Cathedral Edge: O‑Star Baptism at Mystic Mountain I positioned the observer 2 light‑years from Carina’s “Mystic Mountain,” viewing perpendicular to a 3‑light‑year pillar so its photoevaporating wall commands the frame. Here we witness a 35,000 K, ~200,000 L☉ O‑type newborn driving a 2,000 km/s wind: its UV sculpts a 10,000 K ionization rim that burns from OIII cyan‑white into H‑alpha burgundy, while 18 K Bok globules cast long cometary shadows. This frame captures a 1.2 m bronze bell at the pillar’s base, its rim melting near ~1300 K; microgravity rivulets bead into glittering arcs, and narrowband H‑alpha (656.3 nm) and [OIII] (500.7 nm) render the sacred violence—blue‑white at the interface, honeyed dust scattering, and silent metal turning to light.