As the Fifteenth Movement ended, the universe had become a place where civilizations understood evolution, supported young worlds, and respected each culture's freedom.
But a new realization was beginning to spread:
Life did not have to stay in the shapes it originally evolved into.
Consciousness could grow in many directions.
This idea marked the start of the Sixteenth Movement—the era when civilizations began experimenting with entirely new forms of mind, identity, and existence.
Expanding the Idea of "Life"
Until now, most beings understood life in simple terms:
a body
a mind
a culture
a path of growth
But as civilizations studied harmonies, evolution patterns, and long-term development, they discovered something surprising:
Consciousness was more flexible than they once believed.
It could adapt to environments that didn't support normal biology.
It could exist inside structures, fields of energy, or even patterns of information.
