The multiverse is divided into two distinct planes of reality. Physical realms occupy the mortal plane, where flesh and blood races inhabit worlds and worship their distinct gods. The spiritual realm occupies the ethereal plane, which is the home of deities and other divine spirits. These planes are divided by a metaphysical barrier that keeps respected inhabitants of both planes separate from each other for reasons of safety. The mortal plane orbits around the ethereal plane, similar to relationship between planets around the sun. At certain times, their orbits are in perfect alignment, which causes the barrier to weaken temporarily. This allows low powered spirits to cross over into the mortal plane for a period of time before dissipating back into their own world, and leads to stories of ghosts, poltergeists, etc. This event is known as an eclipse and occurs every few millennia. A god cannot exist in the mortal plane because their soul is too powerful for a mortal world to contain and would inevitably destroy it. Likewise, a mortal cannot exist among gods because their soul is too weak and would be instantly destroyed. However, their is a loophole that allows one to circumvent the barrier and allow gods to exist in the physical realm to live among mortals. This state is referred to as a hypostatic union, in which humanity and divinity exist in one hypostasis, or individual existence.
Hypostasis is described as a perfect union between God and man within one physical form. The being in question is neither one nor the other, but both simultaneously, existing as one soul with two natures. This allows the individual to exist in both planes of reality without adverse effects to itself or the realm around it This is different from a demi-god, which is essentially a super powered hybrid mortal soul with aspects of divine power sprinkled on top of it. Hypostasis occurs when a divine being incarnates itself into a mortal form on the physical plane during an eclipse. As this is purely hypothetical, the results of this method have been uncertain until recently. An entrepreneurial deity has chosen to incarnate itself on Earth through a mortal servant in a ploy to increase its followers and expand its power base. As with most plans, things did not go accordingly. What was ultimately produced was a single being with two souls. Each soul had a distinct nature, with the human soul suppressing the divine soul. As the being aged however, the divine spirit would become stronger, eventually subsuming the human soul within itself and completing the incarnation.
As par the example, it is possible to achieve a state of hypostasis between divinity and humanity. However, despite the temporary lowering of the barrier in place, there is a time delay between the onset of the spell and when it is completed, leading to the full process occurring at a much later date rather than immediately. As the eclipse occurs when both planes of reality are in perfect alignment, the result should be automatic. How can this be the case?
Hypostasis is described as a perfect union between God and man within one physical form. The being in question is neither one nor the other, but both simultaneously, existing as one soul with two natures. This allows the individual to exist in both planes of reality without adverse effects to itself or the realm around it This is different from a demi-god, which is essentially a super powered hybrid mortal soul with aspects of divine power sprinkled on top of it. Hypostasis occurs when a divine being incarnates itself into a mortal form on the physical plane during an eclipse. As this is purely hypothetical, the results of this method have been uncertain until recently. An entrepreneurial deity has chosen to incarnate itself on Earth through a mortal servant in a ploy to increase its followers and expand its power base. As with most plans, things did not go accordingly. What was ultimately produced was a single being with two souls. Each soul had a distinct nature, with the human soul suppressing the divine soul. As the being aged however, the divine spirit would become stronger, eventually subsuming the human soul within itself and completing the incarnation.
As par the example, it is possible to achieve a state of hypostasis between divinity and humanity. However, despite the temporary lowering of the barrier in place, there is a time delay between the onset of the spell and when it is completed, leading to the full process occurring at a much later date rather than immediately. As the eclipse occurs when both planes of reality are in perfect alignment, the result should be automatic. How can this be the case?