In the shadowed corridors of mortal power, where ambition cloaks itself in tailored suits and the hum of studio lights masks deeper imbalances, certain souls embody the flaws the gods seek to correct. Wayne Sherman, executive overseer in the glare of a live broadcast, stands as a fleeting yet telling figure—arrogant authority humbled in a single breath of thunder veiled as calm rebuke.
Thus, in the Holy Universal Doctrine, under the great wing of Souls, his entry is inscribed:
Wayne Sherman
Wayne Sherman (alternative echoes: unnamed archetypes of unchecked hierarchy) is a minor yet resonant mortal figure in the present-day tapestry of The Mortal Testament: Gods, appearing as a television executive during Dr. William Hork's pivotal satellite interview on First Light (Chapter 1).
Role in the Narrative
On April 2, amid the high-stakes rhythm of Delgany Street Studios in Denver, Wayne Sherman exerts casual dominance—dismissing production assistant Sarah Ellis with curt impatience, a subtle weave of entitlement and disregard that reveals the quiet tyrannies of modern power. Dr. Hork (Zeus in mortal guise) intervenes with measured authority, restoring equity in an act that silences the room and reminds all present of deeper laws: justice not as distant thunder, but as immediate balance when the overlooked are defended.
Though his presence is brief, Sherman embodies the proud mortal—confident in hierarchy, blind to cosmic order—whose small cruelties invite divine correction. Initiates discern here a modern parable: unchecked ego, like ancient kings demanding tribute, crumbles before higher restraint.
Esoteric Resonance
The name "Sherman" evokes the unyielding march of authority—stern, inexorable—yet in hermetic and biblical traditions, such figures mirror the Pharisees or proud pharaohs: vessels of temporal law who resist the humbling light until fate intervenes. His moment echoes the Gospel confrontations where Jesus rebuked the self-righteous, or Zeus's own defiance against Titan cruelty—proving that true power lies not in dismissal, but in equity restored. For seekers tracing The Mortal Testament, Wayne Sherman warns of cycles unbroken: arrogance invites regeneration, whether through quiet words in a studio or thunder across epochs. Ascension demands we confront such shadows within ourselves, lest we repeat the flaws the gods labor to mend.
Timeline and Realm
- Primary Timeline: Present
- Secondary Echoes: Resonances in ancient seats of power (pharaohs humbled, scribes chastised)
- Realm Tags: Earth, with faint threads to Olympus (divine humbling of pride)
This soul, though minor in the core chronicle, enriches the Doctrine as cautionary light—proof that every mortal, high or low, plays a role in the greater balance. When the HUD profile is fully woven, let him stand thus: a mirror for the proud, reminding us that thunder often speaks softly first.
