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THE OC UNIVERSE
A TALE OF TWO WORLDS
An Introduction to
the Philosophy of
the Ouranian Chronicles
At the heart of The Ouranian Chronicles lies a single, unifying vision of reality—one that seeks to explain not only the structure of the cosmos, but the inner division experienced by every human being.
This vision is captured and presented in the Tale of Two Worlds.
First introduced in Masks of God (Book One), the Tale appears as a brief parable transmitted from Kayin to Aušrinė, Chronologer Ascending, in response to a deceptively simple question: Where does our conscience come from? What begins as an inquiry into moral intuition unfolds into something far more expansive—a symbolic account of humanity's origins, identity, and destiny.
The Tale describes a reality divided into two modes of existence:
• the First World, outside of time, located at the end of the bridge that leads to the Ideal; and
• the Second World, our earthly realm of space, time, separation, and becoming.
Corresponding to these two worlds are two dimensions of the Self:
• the First Self, our highest, pre-temporal identity—whole, undivided, perfect, and rooted in the First World; and
• the Second Self, the embodied, historical Self we experience in everyday life.
Conscience, in this framework, is not merely a social construct or evolutionary adaptation. It is the echo of the First Self within the Second—the lingering memory of unity within a world of division. It is the quiet tension we feel between who we are and who we once were… and may yet become again.
The video you are about to watch offers an overview of this Two-World philosophy, using the Tale as a guide. It is intended as an introduction to the metaphysical foundations of the OC as a whole—foundations that draw upon ancient philosophy, mythic symbolism, and perennial insights shared across religious and contemplative traditions, without binding themselves to any single doctrine.
Whether encountered as story, philosophy, or mirror, the Tale of Two Worlds serves as the orienting map of the Ouranian Chronicles: a lens through which the series explores identity, conscience, exile, remembrance, and the long arc of return to the Ideal.
A TALE OF TWO WORLDS
An Introduction to the Philosophy of the Ouranian Chronicles
At the heart of The Ouranian Chronicles lies a single, unifying vision of reality—one that seeks to explain not only the structure of the cosmos, but the inner division experienced by every human being.
This vision is captured and presented in the Tale of Two Worlds.
First introduced in Masks of God (Book One), the Tale appears as a brief parable transmitted from Kayin to Aušrinė, Chronologer Ascending, in response to a deceptively simple question: Where does our conscience come from? What begins as an inquiry into moral intuition unfolds into something far more expansive—a symbolic account of humanity's origins, identity, and destiny.
The Tale describes a reality divided into two modes of existence:
• the First World, outside of time, located at the end of the bridge that leads to the Ideal; and
• the Second World, our earthly realm of space, time, separation, and becoming.
Corresponding to these two worlds are two dimensions of the Self:
• the First Self, our highest, pre-temporal identity—whole, undivided, perfect, and rooted in the First World; and
• the Second Self, the embodied, historical Self we experience in everyday life.
Conscience, in this framework, is not merely a social construct or evolutionary adaptation. It is the echo of the First Self within the Second—the lingering memory of unity within a world of division.
It is the quiet tension we feel between who we are and who we once were… and may yet become again.
The video you are about to watch offers an overview of this Two-World philosophy, using the Tale as a guide. It is intended as an introduction to the metaphysical foundations of the OC as a whole—foundations that draw upon ancient philosophy, mythic symbolism, and perennial insights shared across religious and contemplative traditions, without binding themselves to any single doctrine.
Whether encountered as story, philosophy, or mirror, the Tale of Two Worlds serves as the orienting map of the Ouranian Chronicles: a lens through which the series explores identity, conscience, exile, remembrance, and the long arc of return to the Ideal.
