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The Anthem Anatheme is foundational to Ahamkara wish-magic, as the Ahamkara derive sustenance from paracausally fulfilling the desires of other beings.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - Item Description: [[Queensfoil Censer#Lore|Queensfoil Censer]]''</ref> The Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]] also invoked the Anthem Anatheme when he transformed himself into a [[Whisper of the Worm|weapon]] after his physical death.<ref name="WotW"/> | The Anthem Anatheme is foundational to Ahamkara wish-magic, as the Ahamkara derive sustenance from paracausally fulfilling the desires of other beings.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - Item Description: [[Queensfoil Censer#Lore|Queensfoil Censer]]''</ref> The Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]] also invoked the Anthem Anatheme when he transformed himself into a [[Whisper of the Worm|weapon]] after his physical death.<ref name="WotW"/> | ||
The [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]] are generally not subject to the Anthem Anatheme, as their desires are aligned almost perfectly with those of their [[Mara Sov|Queen]], and the Queen herself has very little desire to change reality for her own purposes. It was this alignment which allowed the Ahamkara [[Riven]] to coexist with the Awoken in relative peace for so long, although Prince [[Uldren Sov]] was prohibited from interacting with Riven because his desires for himself were less attuned to his reality.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]]: [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Telic II|Telic II]]''</ref> | The [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]] are generally not subject to the Anthem Anatheme, as their desires are aligned almost perfectly with those of their [[Mara Sov|Queen]], and the Queen herself has very little desire to change reality for her own purposes. It was this alignment which allowed the Ahamkara [[Riven]] to coexist with the Awoken in relative peace for so long, although Prince [[Uldren Sov]] was prohibited from interacting with Riven because his desires for himself were less attuned to his reality.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef|The Awoken of the Reef]]: [[Lore:The Awoken of the Reef#Telic II|Telic II]]''</ref> | ||
The Cabal were also aware of the Ahamkara and the Anthem Anatheme before coming to the Sol System, with Calus having possessed an Ahamkara bone that originated from the extinct civilization known as the [[Harmony]].<ref>'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved_(lore)#I_am_a_few_days_older.|I am a few days older.]]", ''"An ancient bone retrieved from the debris around a once-radiant black hole. Scholars tell me, Caiatl, that eons ago, a species lived around this deepness, and built an engine to tap its polar jets. But something came upon them from the dark and killed them all | The Cabal were also aware of the Ahamkara and the Anthem Anatheme before coming to the Sol System, with the Cabal Emperor Calus having possessed an [[Ahamkara]] bone that originated from the extinct civilization known as the [[Harmony]].<ref>'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved_(lore)#I_am_a_few_days_older.|I am a few days older.]]", ''"An ancient bone retrieved from the debris around a once-radiant black hole. Scholars tell me, Caiatl, that eons ago, a species lived around this deepness, and built an engine to tap its polar jets. But something came upon them from the dark and killed them all."''</ref> The [[Psion]]s are said to be among those that truly understand the Anthem Anatheme.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/11/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - [[Lore:Dragonslayers|Dragonslayers]]: [[Lore:Dragonslayers#Valus Forge's Prologue|Valus Forge's Prologue]]''</ref> | ||
The Anthem Anatheme appears to be linked to another concept known as the "Anathematic Arc", which according to [[Ikora Rey]] is the primary goal of the Ahamkara as a species. The Anathematic Arc is described as a path by which the Ahamkara seek to travel to somewhere "more real" than the universe, which Ikora speculated might be a "parent" universe which spawned our current one, in much the same way as the [[Distributary]] is a pocket universe which arose within our own. By fulfilling the wishes of Guardians (and possibly other beings as well), the Ahamkara apparently move closer to this objective.<ref> | The Anthem Anatheme appears to be linked to another concept known as the "Anathematic Arc", which according to [[Ikora Rey]] (who once wished upon an Ahamkara to know more about the creatures, and had her wish granted) is the primary goal of the Ahamkara as a species. The Anathematic Arc is described as a path by which the Ahamkara seek to travel to somewhere "more real" than the universe, which Ikora speculated might be a "parent" universe which spawned our current one, in much the same way as the [[Distributary]] is a pocket universe which arose within our own. By fulfilling the wishes of Guardians (and possibly other beings as well), the Ahamkara apparently move closer to this objective.<ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/explore/detail/news/51148?fbclid=IwAR0VpyHyrvhUYr6_-PGbaWGvvRj3O9NeSox6cG6Ln1wRk3YEHb5nXqfWMg8</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *According to the Lore Book ''[[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]]'', in the primordial "[[garden]]" which predated the universe, there existed creatures that subsisted on the gradient between "what was and what might be", which subsequently escaped into the universe when the Gardener and Winnower fought with one another in the garden. This may be a reference to the Anthem Anatheme, and may also hint at the origins of beings such as the Worm Gods and Ahamkara.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]]: [[Lore:Unveiling#Gardener and Winnower|Gardener and Winnower]]''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
