Why Yog-Sothoth is the Gatekeeper of Chaos and How He Got His Name
Yog-Sothoth is perhaps one of the most unique and interesting gods in the Cthulhu Mythos. His name is commonly translated as The Gatekeeper of the Outer Gods, but this is wrong. He is called Yog-Sothoth because he serves as an intermediary between different dimensions or realities. There are many outer gods, but only three are gatekeepers that act as the connectors between them. Due to his unusual nature, Yog-Sothoth’s importance can’t be understated and understanding his psychology helps us understand how these other gods think and what makes them tick.
What is the Psychology of the Gatekeeper?
In the Cthulhu Mythos, gods are humans who have been infected with the R’lyehian Consciousness, a kind of alien brain-matter that lodges itself in their brain and gives them the ability to do amazing things, like create entire universes. This alien consciousness can’t exist on its own and needs a host body, which is why humans are chosen. The alien consciousness then takes control of the host and creates a whole new universe to live in, usually on a distant planet. With that in mind, it’s easy to see why some humans would come to believe they’re gods. They have the ability to create universes and live in those universes, with no physical constraints on what they can do. Therefore, they must be gods. It’s very easy to see how someone might get overzealous and start worshiping their own creations, believing they’re gods and doing things that would be considered blasphemous in our world.
Yog-Sothoth Is a Shapeshifter
Yog-Sothoth is a shapeshifter because he can exist in multiple dimensions or realities. This makes him a particularly interesting god to study because we can’t accurately analyze him because we don’t know what he’s like in each universe. But that also means we can’t easily categorize him either. There’s a reason so many authors choose to say he’s the god of shapeshifters. He’s the god of all things that can change shape. He can take the form of other gods, blur the lines between dimensions, and even mix our own reality together with another reality. He’s like a shapeshifter that’s able to change into every possible form, making him especially hard to pin down and understand.
Why Does Yog-Sothoth Exist?
The reason behind the creation of Yog-Sothoth is pretty simple. In order to create a whole new universe, you need to connect that universe to the other universes in the Cthulhu Mythos in some way. That’s why the Elder Gods created a guide to help us understand the other dimensions and create gateways between them. This is also why Yog-Sothoth was created. In order to create a new universe and link it to the rest of the Cthulhu Mythos, you also need to create a way for humans to interact with that new universe. In other words, you need a way for humans to interact with the gods.
The Key to Unlocking Yog-Sothoth’s Personality Is His Name
To understand Yog-Sothoth’s essential nature, we have to look at his name. “Yog-Sothoth” is a really bizarre and confusing name, but it’s actually really important. “Yog-Sothoth” is an anagram of “Yggdrasil”, a key concept in Norse Mythology. If you read up on Norse Mythology, you’ll see that it’s the axis mundi. It’s the center of the universe, where all of the other universes intersect. In other words, it’s the gatekeeper of chaos.
Conclusion
Yog-Sothoth is perhaps one of the most unique and interesting gods in the Cthulhu Mythos. His name is commonly translated as The Gatekeeper of the Outer Gods, but this is wrong. He is called Yog-Sothoth because he serves as an intermediary between different dimensions or realities. There are many outer gods, but only three are gatekeepers that act as the connectors between them. Due to his unusual nature, Yog-Sothoth’s importance can’t be understated and understanding his psychology helps us understand how these other gods think and what makes them tick.
