The Aeon Cult: Messages from a new power in our system?

Reminds me of the line from the new Kabr’s Glass Aegis ship.

"their/our/their desire is not malevolent it is survival she is/was/is wrong there is no evil there is no despise there is no SEPARATION there is harmony inside if you/you/you allow it

it was/was/was not done i/i speak again and was wrong i am still him and i am now them and THAT IS FUTURE^V^V"

(The text with the slashes i.e. their/our/their in this card is meant to represent past, present, and future. The Vex exist in all at once so they (and Kabr) speak like they are one)

Also I love the above card in relation to the line from the old Relic: The Aegis grimoire
"Now it is done. If I speak again, I am not Kabr."

I have a lot more to read through and think about but I wonder…were the 3 wearers of the Aeon armor (Titan, Hunter, Warlock) Kabr, Pahanin, and Praedyth…food for thought.

I’ve got work but tonight I plan on spending a bunch of time building out my Aeon, Kabr, theory. I’ll probably have something long to post by tomorrow.

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Everyone in this thread. I posted a thing but it was too long to be a comment. It’s a new post at http://commons.ishtar-collective.net/t/now-go-and-find-yourselves/1368

@TKfromthe90s let me know your thoughts.

If you’re interested in JUST the Aeon Cult part though I think the message was sent by Kabr and this is my interpretation.

We followed the path. The Path crumbled beneath our feet. Our feet became one mind.

Kabr and his team entered the Vault. But this is all Kabr. He is past, present, and future at once. He is we.

One mind can absorb the truth. The Truth is that Osiris understands nothing. Nothing can describe the joy of shared thought.

He drank the vex milk and joined their collective thought.

Thought you knew what they were didn’t you. You haven’t lived as they do. Do you wish to find your future.

We cannot understand the Vex because we are not one with them. We do not live as them.

Your future is predetermined. Predetermined individuals will never find answers. Answers lie in forbidden places.

What if on some dreadful night, the Darkness were to come creeping up to you and whisper ‘This war, is all there is for you.’ Instruments of war cannot find the meaning in it. They must seek out meaning from their Queen

Places bound by shared dreams. Shared dreams will reveal your nature. Your nature is to destroy.

We are weapons. Purpose built to wage war.

Destroy your sense of self. Self-preservation coddles leaders into ritual complacence. Complacence is something I have forgotten.

We cannot think that we have significance. Kabr is not like Osiris. He does not find satisfaction in his own greatness.

I have forgotten loneliness, uncertainty, life alone. Alone I see with my six eyes. Eyes watching from beyond the heliopause.

Kabr sees with past present and future eyes. He/They/We watches us.

The heliopause is a curtain before the next and final act. Act decisively to meld with yourselves. Yourselves will know you.

Something dark comes our way. We will meet other weapons of war. Other versions of ourselves.

You together alone striving toward your final purpose. Purpose built to move as they move. Move to stand apart from your heroes.

Our final purpose is to be consumed. By the collective, by the Darkness, by the Light. We are not to be as heroes, fighting against it.

Heroes are commonplace these days. Days of change draw ever closer. Closer looks at what is forbidden can only help.

We must choose a queen. Each with their forbidden knowledge. We must decide to be more than weapons.

Help them help you. You are so afraid of taboos. Taboos must be overthrown.

We must make a pact and seek more. The Vex milk is taboo. The Darkness is taboo. The very nature of the Traveler, is taboo.

Overthrown rulers would agree I’m sure. Surely you are convinced by now. Now go and find yourselves.

We must find a new purpose.

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Not sure if related, but Benedict 99-40 has one line when speaking with him that goes like: "Emperor Calus owns the path."
It could totally be a different “path”, but seems rather cryptic for several parties to have different "the path"s.

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Oryx spoke of making one’s own path.

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This is how I imagined the passages were combined as well. Great job!

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Bruh, This is som e of the best lore analysis I have ever seen. Most people just go with what the cards say but you are a true detective man. A+

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@TKfromthe90s @FutureLoreCult I’m so impressed with the work you guys have done with those cryptic messages and working out the right order for them! Well done!

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This is awesome. Great work @TKfromthe90s, @FutureLoreCult and @baxter! things like this is why I’m so happy I am on this site.

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This is dope.

Aeon Cult tech seems very Vex-y. The idea of sharing energy and power, talking about Osiris and his studies, talking about predetermination (simulations?), “shared dreams” (Vex are of one mind)…

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Hmmm… in the Trials of Osiris card http://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/trials-of-osiris#toland-the-shattered it states that it wants the fireteams to work together effortlessly, as if in a hive mind 1.
2, maybe the six eyes mentioned in the final message are the nine(?) or maybe the leadership of those triangle dudes :man_shrugging:

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Im just curious but how are you making a connection between Osiris’ cult and the Aeon Cult? As far as the eyes go i tend to shy away from relating them to the nine as whenever there is talk of the nine there are always nine members.

Even in The Long Walk in which the ghosts could be considered “eyes” there are ghosts labeled up to 9.

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That’s why I considered the second option because the message says that something is looking from beyond, I interpreted that statement as a “fly on the wall” group of entities that are planning on intervening. Either in our benefit or not. The only groups I know are “flies on the wall” is the leadership of those triangle people because they haven’t intervened yet, and the Nine.
Or the eye just refers to the Osiris logo

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While the idea of the Nine is interesting,I’m gonna have to say no. I’d say it’s pretty clear that it’s referring to three Guardians, and as far as we know, there are no Guardians amongst the Nine, considering the way Xur and the Emissary address us, and what they tell us of the Nine. In regards to the “Alone I see with my six eyes. Eyes watching from beyond the heliopause.” While I do find it interesting, I do not believe we can conclusively say what exactly this refers to. For example, the statement could be referring to seeing other eyes watching from beyond the heliopause. It could be referring to the cult itself, certainly, but given that they appear to be Guardians, I favor the idea that they believe they are the only ones aware of the eyes beyond the heliopause. That only their eyes can see it, in a way. Hope that all makes sense!

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The one theory I saw that made the most sense was that the message is from kabr. His assimilation with the vex made him confusing to everyone else, but it also makes some sense with the “six eyes” thing. Past future and present kabr is “Alone I see with my six eyes”

just a thing

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Wow. I realized the messages were linked and put them together, but I didn’t even think to dissect them the way you did.

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Wow, that was intense

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I’m wondering what “they” are- Vex? Ahamkara? Ghosts?

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This seems to be a warning from the fireteam. It almost sounds as if they are trying to help us unleash our full potential… through them!

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Overthrown ruler sounds like it’s probably calus

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Makes sense. But what is this being beyond the heliopause? And what if the calling to become one is actually a command for us to put aside our differences with the current known forces of Darkness, and band together? It would certainly be interesting to see how this would unfold and I would love to see Elinski guardians! The Hive are the only wrinkle in this plan because I am pretty confident that the Vex and Cabal would team up with us for their own survival…

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