Above the Sequence

*“There are some things that make it easier to be ‘infected’ the more you know.”*This article contains **MAJOR SPOILERS** relating to some of the most pivotal parts of the "*Lord of Mysteries*".

But the horror of the Great Old Ones far exceeded my imagination. Accompanying my revival was a new life of corruption… Perhaps only Great Old Ones can resist Great Old Ones.

 — Roselle Gustav to Klein
on *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1307

Amon uses the term "**Above the Sequence**" to refer to a level above Sequence 0. Other Gods have given it other names such as **Great Old Ones**, **Outer Deities**, and **Cosmos**. According to the Second Blasphemy Slate, to become a complete **Great Old One**, one needs to accommodate the corresponding Sefirah, plus the Uniqueness and at least one Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics of each Pathway in the group. Because there are 9 Sefirot on earth, there can be 9 **Great Old Ones** on earth.

There is an unknown number of Outer Deities in The Cosmos. The 9 most powerful Outer Deities in the entire Universe that are currently gathering around the solar system are all **Great Old Ones**. Some of "Them" wish to retrieve "Their" Sefirot and Beyonder Characteristics that had been ripped from "Them" and were attracted to Earth when The Original Creator awakened in the Pre-Epoch. Some of "Them" have the hope of getting neighboring Sefirot, Uniquenesses, and High-Sequence Beyonder Characteristics on Earth that "They" can accommodate to help "Them" approach the level of a **Pillar**. If "They" could succeed, making it equivalent to having 2 or more Sefirot, no one on Earth knows what will happen, not even the Ancient Sun God.

To put "Their" power in perspective, Klein surmised that the other Sequence 0 deities (excluding the Evernight Goddess should she become a **Great Old One**) would be able to tie down one or two **Outer Deities** together, and that it would be considered a miracle. It would take nine to fight one, or even more. An indirect statement to this power gap is when 5 Orthodox Gods extended their respective power from the Astral World to intervene with Mr. Door's apotheosis ritual, the Mother Goddess of Depravity singlehandedly countered all of them through the manifestation of her corruption on Mr. Door, until the First Blasphemy Slate put an end to her attempt.

## General Powers/Characteristics of Great Old Ones

* All General Powers/Characteristics of True Gods, at a higher level.
* **Becoming a direct representation of a certain aspect of the universe**.
* **Ability to establish a connection through knowledge of "Their" existence**: All existences at the level of the Sefirot and above have the characteristic that, once an individual knows enough information about "Them", "They" can establish a connection to that individual and cause corruption through that connection. Only existences at the Angel level or above can sever this connection in some ways.

## Advancement Condition

There is no advancement ritual required to become a **Great Old One** since no ritual can change the awakening of The Original Creator's will, but the Ancient Sun God believes that the order of accommodation can improve self-awareness to some extent and enhance the success rate:

1. Become a Sequence 0 of a pathway, then control and fuse with the Sefirah, and lastly, accommodate the other Uniquenesses. This is the best option.
2. Become a Dual-Pathway True God, then control and fuse with the Sefirah, and lastly, accommodate the other Uniquenesses. This is neither the best nor the worst option.
3. Fuse with the Sefirah last. This is the worst option.

## The 9 Great Old Ones on Earth

On Earth, there are 9 **Great Old One** groups corresponding to the 9 Sefirot and 22 Standard Pathways. The information about the 9 **Great Old Ones** is recorded on the Second Blasphemy Slate.

The Seven Lights suspected that some of the ****Great Old Ones**** that were active in the First Epoch were Outer Deities who had been directly attracted to Earth, and some others are equivalent to The Original Creator - embodiments of the different personalities "He" split into - and came alive as Sefirot. According to Klein, since The Original Creator dissociated into different parts, the mental imprint in the body of a High-Sequence Beyonder of the corresponding pathway should also belong to the different **Great Old Ones**.

* For example, the mental imprint inside High-Sequence Beyonders of the Fool Pathway, Door Pathway, and Error Pathway comes from the previous Lord of Mysteries: The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth.

**Notes:**

1. ↑ The Sefirah Brood Hive and the two pathways of Moon Pathway and Mother Pathway on Earth are broken off of the Mother Goddess of Depravity.
2. ↑ The Sefirah Nation of Disorder and the two pathways of Justiciar Pathway and Black Emperor Pathway on Earth are broken off of the Son of Chaos. There is still a large portion that remains in the depth of The Cosmos: the Outer Deity "Indefinable Mist".
3. ↑ The Sefirah Tenebrous World and the two pathways of Chained Pathway and Abyss Pathway on Earth are broken off of the Mother Tree of Desire.

## Outer Deities

There is an unknown number of Outer Deities in The Cosmos. The 9 most powerful Outer Deities in the entire Universe that are currently gathering around the solar system are all **Great Old Ones**.

Main article: Outer Deities
## The Three Pillars

After The Original Creator split apart, the **Three Pillars** stood above all the Great Old Ones, namely:

* God Almighty, The Omnipotent and Omniscient
* Lord of Mysteries, King of Space-Time
* Mother Goddess of Depravity, Origin of Evil

The number of authorities has a certain connection to level and status, but not entirely. The corresponding characteristics, power, and symbols are equally important.

Currently, the first two Pillars only exist in the form of Sefirot. The Outer Deity Mother Goddess of Depravity was once a **Pillar**, but when The Original Creator split and created an embodiment of convergence and separation, part of "Her" Sefirah was torn from "Her" and became the Brood Hive, which was attracted to Earth along with the Mother Pathway and Moon Pathway. Then the Mother Goddess of Depravity became not much different from the other Outer Deities, only "Her" symbol as a Pillar remains.

According to the Ancient Sun God’s research, the **Pillar** is the highest level of stability one can achieve. If a Great Old One exceeds this limit, just accommodating an additional sefirah will lead to being controlled by the convergence instinct in an irreversible manner.

### The Fourth Pillar

In this universe, there is also a hidden **Fourth Pillar**. It represents the end of everything, including the Great Old Ones and the universe itself. It corresponds to the two Sefirot: the River of Eternal Darkness and the City of Calamity. According to Adam, if a Great Old One becomes the **Fourth Pillar**, "They" will either enter a deep sleep, be passively split apart, or it will cause the entire Universe, including “Themselves”, to be annihilated, starting everything all over again. In actuality, the **Fourth Pillar** cannot be formed unless it is the moment when "the end of the universe“ is right about to be reached. By this point, the **Fourth Pillar** will converge, form and causes a reset.

Due to the existence of the **Fourth Pillar**, pathways of the Eternal Darkness group and the Calamity of Destruction group are exchangeable. But in that case, there’s no way to become a Great Old One, unless one thinks of a way to separate the Beyonder characteristics from before.

## List of "Great Old One" Gods

### On Earth

* The Original Creator *(Sleeping)*
* The Primordial One *(Pillar)*
* The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth *(Pillar)*

### Outer Deities

* Mother Goddess of Depravity *(Former Pillar)*
* Mother Tree of Desire
* Son of Chaos
* Circle of Inevitability
* Primordial Hunger
* Supernova Dominator
* Inextinguishable Ravings
* Monarch of Decay
* High-Dimensional Overseer

## Half Great Old Ones

This refers to those that have transcended the Sequence (**Above the Sequence**) but have not reach the level of a **Great Old One**. For a Sequence 0 to be considered **Half a Great Old One**, "They" need to have some control of a Sefirah, plus some authorities of neighboring pathways (i.e., "They" have consumed the Uniqueness and/or at least a Sequence 1 characteristic of neighboring pathways).

### Known Half Great Old Ones

**Notes:**

1. ↑ Death used the River of Eternal Darkness to forcefully accommodate the Red Priest Uniqueness. Later "He" went mad, but also stronger.
2. ↑ Partial control through a distributary.
3. ↑ Partial control through Arrodes and the Second Blasphemy Slate.

In addition, the Ancient Sun God in the Third Epoch has been referred to as a **Quasi Great Old One**, and was extremely close to being a Great Old One: "He" had accommodated all required Uniquenesses and Sequence 1 Characteristics of all 5 pathways, and was almost equivalent to the owner of the Chaos Sea through Sasrir and the First Blasphemy Slate.

## References

1. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1223
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1271
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1370
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1347
5. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1352, 1353
6. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1387
7. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1272
8. ↑ The Few Sequence Names that are Missing, 2020-05-04
9. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1369
10. ↑ Cuttlefish's Answer to Some of the comments on his posts and updates on Wechat and Weibo (3) - Q16
11. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1388
12. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1391
13. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 216-218
14. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1274
15. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1357