Aye, the God is immanent in the World. The Outside (souls, ciphrang and gods) is how It experiences Itself, kind of like a dream, I think.

The Object collapses the subjective lens through which It interacts with creation. So the Judging Eye is super important. Interesting that Akka knows about the Judging Eye, yet there are no mentions of it in the Sagas or the Dreams. Perhaps it has been excised from history, except for that tapestry that Mimara sees.

There is the question of whether Ajokli became immanent in Creation through Cnaiur, or if that scene represents him dissolving along with the Outside.

Then I think it might be interesting what might happen with all these other mummified souls we have littering the narrative. Malowebi, Seswatha, probably Shauritias, maybe Kellhus and maybe the Amiolas guy.

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Oh yeah, what's the deal with anarcane ground in this case? Might be important as Atrithau seems like a sensible place for Mimara et al to run to.

As to Kelmomas, the No-god is an inversion. It seems like it would be the one thing the Eye can't countenance. Indeed, when Mimara does look upon it with the Eye she pierces the hologram and sees the sacrophagus. Then the questions start and the whirlwind rises. There is a hum of power from the Upright Horn too, but I think it's all about the timing.

1. How does Serwa know about the 100 stones? Did she commune in some way with the absolute?

Ooh, that was such a nice leitmotif. Koringhus had one hundred revelations, the last one delivered him to Oblivion. He also had one hundred stones, the last one saved his son. Serwa faces one hundred chorae, the last one punishes her. One hundred Gods, the last one betrays them all.

Does Jason offer block-mounted prints anywhere?  Shipping might be prohibitive for me, but I'll happily pay him for permission to have it done locally or something.

I think damnation hinges on experiential intentionality. The things that feed on suffering as an experience figuratively tear it from the soul. If a soul makes it to Oblivion I imagine that their sinful experiences are forgotten (i.e. no longer bound to the soul) but remain as carrion for such Ciphrang.

I doubt we'll ever get a straight answer on the details of this aspect of souls and the outside, but it seems pretty consistently thought out.

Yar = contemptuous term for pirates.

edit: can you comment on Anjencis' take on the Ark? Specifically I'm interested in the implication (even assuming he is completely wrong about the Ark and astrophysics) that there are no other planets in the Earwan solar system.

Uh, the Consult thought they were all that and they weren't. Like, they make quite a few mistakes thanks to hubris. I think that is all that is being said here.

They thought they could use the Dunyain that they captured (or who surrendered) but they got dominated instead. Not a huge issue for them though, they made the No-god to enslave themselves, after all. Only Shae was egomaniac enough to resist.

Seems like the rest of the Mangeacca and the Aporetics perished long ago - or maybe they are hanging with Nin'janjin and Emilidas. Who knows?

Remember, artificiality doesn't affect whether or not you have a soul.

+1

See also:  Wracu and the grafting of sorcery. It's definitely doable via the Tekne, and probably not a problem if you have a working Ark.

The Inchoroi wouldn't want the Derived to have souls, it's just not a good idea to make another souled race with their goal.

Maybe Kellhus was at Mengedda practicing switching heads so that he could do it at will and without having to physically remove his own head? Or maybe that's just the only way Kellhus can get high (i.e. out of his head wasted).

Also; the reader assumes the decapitants are demons - but can you bring a ciphrang's head back from Outside? - that doesn't really jive with the way we see Ciphrang manifest into the World via the Daimos either...  What if the decapitants come from humans with Ciphrang souls (i.e. like Kosoter, Serwa and C'naiur - the people Mimara identifies as Ciphrang rather than merely damned)?