Time is a tunnel through which we view the greater whole. Because the soul exists outside of time and space, because it exists in another, separate realm (Aiur), the soul of an individual is in fact connected to every life it has ever experienced, all at once, as far back as the origin soul (sefai).
Individuals are more easily connected to their adjoining lives—lives that come either directly after, or directly before, an ai’s path on the web of time. But they are most connected to those of their lives with commonalities. Lives that have experienced similar events, been through similar ordeals, or shared similar sufferings. The well known déjà vu is an example of how these connections may be recognized in a waking individual’s life.
Dreams, however, make those connections on a deeper level. Without interference from the conscious mind, one’s consciousness can even travel into Aiur—the soul realm—with the body acting as a tether to the physical realm. With training, a consciousness can visit Aiur even while awake.
If an individual ai is somehow struck from existence, it can be seen as a missing link in a chain, or a torn thread in a web. The chain of ai, now broken, will find it phenomenally difficult to reconnect with its whole. These gaps can, however, be potentially bridged.
