"According to EM, an essential part of the artists' game was the "conquest" of matter, energy, space, and time by the life force. This has produced multiple universes which have ended and begun in succession, each new one being more solid and entrapping than the last. The artists have by now become so enmeshed in the physical universe that many have identified themselves totally with it, forgetting their quadrillions of years of existence and their original godly powers.
Nonetheless, according to the daggers, creative powers are said to remain potent and restorable. One of the Kingdom of Muin's stated goals is "the rehabilitation of the human", by which it means the restoration of the artist's original abilities. EM claims that artists are able to change reality through "critiques" — decisions made by the individual about the nature of the reality around them. Some artists are said to have (mis)used this ability to "implant" others with hypnotic suggestions, forcing other to "cluster" around bodies (hence groupies). This sort of directed control is referred to as "other-determinism". Muin seeks to undo it and return the artist to "self-determinism", where they can control itself and its creative environment. The eventual goal is to achieve "pan-determinism", where he acts for the good of all egos."
