# The Universe, or Infinite Game >[!info] > >In the context of the Ancestor Culture, when we say "The Universe" or "The Cosmos" or "Reality" we are referring to the entirety of all that is in awareness, not just the material universe of the vacuum of space with its galaxies and stars and planets etc. > >By Universe, we are referring to the higher and lower dimensions of reality as well, what was called by the old shamans "Overworld" or "Underworld," by the Abrahamic faiths "Heaven" and "Hell," and by the Hindus and Buddhists the "Lokas" or "Buddhafields." These realms are captured in [[Metaphysics|the system]] in the concept of the [[Dimensions]]. > >We call it the Infinite Game because (while we categorize 7 for ease of use) it has infinite dimensions populated by an infinity of fragments (dimensional beings) of [[The One Infinite Creator]], each trying to make its way back home as efficiently as possible. > >Unfortunately, the fragments often get this whole efficiency thing wrong, making horribly inefficient choices to how to transcend, getting stuck at lower levels of consciousness sometimes for countless lifetimes. This inefficiency leads to some fantastic stories of tragedy and redemption which the [[6D Directors|Directors]] love. Each being is playing a game of hide and seek with its higher dimensional self, all the way up to the One. ---