We have talked of Time before, But now we would like to talk about specific aspects of Time, and how it is portrayed in modern entertainment.
We would like to begin this post with a discussion of a Time Paradox, and some of the restrictions placed on Time (specifically the manipulation of Time) that were felt to be detrimental to creation.
A Time Paradox involves the travel back in Time, and interfering in the events in a manner that would result in the timeline of an individual changing so that they would no longer exist later in Time. In lay terms, somebody goes back in Time and kills either themselves or a direct ancestor, and because of the change in events, they can no longer be incarnate (would not be born). The paradox is that you would exist in a later period of Time, but how you came about could no longer be determined.
Clearly, a Time paradox presents many potential issues, and it would provide an individual the opportunity to change not only their path, but the path of others, with a degree of impunity (because they would not technically exist in that original timeline). When Time was created, and the concepts were being developed, this was something that was considered. Although this was not the most serious, or egregious incident involving Time, it was considered to be a potential problem that could have an effect on several of the other Constructs. There was much discussion and debate (for many millennia, in fact); one of the considerations was the potential for impact to the Karma of other individuals, and the possibility of the unintentional manipulation of their paths (both their present path and future paths). Ultimately, it was realized that the potential for a Paradox involving the Soul that went back in Time must also include the potential for a Paradox involving other Souls in any of the involved timelines. Why?
The Soul that travels back in Time has the potential to change the paths of other Souls that it encounters, in any manner of ways, including death (or loss of incarnation); if the Soul who suffered an abrupt loss of their incarnation existed in a later timeline, they would also suffer from a Time Paradox as well, and the Soul that first went back in Time would not, necessarily, have such an issue. It has been spoken of the possibility for someone from this current Time, going back in Time to a period during the first World War, to kill Adolf Hitler during a battle, in order to prevent the atrocities that he committed during the Second World War. Aside from this “solution” presenting an entirely new and different Timeline (which would be unknown to the Soul going back in Time), there is no guaranty that a similar situation would not occur, during a Second World War (without Hitler being present). Second, there is a potential for many different Paradoxes to occur – not only with the Souls that existed in the later Time, but also a Paradox involving the technologies that were developed during the Second World War. In a sense, the major technologies that were developed during the war included space travel (a mere 20 years after the war), nuclear weapons (and more importantly nuclear power as a source of electricity), orbital satellites (like GPS and those used for telecommunications), to name a few. Granted, they may well have eventually come about, but the records of the Library indicate that it would have taken decades or centuries before they matured. All of this represents the potential for a significant Paradox event and disruption of the timeline. So while some may believe that killing Hitler to prevent the atrocities of World War 2, it would have had the potential to radically change the timelines for all humans, as well as Terra.
So what was the solution for this? There are several potential solutions, each dependent on the specific situation. For the most “common” situation, involving a Soul going back in Time, the first solution was to restrict an accurate and complete knowledge of Time, so that the fundamentals about how to go back in Time would not be understood to the point of not being able to create the situation. The second solution, involving the evolution of knowledge sufficient to create the ability to go back in Time (i.e., for someone who believes they have the necessary knowledge), involves the placement of the traveling Soul into an “alternate” (and fictional) reality; they would believe that they went back in Time, and events would be identical, but in reality they would only (ever) exist in this alternate (and highly limited) timeline. They would never be able to travel back to “their own Time”, and at the termination of their incarnation, their Soul would be lost – the component elements of the Soul would be returned to their original Universe Energy cloud. This was felt to be the most extreme solution at the time.
In reality, and from the perspective of the Central Sun, there are only two Souls who have the necessary authorities and knowledge to move freely through Time, at their discretion. These two Souls are the Co-Leads for the Time Construct. While there are many different Souls who worked on the Time Construct who would have the requisite knowledge, they do not have the necessary permissions to travel through Time, without the consensus of the Leadership Committee. They can travel through Time in the context of the perception of Time in a multidimensional Construct, but that would not involve any form of incarnation.
The Time Construct was the most difficult of the Constructs to develop, in large part because of the abstract nature that Time represents. Time itself has many more Constants, interpretations, variables, and different forms of perception than any of the other Constructs. And because Time (generally) is not a “physical” or “Energy” existence, many Souls have difficulty grasping the true concept of what Time actually is. Terran scientists have developed mathematical equations that they use to quantify what they believe Time is, based on their own limited observations, but their understanding of Time is primitive at best.
Another question that one may then ask is this: Is there such a thing as a “Time crystal”, or a physical object that has an ability to allow one to transit through Time?
The quick answer is a qualified “yes”. This type of physical object does exist, but it is exceedingly rare. In order to use it, one must first understand it, understand what it is and how to manipulate it, and how to care for it. The “qualified” part of the answer, though, deserves more of an explanation. This object would only allow one to transit through their own individual timeline, in order to observe and experience events in the first person perspective. They would not have the ability to change any outcome, or interact with the timeline in any way. And they would not be able to interfere with the timeline of any other Soul (but they could observe the timeline of another Soul, if they were permitted).