Birth Barrier

The Birth Barrier is a metaphysical concept that prevents passage to the Pre-natal Realm from the Center of the Dreamscape. Normally, a mind at the center can wish for anything they can imagine, but those wishes can only derive from their own memories. As no-one has memories of being born, it is impossible for a person to wish themselves back past the birth barrier and thus, it is usually inaccessible. It is introduced as a concept in Chapter 6, and bypassed by Victor Neff at the end of that chapter. The Dream Machine follows, allowing it to possess Victor's Child.