Silent Hill Tarot Creation

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Silent Hill Tarot Creation (A work in progress)

If you see any thing I should add or any mistakes please tell.
Once I have this complete I am hoping to get the art work done.(any one?)

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Heather

Cheryl's/Heather's Tarot Card: The Fool
The Fool - “I Become” - Heather Mason
The character is represented by the Fool card in Silent Hill's Tarot symbology.


Cheryl Mason



Heather Mason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFIHUQ1R ... ed&search=

Creator's Commentary
The fool card in the game suggests Heather.
This card means departure, potentiality, and recklessness.
I think that her recklessness in fighting against Claudia and, in a certain sense, her genuineness are applicable to 'the fool'.
-Hiroyuki Owaku

HEATHER (Cheryl) MASON
Age (registered): 24
Occupation: various part-time jobs
Lives in: apartment 102 of Daisy Villa Apartment Building

In 2003, Cheryl is like any other seventeen year old girl. She goes through various part-time jobs, is into much of the same things Cheryl and Alessa were into - but really is just your normal teenage girl, whose very protective of her past. One afternoon, after falling asleep in the local mall's Happy Burger, she makes a call to her dad before heading home. She meets up with Douglas Crevant, a Detective hired by the Claudia, Alessa's old friend and now a Priestess of the Order, some months ago to find Heather and remind her of her true past. Getting spooked, she runaways from him and hides out in the bathroom before climbing out into the alleyway behind the mall. When she heads back through a backdoor, she steps into the alternate plane that Claudia created to nurture the god fetus within Cheryl - the same Alessa created to protect herself from Dahlia. After fighting a few monsters Claudia had created, the two meet in a hallway. Claudia only gives her an enimatic explanation before leaving Cheryl to deal with the pain (headsplitting migraines) of the god fetus growing inside of her. Fighting through the mall, she is able to escape the alternate world briefly, meeting up with Douglas, who is also trapped in the alternate world with her. She deserts him though, fighting through the mall subway and the buildings she is forced to travel through alone. Before freeing herself again, Cheryl meets up with Vincent, the Order's Priest. Even though she can't tell what his intentions are and becomes confused by his story - she does feel that he is more trustworthy than Claudia.

When she arrives back at the apartment, she discovers the body of her father mutilated in his chair. Following the bloody footsteps up to the roof, she discovers that Claudia ordered a cult missonary to kill her father (who becomes affected by Claudia's powers so that he appears monstrous) and vows to kill Claudia. But the Priestess escapes back to Silent Hill, leaving the missionary to be dealt with, as a way to nuture the god fetus. Killing the cult missionary, Cheryl returns to the apartment to grieve and plan her next move. Douglas arrives and she blames him for Claudia finding her and killing her father. He doesn't disagree, but offers to help her. At first she declines, but after helping her with placing her father in his bed and creating a small burial for him, she agrees to let him drive her there. Before they leave, Vincent meets up with Douglas, who is waiting for Cheryl downstairs. He gives him Harry's old notebook to give to Cheryl, who, after reading it in the car, begins to remember the two halves she had repressed for so long.

When they get to Silent Hill, Douglas rents a room at Jack's Inn for them and they get some sleep. The next day, Douglas, by Cheryl's request, leaves her to look for Claudia on her own while he searchs the town himself. Getting a tip, she goes to the Brookhaven Mental Institution, where she deals with Leonard Wolf, Claudia's father, and later kills him - taking the Seal of Metatron to use again Claudia. As she closes in on Claudia, she finds out more and more about her alterego, Alessa and meets up with Douglas again after he is attacked by the Priestess. Before she finds her way into the Order's Chapel, she fights the memory of Alessa's obsession, her want to die so that the god inside of her could not be born. When she arrives in the Chapel and makes it through the Priestess' twisted vision, she and Claudia come head to head. In the course of their fight, Vincent is stabbed to death for interfering and Cheryl realizes that she must throw up the god-fetus or she would die. Using the tablet of Aglophotis inside the pendant her father had given her to her, she throws up the god-fetus. A desperate Claudia swallows the fetus, merging herself with the Incubus and falling into the Chapel's blood chasm. Without hesitation, Cheryl leaps down into the underground room and kills Claudia, halting the Order's prophisized ascension. Returning to the surface, Cheryl meets back up with Douglas, who waited for her in the amusement park. They return to her apartment, where they bury her father and she drops her "Heather" alias. She was later put on trial for the murder of her father, but was proven innocent with the help of Douglas. She likes cookies, Chocolate, Silver rings, fairy tales, "The Lost World" by Conan Doyle, drawing, and playing cards. She dislikes mirrors, big dogs, bugs and snakes, adults, and being teased. She carries a pocket knife with her.



Heather

Creator's comment: Cheryl- Originally we wanted to call her Dolores for the same reasons as Harry's character, but this met with fierce opposition and was rejected. The name originates from Sheryl Lee, but there is no particular significance.

Heather- Her name comes from Miss Heather Morris, who did Heather's voice and motion in the game. At first we had chosen the name "Helen," but it was pointed out that this name is old-fashioned and so it was changed. French actresses such as Charlotte Gainsbourg and Vanessa Paradis were her models. "The Fool card in the game suggest Heather. This card means departure, potentiality and recklessness. I think that her recklessness is fighting against Claudia and, in a certain sense her genuineness are applicable to "the fool." - Hiroyuki Owaku

Lost Memories: Heather, the protagonist of Silent Hill 3, is the reincarnation of the two young girls who appeared in Silent Hill 1, Alessa and Cheryl. This girl, who carried The God inside her body as a result of the ritual that Dahlia once conducted, assumed an alias and dyed her hair to conceal her whereabouts. However, seventeen years later, because her body had matured enough for her to take on the rol of the Mother, her existence was percieved by the religious organization. One can think that Vincent's line, "the time has come" also signifies the fact that Heather's body has matured as the Mother of The God. Additionally, Heather's abilities as the Mother of The God are awakened as she regains her past memories in the game, and a premonition of this is already appparent even in the bad dream that immediately follows the opening. What becomes the scene of the beginning of her nightmare is the amusement park that also appears in the later half of the game. One can think that Heather is endowed with precognitive abilies and that this dream was a warning that she sent to herself.

Quote: 'I know there’s something... Something I’ve been running from and forgot for a long time...'
Metaphor: Walking on the rails of life with a heavy burden
Symbol: The Fool; Tarot card
Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHnAiaumbu8
You're not here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk23jMykmdk
a small sanctuary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va96oxS6 ... ed&search=
Letter from the lost days,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjgesVwQ_wI
I want love

SH-S0undtrack
http://shm.silenthillfever.com

Name: She was originally to be named Helen, but the name was deemed to old-fashioned (or a potential reference to Clock Tower). Since they had
little time, the developers quickly renamed her after Heather Morris, the actress who did her voice. Also, the name may be a possible part of some sort of color code: Black Dahlia -White Claudia - Pink Heather

Appearance commentary: She was supposed to be the epitome of innocence, but players prefer non-ideal character, who have flaws - in appearance, in character (Maria would be a good example)... That is why the innocent
Helen was given a more earthly appearance: spots under her eyes, dirty clothes and a somewhat greater sexuality. Additionally, she was supposed to be wearing jeans at first, but the women of Team Silent convinced Shingo Yuri to change that to a skirt. A matter of great discussion was
her hair - as a result, Heather's hair became a little curly, although
that wasn't in the original artworks.
According to the developers' actresses such as Charlotte Gainsbourg,
Vanessa Paradis and Sophie Marceau greatly influenced the early sketches of Heather's face.

Actress: Heather Morris. Little is known about her.
-You can see her in the Making of SH3& movie.
-She isn't a blonde.
-John Anthony Mathewson (known for his fan-soundtrack Broken Notes)
wanted to marry her.


The Fool represent zero.

Thematic Meaning:
Heather wakes at the star of the game in a fast food restaurant at the shopping mall
We know this is merely the beginning of Heathers’s journey, later when she sets off she is still quite naïve about the perils that she will eventually face. She is begining her quest of self discovery.

Literal Meaning: This card stands for beginnings and the unexpected. The essence of chaos, rashness, innocence and the unconventional.

Notes: Anyone who has read the Magic of Mythbook and lost memories will know that Heather is compared to The Fool when she begins her journey to learn about the past and regain her powers.

This first stage of the mythological journey—which we have designated “call to adventure”—signifies that destiny has summoned the hero and transferred her spiritual centre of gravity to a zone unknown. – Joseph Campbell, ‘The Hero with a Thousand Faces’

According to Hiroyuki Owaku's commentary, each major SH3 character had a personal Tarot card assigned to them. In Alessa's sick room. Heather
finds her own card - 0, The Fool. What does this card symbolize? Possibly,
by associating her with a fool, the authors tried to show, that despite
her age (24), her psychological development is more suitable for a
17-year-old? Or it could be reference to her obscured consciousness. Well,
not exactly. Let us look closer at the card.
The Fool represents the power of Fate. It symbolizes that the outcome is not controlled by the person - practically, the heroine in SH3 had no choice, everything was predestined, she was doomed to suffer Alessa's rebirth (remember the closed cycle of the rollercoaster track).
So, what do we see in the Fool of SH3? A man, blindly marching forward
(traditionnaly, he is depicted as going towards a chasm - i.e. the Fool
doesn't see where he's going). He is going in the direction of the sun - towards God. He is followed by a DOG, that is constantly biting at his
feet, not letting him stray from his way (constant follower = Valtiel) and on the Fool's back is a bag, which is always interpreted as the burden of past mistakes and delusions, which must be worked off to open the eyes and see the road again. To gain the ability to choose.

Appropriate for our heroine, no?

In a personal sense, The Fool symbolizes a simple soul (remember Heather's outlook on life) and signifies naivete (thus,power of Fate, innocence,
but at the same time great potential, great beginning, change.
I think, the parallels are more than obvious.

The really important feature of this card is that its number should be 0. It represents therefore the Negative above the Tree of Life, the source of all things.

The Fool/Heather also represents the complete faith that life is/can be good and worthy of trust. It represents innocence, Some might call the Fool too innocent, but his innocence sustains him/her and brings him/her joy.

He/She reminds us of the unlimited potential and spontaneity inherent in every moment. There is a sense with this card that anything goes - nothing is certain or regular. The Fool adds the new and unfamiliar to a situation

the Fool can signal a new beginning, departure or change of direction -
the Fool is reckless and believes to follow their heart no matter how crazy or foolish their impulses may seem.
in Spiritual matters, represents ideas and thoughts, which endeavour to transcend the earth.
In material matters, reveals folly, mania, a sudden,unexpected impulse.


Heather's Tarot Card: The Fool

Within the shaman's journey, this is the supreme path, in which the magician dissolves his very being in the void of the final mystery.

The Fool is Air or Vacuum or Puissant Innocence.
Emptiness, also Potential Purity
He hold the male element of fire, the female element of water, the sword of air, and the disc of earth. He is the Green one of spring, the great for of the Celts,Daluah and Parsifal. He is also Zeus, Arrhenothelus, Dionysus, Zagreus, Bacchus Diphues and Baphomet.

He holds the wand of fire, the cup of water, the sword of air, and the bag of of plantary disks. Round him is the rainbow issuing from returning to his heart, he wears the fools cap, the horns of Bacchus, he stands on Haprocrates, the egyptain symbol of adolescent Fertility, he is unconscious of the tiger tearing at his side He is the green on of the celts, Daluah and Parsival.

This is the moment of divine awaking and consciousness.

Book of Thoth
Aleister Crowley

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Valtiel

Valtiel Tarot Card: The Magician
The Magician “I am” - Valtiel
The character is represented by the The Magician card in Silent Hill's Tarot symbology.

Valtiel

Valtiel is a fictional monster in the Konami's survival horror video game Silent Hill 3, as well as a governing angel in the religion of Silent Hill. His name means "attendant" by the way of the French word "valet", his existence as an angel is derived from suffixing "-el.". Thus he is "Attendant of God".

History- Valtiel was first mentioned in the third installment of the Silent Hill series. Because of its passive role in the game and its designation as a servant, it is thought that Valtiel is the subordinate of another dominant supernatural presence in Silent Hill. In the long standing tradition of Silent Hill, the Valtiel is a saintly being corresponding to an angel. Possibly, Metatron.[1]

In the religious tradition of Silent Hill, Valtiel was one of the beings said to be created by God in order to lead people to obey her. It is worshipped as the one who is closest to God. A special sect was made in the honor of the Valtiel, founded by Jimmy Stone, called the Valtiel Sect. In it this angel is venerated as a way to get closer to God. Likewise, the Pyramid Head wears similar ceremonial robes, gloves, and appears to have cloth stitching, all in homage to this being.

Whenever a shift in the Otherworld occurs, Valtiel appears before Heather, the protagonist from Silent Hill 3. In many instances Valtiel is seen turning a valve, this is both a symbolic gesture of the cycle of rebirth, which he governs, and an implication that Valtiel has some control over the shifting to the Otherworld that takes place throughout the series. If Heather were to die in certain locations, Valtiel can be seen dragging her corpse, intending to resurrect the holy "Mother of God". Valtiel has little or no actual concern with Heather, but rather for the God that sleeps within her.

Heather first encounters Valtiel when going down an elevator in the shopping mall. It appears to be hanging another monster. Heather sees the creature behind a fan.
Her next major encounter with this creature is in Brookhaven hospital when Heather is climbing up a ladder. Valtiel is seen turning a valve in the background. After that, Valtiel can be seen several times in the chapel hanging nurses and crawling around in vents.

Physical appearance
It is humanoid in appearance, but its head vibrates and twitches rapidly, obscuring its facial features. It's garbed in ceremonial robes and wears gloves. It bears two Seal of Metatron tattoos on each of its arms, while its skin is pale and takes on the "blood and rust" look, classic of Silent Hill.

The famed Pyramid Head is modeled after this being, both of them are described as taking different forms depending on the person. [2] In further connection, they both stalk the protagonist profusely, wear similar garments, and it is said that if the Pyramid Head were to take off the helmet, these two would be surprisingly similar in appearance.[3]

Valtiel is usually seen crawling along the ground, up walls, or across ceilings. An interesting feature, is that Valtiel has the seal of Metatron on both of his shoulders, Metatron and Valtiel are both considered the "Agents of God" (Although this mark suggests that Valtiel is in Metatron's servitude or that he himself is actually Metatron.)
Valtiel

A mysterious creature that is always lurking near Heather. What is his true
purpose?

While this strange creature observes Heather, he makes no effort to inflict
harm upon her; the truth is that he has a unique purpose, a role he plays
which enters into the game.

The fact of the matter is that in the religious tradition of Silent Hill,
Valtiel is a saintly being corresponding to an angel.
Concerning that complex and profound reason for existence, let us consider such things as his design and behavior from various angles.


Valtiel

SECTION TWO: Watcher
To ensure the protection of the unborn deity, he watches Heather, mother
of God

Since the name Valtiel means "attendant" by way of the English word
"valet," his existence as an angel is derived from suffixing "-el." In
short, he is the being that attends to and watches over God. For the
purpose of carrying out his duty of watching and protecting the mother
until the time comes for God to be born, he does not harm Heather.

SECTION THREE: Messenger
An angel in the town's religious organization that governs the cycle of
rebirth, he appears as a symbol of the otherworld

Valtiel's intentions have little to do with Heather; his concern is
primarily with the god that sleeps inside her. It can be thought that in
order to restore God to this world, every time Heather (Alessa) dies, he
is the one responsible for resurrecting her many times over. Additionally,
the valve handle that Valtiel turns with his left hand represents the idea
that "God can be reborn any number of times," which can be thought of as
having significance to the basis of the sect's doctrine.
If Heather should die, Valtiel takes action to resurrect the mother of God.
Heather stands opposite Valtiel in the church
In many places Valtiel is seen turning the handle, which signifies the cycle
of rebirth.

SECTION FOUR: An explanation of the meaning hidden in the design of the being that ties together the three works of the series

In the long-standing religious tradition of Silent Hill, Valtiel is worshipped
as a way to become closer to God. And so even in the previous works of the series, Valtiel has appeared in different forms. In other words this is why Valtiel ties together various events that have taken place in Silent Hill.

In the case that any events transpire in Silent Hill in the future, that
distinct shape may again appear before players.

Creator's Commentary: The connection to the first game is quite clear, but the relationship with the second isn't so obvious. I wanted to give relevance to the creatures of the series because it motivates me to continue the creative process. In the religion of Silent Hill, those who are close to God through Valtiel borrow his form as Pyramid Head. That is to say, Pyramid Head was born from the towns peoples' ideas about showing devotion to God. In the first game, the ceremonial robes were an homage to Valtiel.
-Masahiro Ito

Making of Valtiel
turning the valves
One of the early designs of Valtiel turning the valve handle. The central hole closely resembles the one in the final church.

Symbol: Tattoo - The Halo of the Sun. - It represents the deity known as "The Halo of the Sun". In heraldry, symbolizes a religious group. The two outer circles are charity and resurrection; the three inner circles are present, past, and future. Usually drawn in red. Occasionally drawn in black or other colors, but blue reverses the meaning into a curse on God and is therefore forbidden.

This symbol was used by Alessa to represent herself, her other self Cheryl, and the combination of selves, Heather. Walter Sullivan used it to represent his and his mother's rebirth, after performing the The 21 Sacraments.

Music-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T87nXyytHeo
Prayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQncANs6LyU
Rain of Brass Petals

Hobbies: include valve turning, getting it on with dead nurses and landscape painting.

Valtiel - the Watcher and Messenger of God
I – The Magician

Thematic Meaning: Valtiel at this stage is a mysterious figure, we aren’t exactly sure who he is or what his plans are. He of course ensures the protection of the unborn deity, he watches Heather, mother
of God.

Right hand of the Order's god, Valtiel (considered an angel of rebirth and the otherworld) is a being who protects the unborn deity and watches over whoever plays the role of  the Mother of God, he is God's left hand. Valtiel's name comes from the English word, meaning "attendant" and the used for angels.

Literal Meaning: This card stands for the imagination as well as creativity and the strength of will. It also shows that things aren’t always as they appear and there is more to be revealed.
He still is very much a figure of mystery and awe.

The first card, "The Magican," signifies creation, wisdom, beginnings, or destruction and fraud.
As The Magician, Traditionally, the figure of The Magician is held to be the same character portrayed in the card of The Fool, only at different stages of his development. Wheras The Fool shows a person at his most vulnerable, weak and devoid of reason, The Magician shows him at the pinacle of strength, power and knowledge. The tools at The Magiciani's altar (the wand, the sword, the cup/flask and the pentacle/coin) are the contents of The Fool's sack. He is unaware that he carries with him the tools of his own enlightenment, and must experience a fall in order to learn how to survive.

Skill, wisdom, adroitness, elasticity, graft, cunning, deceit, theft, wisdom, power, messages, interfering with matters.

Valtiel Tarot Card: The Magician

The Magician is the male virgin who has not had contact with the female polarity in order to reproduce and bring about form. He is pure energy and like the High Priestess remains transcendental and essentially unknowable.

Mercury, who is Wisdom, will, and word, by whom the world is created, symbolises the fluidic, basis of all transmission of activity.
Behind him and and trough him is the Ape, Hanuman, which is a Hindu conception. The Egyptain counterpart, Thoth, is also always followed by the Cynocephalus Ape

He is Mercury, the messenger of God, and juggles and turn the four symbols of the elements, and the papyrus or wood, the will, or pen, the wan or wisdom.
He represents the creative force in action. As Thoth in Egyptian tradition, his attendant and shadow is the Ape.

The Book Of Thoth
Alister Crowley

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magician_(Tarot_card)

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The High Priestess “I Believe"- Claudia Wolf

The character is represented by the High Priestess  card in Silent Hill's Tarot symbology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLr7Owb2OyY
Claudia Wolf

Creator's Commentary:  The High Priestess card in the game suggests
Claudia.  This card means mystery, faith, and dogmatism.  Doesn't it seem
that the self-righteous way that Claudia behaves as a consequence of being
too genuine is in accordance with the meaning of the card?

-Hiroyuki Owaku
CLAUDIA WOLF
Age: 29
Occupation: Order priestess
Lives in: Cult church
Claudia Wolf's childhood was one full of pain. Her father, a member of the
cult, forcefully tried to instill his beliefs of &salvation for the
chosent; in her. Leonard did not love his daughter. Putting religious
ideals above everything else, he did terrible things to her (the memories
of his cruelty is forever burned into my mind) trying to bring up the
ideal believer, who would build a Paradise for the chosen.
But Claudia was not completely alone in her misfortune. One day she met a
girl name Alessa Gillespie, who was also mistreated by her mother,
who was trying to raise a Mother of God (their meeting was probably a result of
Dahlia and Leonard's friendship). The soon became best friends. Whenever
Leonard decided to visit his fellow cult member, Claudia never missed a
chance to see Alessa and spent a lot of time at the Gillespie home.
Alessa's room is a place of bright memories for both girls. It was their
own corner, their own Paradise. Together they could forget about their
suffering for a while. The played cards (Claudia's inherent honesty
prevented her from cheating, so she always lost), read fairytales, played
with dolls, imagined their ideal parents, a school, where they could have
fun, an ideal world, where everyone would be happy. Together they dreamed of what they would never have and they were like sisters to each other (;To little Claudia. Happy 6th Birthday I love you as if you were my real sister. Here's to you!). Alessa meant everything to Claudia, the only
person who understood her. But one day a fire burst out in Dahlia's house.
It took Alessa's life and left Claudia with only memories. The Paradise
was gone. Claudia couldn't accept the fact that she would never again see
her beloved sister. Listening to Dahlia's preachings (She was totally
brainwashed by that crazy old hag), she began to believe that Alessa
really did carry God inside her and cannot die. Then the happiness can
still return. And the events that happened seven years after the fire only
served to reinforce Claudia's faith.
As time passed, though, nothing changed. Leonard's beatings continued, but Claudia could endure anything to meet with Alessa again. Her faith was the only thing that kept her going, kept her from falling into despair -
without her faith her life would lose all meaning. She never felt hatred
towards the world that couldn't understand her. She knew that compassion
is born of suffering. And knowing suffering, she did not want to hurt
anyone, even her sadistic father. She wished only for her sister's return,
which would make everyone happy, not just Claudia, by creating Paradise,
where everyone would be happy, never in pain, never suffering (it could be
that she delberately formed her beliefs to be the opposite of her elitist
father, but it is also undoubtedly evidence of her compassionate nature).
In short, Claudia believed that Alessa's return would bring happiness to
humanity.Could she know what was really going on inside her friend's head?
Could she know that the Paradise she so longed for was a bloody nightmare?
Several years before the events of SH3, Leonard was taken to the Brookhaven
mental clinic for murdering a man in a religious discussion.
His post in the Order is taken by Claudia. Along with a young priest named
Vincent, she reforms the Silent Hill religion, adding to it Christian
elements, which makes the cult much more popular.
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a) Saint Alessa
As we learn from the cult library, Claudia has changed the image of the
cult's deity. Now God has taken the form of Alessa, because the priestess
believed in her sister's divinity and that in the Mother of God will
carry not a hairy evil demon, but Alessa. This is reflected in the
portrait - St. Alessa. Mother of God, Daughter of God. The portrait
depicts Alessa holding an child. The child is supposed to be God, but if
you take a closer look you will see that it is also Alessa (Alessa=God).
Also, according to the plaque, Alessa is the daughter of God, but at the
same time Her mother. This is a result of God merging with Alessa in
Claudia's mind.
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The religious organization began to grow and prosper, bringing great
riches to its founders. But money didn't interest Claudia. All this time
she had lived in a small stuffy room in the church, leading an ascetic
life and keeping the old postcard from Alessa (;So she was still hanging
onto this...). Remembering her hard childhood and knowing of the world's
horrors, she spent her time reading books (I was free all day, so I read
'A Modern History of Refugees' and 'Young Slaves: Child Exploitation'. I
don't want to be a mere bystander in this world. I can't do anything now,
though, and that's what's hard). Claudia's desire to change the world for
the better shows her altruistic side.
But despite Claudia's high position and her almost maniacal kindness,
nobody fully understood her, fearing the purity and strength of her faith.
There were even rumors that she had the same powers as Alessa (I don’t
have powers like you two).
Unable to abandon her childhood dream, Claudia does all she can to find
her ;sister. She hires a private detective named Douglas Cartland to
search for her. Surely, Alessa didn't die, she was just reborn. But even
if she find the Mother's new body, what would she do? How would she make
her remember who she really is and take a step towards Paradise? This is
where Father Vincent came along, giving her ;The Book of Praise, which
contained a way to make the process of the Mother's rebirth faster. The
way was to make her feel pain and hatred. Claudia is shocked (It's much
too cruel), but it is the only way. When Paradise comes, she can be with
her sister forever. Claudia's was much reinforced by Alessa's apparent
desire for the coming of Paradise. Once, she told Claudia that she wanted
the world to be purified in flame (she probably meant burning all people,
whom she hated, but Claudia would never think THAT of her sister. Yes,
seeing Alessa once again and making everyone in the world happy was worth it. Claudia makes her decision.
Finally, the detective finds Alessa. Claudia is overjoyed. She has been
waiting for this more than 20 years. All this time, the Holy One has lived
not far from Silent Hill - in Ashfield. With the man, who took her from
Claudia. Overwhelmed with hope, Claudia leaves for Ashfield to meet with
her sister.

Claudia first meets Holy Mother outside in the hallway outside the book
store. But it turns out that the Mother of God neither remembers her life,
nor understands her purpose. Claudia's face expresses her pain at seeing
that Alessa forgot. She gives her her name (I am Claudia) hoping that
she will remember, but Heather is only annoyed - So what!?. However,
when she mentions God, Heather is overtaken by a sudden bout of headache,
caused her resurfacing memories of her past life. Claudia is visibly smiling
when this is happening - she has succeeded in awakening the Lost Memories;
in Heather's subconscious. Alessa's return and universal
happiness grow ever closer. With these thoughts Claudia makes her way to
the Masons' apartment, to fill the Mother's heart with hatred.
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c) Claudia's influence on the Otherworld.
We know that both Claudia and Alessa were trained to take the role of
the Mother of God. Thus, both experienced great pain and suffering in
their childhood. In the library Vincent mentions that they both have
powers and in his talk with Claudia he even theorizes that the nightmarish
world is her own (Isn’t this nothing more than your own personal
nightmare? Just like Alessa 17 years ago). Claudia also had the gift of
premonition (she predicted the coming of Paradise when she was a child
and Vincent says that her sight rarely fails her) and could manipulate other
people's perceptions (It seems that she can manipulate the hearts and
minds of believers ). These could all be manifestations of her
psychic powers.

It's not hard to conclude that both Alessa and Claudia had an inner world,
which could affect other people (just like all characters in SH2 had inner
wrolds) and these worlds merged, so what we see in SH3 is not just a mix
of reality and AlessaHeather's world, but a mix of reality and both of
these inner worlds.

f) How does Claudia see the Otherworld?
According to Hiroyuki Owaku's commentary, one of the main themes of Silent Hill
is subjective perception. Basically, every person sees the world
differently. So, how does Claudia see the world around her? It is pretty
obvious that she and Heather do not see the same things, otherwise Claudia
would've quickly realized what kind of Paradise she's trying to create. One
could say that the subconscious world is a reflection of the human soul and
Claudia's soul bears no darkness - thus, her inner world would probably be
similar to her conception of Paradise. It is unknown how she sees monsters
- she says that They've come to witness the beginning and never calls them monsters.
Maybe she sees fantastic creatures of Paradise or, like Vincent, normal people?
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d) Door plaques
Notice that after the first meeting with Claudia, the names of all stores
on the door plaques change.
-The ;Paradise Noon cafe changes to Cafe Tirn Aill , which is a
reference to celtic mythology.
- Jewelry Catedral
- Iggr-Drasill - a reference to Scandinavian mythology
- Nornen is a reference to the Norns in Norse mythology, who represent the
past, the present and the future and measure the time of each mortal man's
life.
These changes are due to the influence of Claudia's world.

e) Shakespeare Puzzle
Worthy of note is the Shakespeare puzzle in the book store. We know that
Heather has never read all of those Shakespeare books, so this puzzle
can't be an element of her subconscious world. It is only logical to
assume that it is, in fact, another result of Claudia's influence. What is
the meaning of the puzzle? In a tragedy, where the only end is death, good
an evil switch places (;Fair is foul and foul is fair), black becomes
white and white become black (a game of turning white to black and black
to white). The puzzle fits with Claudia's story quite well - her good
intentions lead to tragedy, which can end with death. The one wishing
happiness to all people becomes negative character.
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Claudia doesn't kill Harry herself (even though she probably could do
that, considering her powers) and orders the cult member -- Missionary --
to do it. Later it becomes clear that she only did that because a murder
is too great a sin for her. She felt mustn't kill anybody, but had to do
it for the good of all. Which doesn't make her any less guilty.
After killing Harry, she awaits Heather's arrival to tell her that she
killed her father (to fill her heart with hatred) and remind her of her
former identity (You must try to remember me, and your true self as well.
You will birth a God and build an eternal Paradise) and to lure her to
Silent Hill (because in her hometown, old memories would awaken faster).
She leaves the Missionary to be slaughtered by the enraged Heather and
leaves for Silent Hill.
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g) Conversation with Vincent
After defeating Leonard, we see a cutscene of a conversation between
Claudia and Vincent. This serves to better flesh out their relationship
and reveal their conflicting beliefs. We see that Claudia, even having
suffered throughout her childhood, didn't want her father to come to harm
(Why did you send her to my father? It’s your fault that he...). A
conflict becomes imminent: Claudia believes that the real world brings
only suffering and God is needed to make everyone happy. Vincent, on the
other hand, is satisfied with the world as it is (I know about the
pleasures of this world. And I want to find my happiness while I’m still
here) and, having seen the reality of Alessa's nightmarish world, opposes
the coming of Paradise. He also tells Claudia that her desire for Alessa's
return is akin to a child's desire for love (which is true). Claudia's
last phrase (You don’t understand. None of you do) serves to show her
loneliness in the world.
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Tragedy of true faith
The cruelty of her father, loneliness and pain of her childhood and strong
religious influence became the deciding factors in forming Claudia's
idealistic and altruistic nature, her wish to make the world happy. But
why was she so misunderstood? Heather, Vincent, Douglas and even her
father - none of the realized the nature of her dream and wanted her to
die. What is the reason? Where is the line, beyond which an innocent girl
dreaming of a perfect world turns into a religious fanatic, capable of
murder for a foggy goal?
Brought up in strict religious tradition, Claudia has always felt isolated
from the world - Alessa was her only friend and after losing her Claudia
couldn't get out of her cage of loneliness and misunderstanding. Her
fervent desire to bring her sister back mixed with her strong religious
faith - she spent days and nights in her room reading scripture, which she
hoped would help her bring Alessa back. Even holidays were spent in her
room, dreaming of making the world a better place and remembering the
happiness of days past (her diary really is somewhat sad to read). Again,
like in previous installments, we see a desperate attempt to find the
long-gone past. Once feeling nostalgia, one will never be able to stop
searching for the ghosts of the past. And the more Claudia reached out to
her past, to God and Paradise (to Alessa), the more she isolates herself
from the world and from the people she wanted to make happy. Her faith
became the reason for her loneliness.
We also see that her beliefs constantly come into conflict with other
characters. Who is right? Such truth are always subjective, because every
person has their own system of values. But Claudia was brought up by
Leonard, who always tried to impose his ideals on others (which finally
led him to his demise) and Claudia inherited her father's character. This
is most prominently seen in her reformation of the religion - the change
in scripture was her attempt to make everyone accept her view of the
nature of God (Who do you think you are? Claiming to know God’s will!?).
Another indication of this trait of characters was her delusion that if
whatever's good for her is bound to be good for everyone. That way she
began to see the resurrection of her childhood friend as a universal good.
As a result, Claudia is so blinded by her faith that she cannot think of
every turning back. Her unflinching faith in her sister prevents her
from ever understanding her mistake. Moreover, she is fanatical - in a fit
of self-sacrifical madness, she takes up the role of the Mother of God. It
may even be that Claudia WANTED to sacrifice herself - that is common
among religious fanatics. Self-sacrifice satisfies one's desire to
believe, that his or her life wasn't in vain.
Obviously, Claudia Wolf is not your common villain. When writing SH3, the
developers tried to get as far away as possible from your typical bad guy
(the one who wants to conquer the world and laughs maniacally) and create
a more realistic image, that would combine light and dark sides. A character
who would have their own truth, their own reasons and who could
be understood and forgiven. And they succeeded in that - the charismatic
and idealistic Claudia, who suffers for her faith, may inspire more
sympathy that even the protagonist.

l) Appearance analysis
The designers tried to make Claudia look unnatural and out of the
ordinary. Her clothing is limited to a black cloak and such minimalism can
be seen as another expression of her isolation from the material world.
The dark color of her cloak against her light beliefs is also
appropriate. She walks barefooted, preferring religious ascetism to
comfort. As we know, Dahlia Gillespie also didn't wear any shoes.
Her bright hair may look gray, which generally makes her look older than
her real 29. Her light-green eyes give the impression of blindness and
that wouldn't be far from truth - she really is blinded by her faith. She
also tends to roll her yes while speaking (especially of Paradise), but
her eyelids stay still. I leave interpreting this peculiarity to you. Also
interesting is the fact that she has no eyebrows. According to the
developers' commentary, this doesn't let us read her emotions and makes
her more mysterious. The very idea of a lack of eyebrows was inspired by a fashion magazine.
The early sketches of Claudia face were inspired by Julianne Moore.

Claudia Wolf

A faith which is too pure invites a new tragedy
An unhappy connection with Leonard, her father, which is the cause of her self-righteous personality
The one who guided Claudia to the town's indigenous religion was her father, Leonard.  It seems that Leonard, who held strict religious views, forced his beliefs onto his daughter and inflicted physical punishment upon her for irreligious behavior.  From an episode in which he stabbed a patient because of a religious dispute and from the radical memo in which he calls himself a protector of the seal," it can be surmised that Leonard possesses extremely elitist ideas.  Claudia has come to hope for a salvation in which not only the chosen ones but everyone is saved, which is completely opposite from Leonard's ideas.  One can think that in the background, there were feelings of repulsion and hatred towards her strict father.

Creator's comment: Her name comes from an Italian actress from the 1960s, Claudia Cardinale. Originally we had named her "Christie," but it was pointed out that this name is too "cute" and so we decided to change it. The model for her was Hollywood actress Julianne Moore. The High Priestess card in the game suggest Claudia. This card means mystery, faith, and dogmatism. Doesn't it seem that the self-righteous way that Claudia behaves as a consequence of being too genuine is in accordance with the meaning of the card?" - Hiroyuki Owaku

Quote: Oh, Alessa, the world you wanted is nearly here...
Metaphor: Unreasonably strong faith brings tragedy
Symbol: High Priestess Tarot card
Music:
http://shm.silenthillfever.com/sh3/audi ... mDream.mp3

http://shm.silenthillfever.com/sh3/audi ... yRuins.mp3
Walk on Vanity Ruins,

http://shm.silenthillfever.com/sh3/audi ... 22-Sun.mp3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxQSfTp2aVA
Sun

Name: The name was borrowed from a 60s actress Claudia Cardinale.
She was originally to be named Christie (maybe for the pronunciation similar to Christ or christianity),
but the name was deemed to cute for a
priestess of a religious cult. Her surname she inherited from her father,
Leonard Wolf.
Actress: the voice of Claudia was provided by Donna Burke, whom some may remember as Angela in SH2.
Donna Burke is a very experienced and professional actress, so she gets the roles of key characters.

Thematic Meaning: In her robes,  Claudia almost resembles a goddess, she appears aloof and virginal.
We find this card on Claudia's bed in her room. just like Her remarks
Heather, looking at the image. What is the card's meaning? According to
the cult library, this card symbolizes intuition, faith, dogmatism.
Surely, it is Claudia Wolf. Let us now look at the Tarot puzzle. Your
Excellency, praying to God most high Do you think you can tell me why You
always look up at the night sky? - writes Alessa.

Looking up at the night
sky can be interpreted as dreaming, nostalgia and religious faith.
the priestess is alone - there is nobody around her and only the Eye
of Night (symbolizing God) is looking at her from above. This signifies
her closeness to God.
Literal Meaning: This card usually means a strong feminine influence, particularly for men. It represents
the unconscious mind, psychic ability and instinct.

‘Woman is the guide to the sublime acme of sensuous adventure. By deficient eyes she is reduced to inferior states; by the evil eye of ignorance she is spellbound to banality and ugliness. But she is redeemed in the eyes of understanding. The hero who can take her as she is, without undue commotion but with the kindness and assurance she requires, is potentially the king, the incarnate god, of her created world.’ – Joseph Campbell, ‘The Hero with a Thousand Faces’

The second card, "The High Priestess," denotes intuition, harmony, faith, or dogmatism and arrogance.
secrets, mystery, the future unyet revealed, silence, wisdom, passion, coceit, surface knowledge.

Claudia Wolfs Tarot Card,  The High Priestess

The shaman here enters sublime, virginal ground: the very essence of the Universe before its fall into form. This region is the first symbolic domain which will take him undifferentiated into the Void of Space.

The Preistess, She is Isis, the eternal virgin, and again she is Artemis. It is for this reason she is clothed in the luminous veil of light, light being viewed not as the manifestation, but as the veil, of the spitit.
She is spiritual Isis and a virgin Artemis. With her veil of light, she is weaving, the crystals and fruits of the earth. She carries the huntress bow and the musical sistrum.

The Book Of Thoth
Aleister Crowley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Priestess

[suzisco]

Interesting piece of work.  bit complex but understandable.  you have a long way to go.

generally links to other sites are not encouraged especially by members who have so few postings, however as they are to you tube i am allowing them to stay.  

suzi (moderator)

[midnit magik]

Interesting piece of work.  bit complex but understandable.  you have a long way to go.

generally links to other sites are not encouraged especially by members who have so few postings, however as they are to you tube i am allowing them to stay.  

suzi (moderator)

Thanks Suzi,
I'll probably hit a wall soon.

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Alessa  is the Empress - “I Conceive”

The character is represented by the Empress card in Silent Hill's Tarot symbology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x_4f6KO4EM
Alessa Gillespie.

Creators Commentary
Alessa, Who lies dormant inside Heather, makes appearances in various places as her memories are revived. The reason why her behavior differs depending on the place is in accordance with what's written in the occult magazine that was dropped in the subway. The principle behind her behavior is that she desires to escape from suffering. It will become easier to understand if I say 'to die'
-Hiroyuki Owaku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eds1ivwq1oc

Alessa Gillespie
Age - 14
Social Status - Victim of fire

She (17 year old or 31/38 in collected years) is the third incarnation of Alessa Gillespie. Alessa was born in 1972 to Dahlia Gillespie and an unknown father (though some believe it was Michael Kauffman), in Alchemilla Hospital. She was suppose to follow her mother's footsteps, but when the Order discovered her powers, they decided she would be the perfect host for their god. The Order believed that the only way to achieve paradise was to ensoul a girl with the spirit of the Order's god so it could be reborn. This honor was given to Alessa, who soon became known as 'The Mother of God'. At a young age, the god-fetus inside her made her powers strengthen (she was able to use her mind to create and control things such as appariations and contort the world), causing her grief in school. Her homelife was no better. Dahlia cared only to nurture the god-fetus by treating Alessa harshly and when Alessa acted out, she was either tied to her bed or locked in their home's attic where she wrote and drew on the walls all her frustrations. Even though both her homelife and her school time were hard on her, she was as carefree as a girl could be in her situation. She enjoyed collecting butterflies, reading fairytales, drawing pictures, and playing with her rag doll Scarlett. She was also close friends with Claudia Wolf, the daughter of Leonard Wolf, another cult member, who was two years younger than her. They use to sit in her room and play cards and draw.

In 1979, when Alessa was seven, Dahlia realized that her daughter's powers were intensifying and believed that was a sign that the Order's god was ready to be born. The cult believed that only through fire can a person be purified, so to release the god within her daughter, Dahlia locked her in her room and set the house on fire. Alessa begged her mother not to do it, but she was left alone in her room to die. With the god-fetus inside her protecting her from cremation, she split not only her own soul but the soul of the old god, creating herself again in the form of a baby girl. With the last bit of strength she had, Alessa transported the baby to the side of the road where she knew Harry Mason and his wife would find her and give her a better life. As Alessa's other half was was taken back to the Mason home, Alessa was pulled from the wreckage of the house and rushed to St. Alchemilla Hospital where she was treated for third degree burns and placed under the care of Dr. Kauffman and Nurse, Lisa Garland. Dahlia discovered what her daughter had done and suggested to the Doctor that Alessa be placed in isolation in the Hospital's basement until Alessa's other half returned to the town. Kauffman agreed and placed Lisa in charge of her care.

While the other half of Alessa was imprisioned in her own charred body, the other half became a part of the Mason family. She was named Cheryl and given everything a daughter needed. For three years she was raised with love by Harry and his wife, who she was very close to (a bond she wanted but could never have with her mother Dahlia), but that all changed in 1982, when Mrs. Mason became ill and died. Traumatized by their loss, Harry (28) and Cheryl became inseperable for four years. She was a happy and carefree child who loved to draw (Harry had bought her a sketchbook when she was five (1984), her first drawing in it was of him). In Silent Hill Alessa's other half was kept company by her Nurse, Lisa, who she became close to depite her situation.

April 15th 1986, Cheryl turned seven, Harry suggested that they go on a vacation - he let her pick the place. In Silent Hill, Lisa gave the fourteen year old Alessa a diary to celebrate the removal of her bandages. Alessa remembered the man she had given her other half to and wanted to meet him. Sensing her other half, she unconciously called to her. Cheryl, still deciding on the vacation, felt the pull towards Silent Hill. She asked Harry if they could go and he agreed. That week, while Cheryl and Harry planned their vacation, Alessa waited, writing in her journal, desperately wanting to leave her confines. There had been a fight outside her room and she had heard the next day that someone who was suppose to be dead had comeback to life, but she didn't realize that she had unconciously resurrected her Nurse, Lisa, who had been beaten to death by Dr. Kauffman. Friday evening, the doctor gave Alessa a necklace with a special pendant with a tablet of Aglophotis locked inside. That Saturday, April 20th, Harry and Cheryl left town and drove down to Silent Hill. Alessa wanted to leave the basement, but feared she would be tied up to the bed for misbehaving, so she used her powers to remove her spirit from her body so she could walk around the town as an astral projection. In the middle of the night, Harry and Cheryl arrived on the highway outside of Silent Hill. Alessa wandered out into the road, not noticing the jeep hurtling towards her until it was too late. When the car made contact with Alessa's spirit, the two halves of Alessa's spirit combined and Dahlia became aware of the god's return. When her split spirit combined, Alessa realized that her mother would come to get her before she could even meet Harry. She used her powers to effect the town so that she could hide herself away, summoning the Olympic Spirits to protect herself while she waited for Harry. When Dahlia started using Harry against her and Alessa used Lisa to keep him away from her while he had the Flauros. In the end, it was no use, Harry was able to use the Flauros to break through Alessa's world and Dahlia brought them to the Chapel's altar, where she performed the ritual to combine them so the god could be born. Alessa becomes the "Mother of God" ("Holy Woman in White", "Incubator" or possibly "Lobsel Vith: the Yellow God"), before Dr. Kaufmann throws his bottle of Aglaphotis onto her and causes her to transform into what Dahlia envisioned as the Order's god, in the image of Samael ("God" "Incubus" or possibly "Lobsel Vith: the Yellow God"). When Harry destroys the Incubus, the soul becomes trapped inside the dying Alessa once again. Combining the two alteregos of her body, Alessa creats her third incarnation, transfering all three souls into the baby girl's body and giving it to Harry. Before she died, Alessa tells him he is a good man before letting Cheryl say goodbye.

Harry left with the baby girl, adopting and naming her Cheryl. He moved to Portland, Maine so Cheryl could live out a normal life without worrying about anyone from Silent Hill finding him. Harry and her grew close, sharing a very strong father-daughter connection, much like her past incarnation had - even though she was unaware of Harry secretly feeling conflicted on what Cheryl was and if he should kill her. In 1991, a member of The Order came to the Mason home looking Cheryl (5). Harry shot and killed the man, pleading self-defense in court, which won him the case. Both legally took up different aliases, Cheryl becoming "Heather", and moved to a town outside of Silent Hill. They started anew on the first floor of the Daisy Villa Apartments, room #2. 2001, Harry gave Cheryl the pendant Dr. Kauffman had given Alessa for her fourteenth birthday - for Cheryl's fifteenth birthday.

Alessa

The suffering of a young girl who is unable to die as a result of being
impregnated with God
From "Silent Hill:"  In order to escape from her suffering,
she attempts to return to a single body

In order to understand Alessa's situation, it is necessary to look back
at what happened in Silent Hill seventeen years ago.
Alessa, who received extensive burns as a result of the ritual that
brought about the descent of God, finds her other self in order to escape
from her eternal suffering and, because of God's revival, attempts to
destroy herself.  However, Dahlia uses Harry to prevent her from carrying
out her plans.

Dahlia apprehends Alessa at the amusement park
Alessa's power grew to the extent that it exceeded Dahlia's control.
For that reason, Dahlia uses Harry.

The church that materializes as a guide for Heather =
Alessa as a young girl

In the church that is the final stage of the game, a young girl's crying
voice and footsteps materialize, as well as a map that is reminiscent
of childlike scribbling.  Although these phenomena act as a guide for
Heather, the simplistically drawn map and forlorn sobbing are not there
to lead her-- rather, the explanation comes to light if one imagines
that Alessa's thoughts from her childhood linger in the church.  It may
be that the younger version of Alessa who was teased and called "witch"
is wandering aimlessly about the church.

While the Alessa that appears at the amusement park is an entirely
different person, if it's the younger version of Alessa from before she
encountered the fire then there is no need to destroy "herself" who is
suffering from the pain.  In this way, one can imagine that Alessa's
purpose and the form that she takes differs greatly depending on the
place.  

To end her perpetual suffering, Alessa's obsession
materializes

At the merry-go-round in the amusement park, the "memory of Alessa
(Alessa's obsession)" appears.  In accordance with her name, she is not
Alessa herself but her profoundly dark emotion that clings to this place.  
Her intention is to escape from the pain in which she was perpetually
made to live by destroying herself.  And so, for that reason she acts
out of a sense of kindness in that she wants to spare Heather from
that same suffering.  

In the first game, Alessa's aspirations were never realized and her
obsession adhered to this place for a period of seventeen years.
the mirror room
The event that occurs in the hospital's storeroom in which Heather's
reflection in the mirror freezes in place is an omen embodying Alessa's
obsession.
the memory of Alessa
The fact that she comes to attack many times over with different weapons
indicates the depth of her suffering.

Creator's comment: Alessa- In the initial stages of development we used the name Asia, which is taken from the daughter of the Italian film director Dario Argento. However, because it's such an uncommon name, we decided to rename her. Alessa, who lies dormant inside heather, makes appearances in various places as her memories are revived. The reason why her behavior differs depending on the place is in accordance with what's written in the occult magazine that was dripped in the subway. The principle behind her behavior is that she desires to escape from suffering. It will become easier to understand if I say "to die"."

Her Monsters: Air Screamer - born from "The Lost World" by Conan Doyle. Groaner and Doublehead - born from her fear of large dogs. Mumbler - born from menacing animals and small demons from fairy tales. Puppet Nurse/Doctor (or just "Nurse") - born from her stay in the hospital. Larval Stalker - born from being teased by her peers at school. Romper - born from her fear of adults. Bloodsucker - born from dislike of worms, snakes and the like. Creeper - born from dislike of insects. Hanged Scratcher, twinfeeler, and floatstinger - born from her insect collection. Splithead and Splitworm - born from a fairytale about a great lizard. Missionary - born from Claudia's powers effecting her eyes so that the Cult Member that killed her father resembles a monster. Scraper - born from Claudia's powers effecting her eyes so that Cult members resemble Monsters. Memory of Alessa - "Alessa's Obsession". Alessa's 'other mind' that was seperated seventeen years ago, it is a memory that clings to Silent Hill. Valtiel - not a monster, but her guardian; dirived from "valet", it is the attendant of the god and observes her in order to ensure the birth of the god.

Metaphor: 'Oh the sweet sugar saves me, it's the room that confines me'
Symbol: Wheelchair
Music:
http://shm.silenthillfever.com/sh1/audi ... naRain.mp3
Ain't gonna rain
http://shm.silenthillfever.com/sh1/audi ... 21-Far.mp3
Far
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2y3LGld1Mo
Tender Sugar

Name: She was originally to be named Asia after the daughter of the
aforementioned Argento, but was finally named Alessa. IMO, this name is
derived from Carrol's Alice in Wonderland (in many languages the spelling of her name was close to Alessa For example - in Japanese Alice and Alessa are pronounced like Areesa and Aresa. Just like Alice, Alessa is drawn into the world of her subconscious. What's interesting is the fact that
despite it being wide-spread, this book is not recommended for children of
early age by some psychologists because it supposedly distorts the world so much that it could make the child perceive the world inadequately which could result in mild schizophrenia. At least that's what my psychology professor told me - he's obviously never seen the Dog ending of SH2.



Thematic Meaning: A young girl who is unable to die as a result of being
impregnated with God

She is "Mother of God" "Holy Woman in White" "Incubator"

Holy Mother
According to belief of a cult, originally the God is in a womb of Holy
Mother (as in original incubatort), and it's known by the myth, that God
has been given birth from people. It is easy to guess, that the person who
has believed in the God and given birth to him with the force of the
belief, can be named the Holy Mother. For example, in SH1 Alessa was as
Holy Mother (in record of the dialog in SH3 Alessa was named Holy Mother),
and the Holy Mother in SH4 was Walter Sullivan, the maniac, who has given
birth to his own world and his own God.
Cultists trusted, that the Holy Mother, who contains God, cannot die and
will be reborned unlimited amount of times (the Mother shall be reborn
as like Alessa's soul reborned into Cheryl) due to force of the angel -
keeper named Valtiel. She will continue her existence in Paradise (as
Alessa and Walter continued their existence in their worlds even after
their death) and will descent into our world at the same time with arrival
of Paradise and the God on our Earth (Descent of the Holy Mother).


Literal Meaning: The Empress is numbered three and symbolises one half of a perfect polarity - the Emperor being the other side of the balance. From the purity of the High Priestess we move naturally onwards to the Empress' sense of bounty and fertility.
In her beneficent aspect, she gives, nurtures, and/or celebrates life. In her negative (dark) aspect, she takes it, either literally or figuratively.

She represents the Mother Goddess, fulfilling her part in the eternal cycle of creation.
She represents, Love, beauty, pleasure, fruitfulness, grace, influence, promiscuity, Sensuality, the unknown, ignorance, doubt, obsession, light, truth, the unraveling of involved matters, vacillation, cladestine and difficulty.

Alessa's Tarot Card: The Empress
The Empress is the supreme representation of Mother Nature, the great womb of all manifested forms, and to encounter her is to return to the very source of created being. It is a reaffirmation of the process of life and fulfilment itself, the home of the River of Life. The shaman surrenders himself to the source of his form.

She is seated in traditional posture, This posture represents salt, the inactive principle of nature. The lotus typifies the feminine or passive power. The Bees on the may be compared with  the Fleur de lys, suggesting the french origin of the symbol; the belt is the zodiac. The Pelican may be identified with the great mother and her offspring. It represents the continuity of life and the inheritance of blood uniting all forms of nature. The white Eagle typifies Alchemical Salt, and the White Tincture, of the nature of silver

Represents, Venus, Daleth. This women in her all-embracing receptivity, incarnate womenhood, holding the lotus, wearing the belt of the the Zodiac surrounded by her Venus bird, the pelican of self surrender and heraldic white eagle salt.
Book Of Thoth
Aleister Crowley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empress_(Tarot_card)