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Hermes: Who do you think would be most likely to develop in the direction of being omnipotent and omniscient among all the present gods?
Roselle: This... The first thought that came to me was the Shepherd pathway which could engage in Devouring and Grazing, so as to control the souls and characteristics of other Beyonders.

— A conversation between Roselle and Hermes.
Extract from Roselle's Diary.
on Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 567

The Hanged Man Pathway represents Degeneration, but also sacrifice and responsibility in a positive sense.[1] Beyonders of this pathway have innate knowledge about Ritualistic Magic and secrets entities. They have high Spiritual Intuition, shadow-related spells, flesh and blood magic, and are able to graze Souls to use their powers.

At High-Sequences, they can peel evil thoughts and fuse them with a shadow to form a separate other self, extract a portion of the ambiguity of others' words to achieve various effects.

The title of Above the Sequence of the Hanged Man Pathway is God Almighty, the corresponding Sefirah is the Chaos Sea, and is adjacent to the Visionary, Sun, Tyrant, and White Tower Pathways.

Sequence Levels[]

Hanged Man Pathway Index
Sequence Name
Low Sequence
9 Secrets Supplicant
8 Listener
Mid Sequence
7 Shadow Ascetic
6 Rose Bishop
5 Shepherd
High Sequence - Saint
4 Black Knight
3 Trinity Templar
High Sequence - Angel
2 Profane Presbyter
1 Dark Angel
True God
0 Hanged Man

Pathway Symbol[]

Hanged Man Symbol2

The official symbol for the Hanged Man Pathway.[2]

The color is blood red.

Corresponding Tarot Card[]

Tarot-hangedman

The corresponding tarot card of the Hanged Man Pathway is The Hanged Man.[3]

The Hanged Man (XII) is the number twelfth of 22 Major Arcana. An image of a man being hanged upside-down by one ankle, and his facial expression is calm and serene, suggesting that he is in this hanging position by his own choice. The Hanged Man is the card of ultimate surrender, of being suspended in time and of martyrdom and sacrifice to the greater good.[4]

Corresponding Ingredients[]

Mythical Creature Form[]

Flowing shadows with eyes hidden behind the curtain of shadows.

Trivia[]

  • According to Klein, this pathway is the easiest to lose control and turn mad: "Nothing came close; even the Abyss Pathway, which represented evil, was slightly lacking".[5]

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