What do you mean by the universe, exactly? Phases are entirely separate spaces from each other by default, and the religious phases don't even exist in the surface of the Four Worlds (i.e. the "main" universe or phase). The only time the entire Sephiroth is referred to as the "universe" is by Coronzon, iirc. :rock The cosmology goes Atziluth Da'at The Abyss Briah (religious phases/pure elements/phase beings exist here, mostly anyway) Yetzirah Assiah/the surface of the Four Worlds/the physical world/world of man (where Magic Gods specifically are limited to affecting, and where the "main" universe or phase of the setting is) The Pure World the Qliphoth This may just be me nitpicking though.