The Collective Unconscious (Laidir Suiomh)

== The Collective Consciousness ==
Known colloquially as the Great Weave, the Subtle Web, or the Collective Unconscious, this phenomenon was made manifest near the beginning of creation by a pair of gods yet to emerge from the Lifeblood. It is a sort of sub-plane overlapping with all of creation, mirroring the divine pattern of the Lifeblood's unknowable mind, and connecting all living beings. In it swirl the trillions of thoughts, emotions, subtle impressions, experiences, and memories of all sentient things.
This realm was modified later on by the twin gods, Àicheil and Firinn. By their power, it was anchored to the world and a divine threshold was brought into being, known as the Tairseach. This gateway between Dreams and Reality is held in the mirror upon the Tír na Íomhá (Isle of Reflection).
Since the creation of the Tairseach all souls are linked to the Collective Unconscious at the moment of their inception. This link to one another and to the Tairseach gives mortalkind the ability to dream, and allows them to dream of experiences that they could not otherwise know of--they may also break into fits of glossolalia, or be inspired by scenery or experiences that they have never had.
Deeper connection with the Collective Unconscious allows mortals to perform feats such as empathy, astral projection, scrying, memory and experience sharing, and close-range telepathy.
For further information regarding what it is like to experience the Endless Dream, see Dreamwalking.
== Gréasán Treòir ==
The Gréasán Treòir, or Guiding Web, is a name for the threads of the Collective Unconscious that wax most closely to the physical. It might be considered a tangle of threads that lay over the land, imperceptible to all but the Chosen, that leads directly to the holy Tairseach. It is the aspect of the Collective Unconscious most closely aligned with physicality and truth, as opposed to the unreality of dreams.Category:Phenomena