## Janus **Title**: Deus Ianus, the Two-Faced Gatekeeper **Type**: Dei Caelestes **Status**: Neutral ### Domains - Thresholds - Transitions - Beginnings and Endings - Doors, Portals, and Gateways - Magical Encryption and Firewalls - Interface Points in the [[Mare Internum]] ### Canonical Role Janus governs all transitional states—both in the material world and in [[Harmonic Resonance]]. He is the god of **thresholds**: literal doors, spiritual crossings, cognitive shifts, and metaphysical transitions. Unique among the [[Gods]], Janus can see **forward and backward simultaneously**, granting him rare access to both **[[Aeolian]] memory** and **[[Ionian]] logical projections**. In the structure of the **[[Mare Internum]]**, Janus plays a pivotal role. He is the **Guardian of Interface Points**: the liminal gates between surface-level [[Ionian]] constructs and the deeper [[Aeolian]] undercurrents. Every **secure node** in the Mare bears his seal—the **Sigillum Ianuae**—a dual-faced glyph that verifies identity and authorizes transition. ### In the Age of Technomagic Janus was formalized into system architecture as the **archetype of magical encryption**. His cult designed the earliest **resonant firewalls** and **transition gates** that govern traversal across Mare layers. His influence remains embedded in: - Mind-safe protocols for projection - Gatekeeping scripts in logic crystal interfaces - Secure Mare channels and decryption rites ### Cult and Influence Janus’s cult remains **neutral** in the current political divide. Known as the **Gatekeepers**, his followers maintain both **infrastructure integrity** and **philosophical impartiality**. They serve as **system administrators**, **Mare wardens**, and **memory stewards**, allowing lawful passage between resonance states but refusing allegiance to [[Sol Invictus]] or the [[Apollo]] [[Resistance]]. In underground networks, Janus’s rites are still respected, and even black-market systems will observe his transition rituals to avoid dissonant corruption. ### Symbols - Two-faced Mask - Archway - Dual-key Sigil (Sigillum Ianuae) - Door set into stone ### Common Invocation “Ianus bifrons, aperi et claude: exspecto transitum.” *“Janus who bears two faces, open and close: I await the crossing.”*