Knowing the Light: The Stellis and the Sonic of Light
Voice on the Mountain, Unknown Artist, Acrylic on Canvas, Unknown Year of Creation
One of the few paintings that weren’t harmed during the art bombing of The Museum of Nowhere. Possibly due to its connection to ‘The Light.’
Quite often, you will hear denizens of Nebula Nowhere make reference to knowing light. And despite the years that I have been here, I still don’t know what that means. The only thing I can devise is it’s linked to some form of philosophy or religion. My confusion of the subject may make me one of the worst individuals to discuss it., but, its one of the key mysteries of Neb’No that any denizen or traveler should be informed about, so I’m creating a series to focus on ‘Knowing The Light.’
Reigning above the center of Nebula Nowhere rest an ever-changing star referred to as Novalos. It behave unlike any star that I have ever known, lighting everything within the realm with its prismatic radiance. There is a wide spread belief that the star has a voice and speaks to those that can become attune to a special spiritual state. This belief stems from a group of people known as the Stellis.
The Stellis were one of the first complete civilizations to enter Neb’No after their home planet was destroyed. As a species, they have developed the ability to perceive sound as wavelengths of light, an evolutionary attribute they associate to their immigration to Nebula Nowhere. After they crossed over into Neb’No, their entire civilization under went a massive shift in their belief structure as they attempted to understand how they wound up here. Once a technology focused culture, the Stellis have shed that dependence in favor of having their technology work in harmony with world around them instead of as a way to circumvent nature. They say the journey wasn’t easy but, they now feel a great calmness and sense of completion.
The Stellis described the radiance of Novalos as a guiding light away from the darkness of isolation. Each color on the spectrum is attached to an emotion and is meant to comfort the observer and help them focus on and explore their feelings. An individual can have multiple revelations over the course of their lives and the Stellis believe that is goal. The complete cycle of emotional confrontations is called the Revolution. A being that has achieved their personal revolution is revered and called to help others on their path to completion.
Being one of the oldest denizens, beings who have stumbled into Neb’No flock to the Stellis to learn if they can hear light. The Stellis are honest to all that approach them saying it is not possible on a genetic level. But they happily teach the willing what they have learn. I can’t personal attest to if a non-Stellis can gain the ability to hear Novalos, but the Casual Savage Collective are known to have attune to the radiant waves.
Anyways, that will conclude part one of the Knowing The Light series. I’m very excited about the next part as I’ve score an exclusive interview with one of the most enigmatic presences of Nebula Nowhere.