Numen

The Numen is believed to be the primal essence that shapes and encompasses reality, constantly generating and regenerating both within itself and from itself. It is power manifest, being both its own origin and its own fuel. The power within the Numen aggregates into the Paths presided over by the Eminences.
The Numen is believed to be the wellspring of all life, and the source of all magic. As its concepts are difficult to understand for the commonfolk, it is often referred to simply as The Veil, envisioned as the thing that seperates physical reality from the metaphysical.