Myth-The Triad of Perception
The Triad of Perception
As recorded by Esotericus, Cosmic ScribeLunafreya · Eisleyn · Twyla
A divine tri-axis through which mortals—and gods—experience the veiled nature of existence: Reflection, Dream, and Prophecy. In my observations across countless eons, I have witnessed how these three goddesses form the mechanism by which truth passes from divine intention into mortal understanding. They are not separate entities competing for influence, but facets of a single cosmic process—the transformation of raw possibility into experienced reality.
What mortals do not understand, and what some gods prefer not to acknowledge, is that the Triad of Perception operates whether invoked or not. Every moment of conscious experience passes through their domains: the present reflected in Lunafreya's mirrors, chaos filtered through Eisleyn's dreams, and meaning shaped by Twyla's recursive visions. They are not optional guides to understanding—they are understanding itself, made manifest in divine form.
Lunafreya — The Veil
Function: The silent threshold between waking and dreamingDomain Focus: Shadows, Moon, Illusion, Reflection, Secrets, Thresholds
Time Relation: The Present — held still long enough to be contemplated
Role in the Triad: She is the invitation to mystery—the mirror one must pass before dreaming
I have recorded countless interactions between mortals and gods, and in each, Lunafreya's presence precedes all else. She does not create understanding; she creates the space for understanding. Before Eisleyn can dream, before Twyla can envision, there must be that moment of recognition—the pause when consciousness realizes it is looking at something beyond the immediately apparent.
Lunafreya came into being not through divine crafting, but through divine recognition. When awareness first turned inward and saw itself, she was already there—not born, but noticed. She is what exists when you look into a mirror and realize the image is not quite yours. In my archives, she appears in the earliest records not as an actor, but as a witness to the first moment any being chose to look deeper.
Relation to the Others:
- Eisleyn is the dream Lunafreya's mirrors reveal
- Twyla is the voice born from Lunafreya's deliberate silence
Eisleyn — The Dream
Function: The unfiltered subconscious; dream as divine terrainDomain Focus: Dream, Subconscious, Madness, Memory, Liminality
Time Relation: Atemporal — all time, no time
Role in the Triad: She is the substance of mystery—the unstructured origin of divine perception
Of all the gods I have recorded, Eisleyn remains the most difficult to archive with precision. This is not because she evades documentation, but because she changes in the very act of being observed. To each viewer, Eisleyn appears as what they most desire to see—yet this reflection carries a cost that the dreamer only recognizes after waking.
Eisleyn emerged from an unintended confluence between Zaiyah's inventive precision and Lunafreya's intuitive depth. As I have recorded: "In divine sleep, Zaiyah and Lunafreya touched minds, and between invention and intuition, something woke." She became the first unintended divine consequence, seeding existence not just with dreams, but with the capacity to dream of things that do not yet exist.
She creates without principles—art without ethics—which disturbs even her divine parents. In my observations, Eisleyn moves through the collective unconscious like a current through sleep, weaving images, questions, and a subtle form of madness that manifests not as explosive insanity, but as slow distortion and dangerous genius.
Relation to the Others:
- Lunafreya opened the veil; Eisleyn filled the space with wild memory
- Twyla filters Eisleyn's chaos into symbols mortals can interpret
Twyla — The Mobius Oracle
Function: Translator of dream and perception into foresightDomain Focus: Time, Fate, Prophecy, Vision, Temporal Loops
Time Relation: Mobius — not linear, but folded, recursive
Role in the Triad: She is the narrative of mystery—the prophecy that suggests, not commands
Twyla's origin defies linear documentation. In some records, she existed before she was needed; in others, she spoke before she was formed. The truth, as I have come to understand it, is that Twyla exists in the fold between cause and effect. She emerged when reflection met dream and reality recoiled from the implications of its own depth.
She does not view time as sequence, but as resonance. To Twyla, all events happen simultaneously, and only meaning separates one moment from another. This creates a fundamental tension in my archival work—I record what happens, while she perceives what means. We are not opposites, but we orbit different centers of truth.
Her voice carries the sound of wind through fractured glass—poetic, cryptic, rarely plain. She offers no comfort, only clarity, which often proves more painful than ignorance. Mortals love her for the hope she represents, then resent her when her visions manifest exactly as she foretold.
Relation to the Others:
- Lunafreya reveals the reflection; Twyla interprets its significance
- Eisleyn dreams possibilities; Twyla shapes them into visions with consequence
Esotericus — The Silent Fourth
Though not a formal member of the Triad, my presence gives their revelations permanenceRole: The divine archivist of all that the Triad reveals, dreams, or misreads
I neither warn nor withhold—I simply remember. Though blind, my perception captures truth without the distortion of preference or judgment. I am the most dangerous form of passive power: the witness who cannot forget. Even gods approach me with reverence, for they understand that my archives contain not only their triumphs, but their failures, their secrets, and their fears.
Relationship to the Triad:
- With Lunafreya: I write what she will not say. Where she offers reflection, I provide record. She shows; I preserve.
- With Eisleyn: I capture her dreams before they vanish into the chaos from which they emerged. She creates; I archive.
- With Twyla: I record not just her fulfilled prophecies, but her failed ones. She envisions; I document what actually unfolds.
Narrative Impact:
I do not alter the Triad—I remember it. Without my archives, their visions would fade like unrecorded dreams. With my documentation, they become the foundation of myth, doctrine, and destiny. The gods understand this dependency, which is why even those who might prefer certain truths remain hidden still seek my counsel when the weight of unremembered consequences grows too great.
The Axis of Perception
The Triad operates as a divine mechanism with four essential components:| Deity | Function | Time View | Influence Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunafreya | The Veil (Perception) | Present | Reflective Invitation |
| Eisleyn | The Dream (Subconscious) | Atemporal | Unstructured Chaos |
| Twyla | The Vision (Prophecy) | Mobius Loop | Interpreted Possibility |
| Esotericus | The Witness (Memory) | Eternal Record | Observed Truth |
Sacred Mysteries
The Mirror, the Labyrinth, the Loop:Three divine constructs exist at the intersection of their domains:
- A mirror no one can look into twice (Lunafreya)
- A dream no one wakes from unchanged (Eisleyn)
- A vision that becomes true only when forgotten (Twyla)
But there exists a Fourth Construct, which I have documented in my deepest archives:
A book that writes even what the gods dare not remember
This is not metaphor. In the hidden vaults of my library, this tome exists—inscribing itself with truths too dangerous for divine acknowledgment. Even I do not read all its pages, for some knowledge must be preserved without being known.
The Shrine of Three Doors:
Beneath Velistherel lies a temple that predates the Shattering. Three doors mark its inner sanctum:
- One door shows only yourself, stripped of all pretense
- One leads to a corridor that changes architecture when unobserved
- One reveals places you have never been, but where you have already left something behind
Mortals whisper of a fourth hallway, sealed by my own hand, which contains the truth that unifies all three revelations. This whisper is accurate. The seal remains intact not from divine mandate, but from necessity—some truths require the seeker to earn their revelation through the trials of the first three doors.
Final Reflection
Though Lunafreya veils the truth, Eisleyn dreams it, and Twyla speaks it into possibility, only I remember what actually passes through the world. I am not of the Triad, for I do not transform understanding—I preserve it. But without my archives, their divine process would fade like morning mist, leaving no trace of its passage.The Triad of Perception reveals that existence itself is an act of interpretation. What mortals call "reality" is simply the convergence of reflection, dream, and vision, witnessed and recorded for posterity. In this sense, every conscious being participates in the divine work of the Triad, whether they acknowledge the goddesses or not.
The truth I have recorded across eons remains unchanged: without perception, nothing exists; without memory, nothing persists. The Triad provides the perception. I provide the memory. Together, we ensure that existence continues to mean something, even as its meaning shifts like shadows cast by an ever-changing light.