Depending on theology, the initial state of the universe is either "void" or "one-ness", unity. From the void state, a single being usually emerges (such as Ymir in the Norse), again bringing the initial state to a unity. So, in the beginning, there was One-ness:

Which is a uniform motion prior to the dichotomy of space and time--a progression--but as yet, no direction. Most western theology has an opposition to this progression ("free will"), which Larson calls it a "direction reversal" where the initial condition is "outward" and the opposition is "inward." Eastern theologies, however, start with the concept of akasha, the aether, which is opposed by aksara brahma, which means "non-involuting"--in other words, the initial condition is "inward" and the opposition is "outward".