Opening Speech of the Temple of the Four Corners

Capsuleers. Ladies and gentlemen...
Dear congregation!

I could say a lot of things about what it means to me, that you all are here. I could also get into the deep spiritual meaning and the mystery conveyed by the fact that we are here together, now. But for now I won't. For now it is too precious to experience this directly to mar it with reflective analysis. Instead I'd like to talk a bit about the greater perspective, give you a road-map of Amarrian spirituality and mysticism.

The unbroken circle symbolizes first man. God become man. It points at our divine origin. Now... Amarrian tradition teaches that this isn't how it remained...

The Fall occured and the Long Dark followed. Man, until the Fall upheld by God, descended into barbarism and unenlightenment, now totally seperate from God.

Now... this is where we humans start. All of us - and especially we Amarr need to remember this. In this state we lack something according to Amarrian tradition. Thus the mystic tries to heal these spiritual wound.

Here you see the symbol that has been adopted by the Empire as its own: Man and God reunited together again, albeit – and I'd like to stress that – imperfectly. United but not conjoined is the terminus technicus.

Now, why am I bothering you with this lesson in symbology and history?
Well... it shows us the beginning and the aim of Amarrian mysticism. We all are seperated from the divine. But we can heal the rift between ourselves and the divine. The Amarrian mystic might be still here:

He might even be on the stage before.

But the goal is one and the same. The goal of the mystic is to heal the rift entirely, to give himself to God and be uplifted again.

If you're interested in this journey of the human soul, a journey that according to the mystical tradition I represent here everyone has to make for himself, but still all of us together, and how it is conceptualized by Amarrian tradition, then you're in the right spot.

And if not you're still welcome! Be welcome!

♦ Temple of the Four Corners ♦

The Temple of the Four Corners lies in a lovely valley of Tekaima IV, not far from the coast. A landing platform for shuttles is part of the complex surrounding it, together with a number of simple quarters for visitors as well as the permanent staff, a refectory and a library with study rooms.

The Temple itself thrones over the complex with it's central dome of reflecting gold catching the eyes. On the four surrounding towers can the flags of the four nations of New Eden be seen. It's open at all times and drones are ready for holographic projection if capsule pilots prefer that or otherwise can't make it in person.

To the right sides of the Atria are found the banner of the respective nations, on the left the banner of the Temple. The interior is somewhat spartanic, the banners of the four nations and their respective three main sub-devisions among capsuleer aside. It is mainly illuminated by candles of various sizes, but also by a hovering orb of light over the central altar, that hints at the fact that modern holographic projectors have been installed, which must be well hidden.