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#is the pupa the rebirth of the caterpillar? / is the adult the rebirth of the child?
blades-of-miquella · 1 year
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the new tumblr editor is fucking awful so i’m reposting this one old tumblr style
i had a whole thing typed out about being malenia's consort and realized you kind of meant it as a joke sdjhfs but i will say i think her cut dialogue is pretty clear that she's evaluating the tarnished based on their relationship with miquella, rather than herself, especially as miquella in the ending basically treating the tarnished as his consort anyways.
finlay as one of malenia's knight commanders reminds me of the hero winning the favor of the valkyrie more than anything else, this trial earning her the coveted erdtree burial(!):
[...] who in an unimaginable act of heroism carried the slumbering demigod Malenia all the way back to the Haligtree. She managed the feat alone, fending off all manner of foes along the way.
particularly of note is the reference of the sleeping valkyrie here. of course you could argue this isn't representative of any relationship at all, but i think it draws certain comparisons to mythological feats of heroism anyways.
miquella does indeed still have that rebirth motif, it's true; it's the natural consequence of rewriting a character so late in development. to segue here a bit, the twin princes underwent a very similar radical rewrite of their characters, where some core details were maintained but the tie they had to the abyss was completely pulled out of their character. even then, they still have ties to it, via the pilgrims, for example, or their own boss data...
a lot of the "rebirth" stuff is related (at least now) to his eternal youth though. the haligtree in particular is kind of a metaphor for miquella in that way - a young immature tree that forcibly had its growth stunted (and then it died) because of the influence of mohg, unable to mature into its intended form... his potential rebirth, the exiting of the cocoon, would be a rebirth as the maturation of himself and the realization of his godhood, rather than specifically paying service to the idea of rebirth the same way malenia and the cycle of rot does (as new life through death)
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centerspirited · 1 year
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Why ReBirth & Emerge Transformed? "The chrysalis (generically referred to as a pupa), is not a "resting" stage as many people think. Quite to the contrary, a lot is happening to the pupa! The body of the caterpillar is transforming into an adult butterfly! Wings are fully formed (the beginnings of the wings were actually forming underneath the caterpillar's skin before its last molt) in the chrysalis. Antennae are formed and the chewing mouthparts of the caterpillar are transformed into the sucking mouthparts of the butterfly. After approximately 10 to 14 days as a chrysalis, the butterfly is ready to emerge. When the butterfly emerges from its chrysalis, its wings are small and wet, and the butterfly cannot yet fly. The butterfly must pump fluids from its abdomen through the veins in its wings, which causes the wings to expand to their full size. Next, the wings must dry and the butterfly must exercise flight muscles before it can fly." ~ The Butterfly School #ReBirthandEmergeTransformed 🦋 ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ ♡ Special Love to The TRIBE of Goddesses on their ReBirth journey, The Juicy Butterfly Goddesses. It's our season!!! #PurposePleasurePassion #WingedWomen #LoveSexMoney #Breakthrough #MattersofTheHeart #LoveSexMoney #Alchemy #SensualityTransformation #TANTRA #SpiritualScience #SacredProcess
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