The secret of Himiko is that by choosing certain Priestesses of the Sun to her court, she lives and rules Yamatai forever. As Himiko grows old, she chooses one of the Priestesses of the Sun to become her successor, or actually the next vessel of her soul. The chosen Priestess of the Sun is escorted to the Chamber of the Sun and she will emerge Himiko in the Ritual, where Himiko's soul transfers from her old body to the one of a Priestess of the Sun. This Priestess of the Sun then becomes the next Sun Queen.[4][5]