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| - The concept of the Whole was an essential facet of Andorian culture, relating to many elements of social, spiritual and personal status. It was used to refer to one's sprituality, psychology, relationships, sexuality and many other things. The term's oldest connotations belonged to its use in the ancient mythic tales of Thirishar and Uzaveh the Infinite, when the latter deity would split him into four beings - the first member of each Andorian sex—in order for the Andorian to become "whole". From this ancient use - recorded first in the third century at the latest—the idea of "wholeness" would continue into contemporary society in the twenty-fourth century. In explaining it to a human with little exposure to Andorian culture, Thirishar ch'Thane would explain its nuances as:
- What was fragmented is now one. What was in pieces is now fixed. That which was broken is now whole. She who was dormant is brought forth. We have succeeded in our task. The future of the Broken God is secure, and soon She shall convert us all. Already the Americas have fallen to the one true ruler of mankind, and soon She will convert all into beings of purity. These are the last days of Humanity, and we are their destroyers. Soon all will be remade, remade into that which is eternal. She is whole. The Broken God has come forth. The world will become perfect. The world will be Whole.
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| - What was fragmented is now one. What was in pieces is now fixed. That which was broken is now whole. She who was dormant is brought forth. We have succeeded in our task. The future of the Broken God is secure, and soon She shall convert us all. Already the Americas have fallen to the one true ruler of mankind, and soon She will convert all into beings of purity. I was but a cog in the machine that completed the work of our great Church. We were fragmented, ourselves broken, until She came unto us with words of wisdom and prophecy. Before, the evil Foundation had managed to scatter the Church and us pure followers far and wide. We reunited under Her banner, and rode forth, towards that which would complete the Broken God, and make us Whole. We attacked under the cover of darkness, and soon the Heretics, the Foundation, those who were the keepers of the Broken God, had been destroyed, their weak bodies of flesh and bone smote down and crushed. The operation was smooth, and soon we controlled the Pieces. The Pieces that would be made Whole, become remade in Her image. They are combined, as unto Her commands, and into a new future we move, each second a step towards the Earth being made Whole. A new beginning, each tiny cog of Humanity becoming part of that which is larger. We shall continue until the very earth beneath my feet has been purified. Then we shall be One. Now, the Earth lies at Her feet, for now the Broken God has come forth, and we are remade in the purest form. I can feel my insides beginning to change, change into that which soon will control the whole planet. Purest clockwork, ticking and spinning away, forever. None may stand before us now, for we are in tune with each other, the Eternal Tick reverberating inside us, inside all of us. These are the last days of Humanity, and we are their destroyers. Soon all will be remade, remade into that which is eternal. She is whole. The Broken God has come forth. The world will become perfect. The world will be Whole. It has been written.
- The concept of the Whole was an essential facet of Andorian culture, relating to many elements of social, spiritual and personal status. It was used to refer to one's sprituality, psychology, relationships, sexuality and many other things. The term's oldest connotations belonged to its use in the ancient mythic tales of Thirishar and Uzaveh the Infinite, when the latter deity would split him into four beings - the first member of each Andorian sex—in order for the Andorian to become "whole". From this ancient use - recorded first in the third century at the latest—the idea of "wholeness" would continue into contemporary society in the twenty-fourth century. In explaining it to a human with little exposure to Andorian culture, Thirishar ch'Thane would explain its nuances as: "Like many words, it has layers of meaning," Shar explained. "Using the term to refer to my people is one of them. But there are others. Telling another that they are Whole in your thoughts, for example, is an endearment of great intimacy, usually exclusive to the bond between parent and child, but sometimes to acknowledge the depth of feeling among bondmates. It can also be used to describe the sexual union of the shelthreth, in which new life is conceived." "And in your mythology?" "That's been a point of controversy among scholars, philosophers, and poets for centuries. Sometimes it seems as though there are as many interpretations of The Tale of the Breaking as there have been Andorians. The commonality among them is that we lack a crucial piece of self-knowledge that makes us unworthy of evolving beyond who and what we are … among many of us, it's a motivational lesson. Our myths have inspired inquiry and exploration of ourselves, our relationship to the universe, our very natures." For Andorians, the idea of the Whole would be used in greeting and ontological self-definition, for example "the eternal quest to become Whole." When Andorians passed away, at their funerals and requiems, they would be bid to "return to the Whole." The Whole was thought most evident in actual life in the bond of four partnered Andorians, the bondmates. The education of young Andorians, and the chosen pre-selection of mates as most genetically suitable, involved heavy emphasis on "With the bond, we are Whole. Without the Whole, there is nothing." Wholeness could only be found with four, not with one, two or three. When an Andorian bondmate would reject his or her others, they were in effect rejecting the Whole. (DS9 - Worlds of DS9 novel: Andor: Paradigm)
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