Usuario:Skaa/Essential Relationships

This theory aims to create a comprehensive model of the inter-relationship between the Essences. We do this by first analyzing the philosophical relationships between the Surges, and from there move on to the Essences that they represent (as described in my Revised Essence-Surge diagram):

Opposing Relationships (Push/Pull)

Illumination and Gravitation

Illumination represents light and vitality. Gravity represents darkness and the grave.

Transformation and Tension

Transformation represents change. Tension represents resistance to change.

Transportation and Friction

Transportation represents motion. Friction represents resistance to motion.

Division and Cohesion

Cohesion represents harmony. Division represents loss of harmony.

Essence	Primary Surge	Secondary Surge	Complementary Surge	Opposing Surge
Lucentia	Illumination	Division	Transportation	Gravitation
Spark	Transformation	Illumination	Cohesion	Tension
Vapor	Gravitation	Transformation	Friction	Illumination
Zephyr	Transportation	Gravitation	Illumination	Friction
Blood	Tension	Transportation	Division	Transformation
Tallow	Friction	Tension	Gravitation	Transportation
Foil	Cohesion	Friction	Transformation	Division
Talus	Division	Cohesion	Tension	Cohesion
Sinew	Adhesion	(none)	Progression	(none)
Pulp	Progression	(none)	Adhesion	(none)

Essence	Subordinate Essence	Complementary Essence	Opposing Essence
Lucentia	Talus	Zephyr	Vapor
Spark	Lucentia	Foil	Blood
Vapor	Spark	Tallow	Lucentia
Zephyr	Vapor	Lucentia	Tallow
Blood	Zephyr	Talus	Spark
Tallow	Blood	Vapor	Zephyr
Foil	Tallow	Spark	Talus
Talus	Foil	Blood	Foil
Sinew	(none)	Pulp	(none)
Pulp	(none)	Sinew	(none)