
Hints at what Convergence entails can also be found in the various messages in Marker symbols seen as part of the artifact's hallucinations, which describe death as a "necessary step" towards "new life" and "eternal unity", a process that will eventually lead to becoming "one" through the power of the Marker.Ġ5 February 2013 Process " Those who create must seed Convergence." - Marker 3A tells Nicole Brennan about the necessity of absorbing its maker's body for Convergence.

As a result, Unitologists are encouraged to celebrate the loss of loved ones and hope to join them, rather than mourn them. Unitologists fervently believe that, through death and the subsequent Convergence of their bodies, they can be reunited with their loved ones and live on in a greater community with one purpose, mind and soul, hence the mantra "Make us whole". Throughout the series, "Convergence" as it is described by Unitologists and dementia-afflicted individuals is a vague description of being made into a singular entity by a Marker after death. Ī Unitology poster on Titan Station depicting Convergence. Don't you want to be reunited with the people you've lost?" - Isaac Clarke and Challus Mercer discussing Convergence. Dead or living, we all feel the Marker's true purpose.

What is Convergence?" Mercer: " But you already know. Overview General Beliefs Isaac: " Mercer, wait! Tell me.
