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A '''Pillar''' is a [[Sacred Artifact]] that can retain new memories formed within a [[loop]], even after the loop resets with the Great Flood of Time. They support the worlds of their origin. Pillars also refers to the wielders of such Sacred Artifacts. | A '''Pillar''' is a [[Sacred Artifact]] that can retain new memories formed within a [[loop]], even after the loop resets with the Great Flood of Time. They support the worlds of their origin. Pillars also refers to the wielders of such Sacred Artifacts. It may also refer to anyone or anything that can resist being washed away by anything. | ||
==General definition== | ==General definition== | ||
In a more general sense, pillars refer to things that connect {{Attribute|Aether}} and {{Attribute|Nether}} together. Conceptually, this relates to connecting opposite concepts such as Yang and Yin, light and darkness, or sky and earth. The permanent [[Gate]]s of Tokyo, pillars of light that penetrate the earth and the sky, are also pillars, according to {{Transient icon|Breke}} recalling the memories of {{Transient icon|Azathoth}}. | In a more general sense, pillars refer to things that connect {{Attribute|Aether}} and {{Attribute|Nether}} together. Conceptually, this relates to connecting opposite concepts such as Yang and Yin, light and darkness, or sky and earth. The permanent [[Gate]]s of Tokyo, pillars of light that penetrate the earth and the sky, are also pillars, according to {{Transient icon|Breke}} recalling the memories of {{Transient icon|Azathoth}}. | ||
Individuals may also train to achieve enlightenment and become Pillars, according to {{Transient icon|Motosumi}}. He elaborates that by isolating oneself in the mountains (representing the Ten Realms), studying the Three Mysteries of Esoteric Buddhism, and practicing secret rituals, one can become a Pillar and learn the mysteries of Vajra and Garbhakosa. | |||
==Relation to Representatives== | ==Relation to Representatives== | ||