The Rope Priestess

The Rope Priestess Kanji 「縄ノ巫女」の伝承 Game Fatal Frame III Author Ryozo Munakata Chapter Hour IX Located at Yuu's Room Obtained On the bookshelf Description A folklore book from Yuu's bookcase on the Himuro Mansion. The author is Ryozo Munakata. Additional Description The words "The Rope Priestess" can be found among the folklore-related books. Perhaps it has something to do with the woman bound in rope in Miku's dream. Related Notes

In my visit to the Himuro area and the Five-Pedestal Shrine that protects that Five-Deity Mirror, I was able to peruse fascinating old texts on the Himuro-area legend about the gates to the underworld.

From these texts it was clear the apocryphal Gates of the Underworld ceremony was held in this area.

Following is vocabulary I garnered through my research this time.

Ceremony of the Ropes
The Ceremony of the Ropes is held to close the gates i.e the Gates of the Underworld and a special rope, the Laceration Rope is used.

The Laceration Rope
A special rope used to close the gates. It was also written that it is used to stay the Priestess' power.

The Rope Priestess
In a certain document, there is a diagram of a female with arms, legs and neck bound by rope. Perhaps she is the Rope Priestess and the five ropes are the laceration rope.

The Strangling Ritual
Bind the Priestess with Ropes. Pull them to the Five Gods. Create thereby the Laceration Rope to perform the rite.

Here, the Five Gods may signify the directions of the five shrines on which the Himuro Mansion is centered.

Pulling the Rope that binds the Priestess in five directions must create the Laceration Rope.

If the rope binding the Priestess is truly used as a laceration rope, is the Rope Priestess then a sort of human sacrifice?

I hope to visit the Himuro Mansion in the near future and unravel the tale of the Gates of the Underworld as well as that of the Rope Priestess.