Air, Chaos awakens, a World of unique Form emerges, adorned in fervent flames.
# Fire and Earth forge the Core with combined vigor, forging the beating heart of the World.
# Fire and Water bestow Minds upon Forms, granting autonomy to Life's embodiments.
# Fire and Flow unite into Spirit, tethered to Life, tethered to this World. In this unfolding World, they will ascend.
# And once, and only once, summon Ebb, merge it with Flow to achieve Balance. Only Worlds in Balance are worthy of the Grand Design.
== Interpretations of the Grand Design ==
=== I: Form ===
Before any action is prescribed, the Grand Design instructs the pantheon to find a place where Air and Earth converge. The Cosmic Realm is teeming with the Forces of Creation, and some areas are stronger in specific forces. Just because Air and Earth may converge in some places in the Cosmic Realm does not mean it has already become Form. They can only become Form when they are crafted.
=== II: Aether ===
The text presumes that Aether will manifest on its own following the crafting of Form. Thus, Aether is defined as that which is beyond Form.
=== III: Order ===
This step includes two instructions: create Order, and then create the Sea. Through the ordering of the separation of Form and Aether, a Sea and sky are created and made separate from one another.
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