Ascension, Noninterference, and the Rules of Higher Beings
Ascension did not end conflict; it moved conflict onto a plane governed by rules ordinary humans could barely perceive. This episode examines how beings such as the Ancients and Ori abandoned physical form, gained extraordinary awareness, and became capable of influencing matter, energy, and consciousness. The Ancients enforced a doctrine of noninterference intended to prevent ascended power from dominating mortal life. That restriction was collective policy rather than physical impossibility, which is why figures such as Oma Desala, Orlin, Merlin, and Morgan le Fay could act—and face consequences for doing so. The Ori exploited the same higher state in the opposite direction, cultivating worshippers and drawing strength from their belief while falsely promising ascension in return. These competing interpretations created the strategic limits of the war. The Ancients would not openly defend the Milky Way, yet the Ori could not simply appear and conquer it personally without provoking ascended opposition. Visit ImaginedBattlefield.com for more military and science fiction.
