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journeytothewestresearch · 4 months

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Zhu Bajie's First Wife

In JTTW chapter eight, Zhu Bajie tells Guanyin that he inherited his cave from a mysterious figure:

It's called the Mountain of the Blessed Mound," said the fiendish creature, "and there is a cave in it by the name of Cloudy Paths. There was a Second Elder Sister Egg originally in the cave. She saw that I knew something of the martial art and therefore asked me to be the head of the family, following the so-called practice of "standing backward in the door." After less than a year, she died, leaving me to enjoy the possession of her entire cave (Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 1, p. 212). 叫做福陵山。山中有一洞，叫做雲棧洞。洞裡原有個卵二姐，他見我有些武藝，招我做了家長，又喚做倒蹅門。不上一年，他死了，將一洞的家當，盡歸我受用。

I'm surprised that I've forgotten this "Second Elder Sister Egg" (Luan erjie, 卵二姐) considering how many times that I've read JTTW.

Yu (Wu & Yu, 2012) confirms that Zhu and this figure were married, for the practice mentioned above is a "colloquialism of the Huai'an region, referring to a man living in the woman's house after marriage" (vol. 1, p. 517 n. 31). This means that Zhu had a wife prior to "Green Orchard" (Cui'lan, 翠蘭) from chapter 18.

I was interested in learning more about her and found this Baidu page. It mentions that the luan (卵, "egg") part of her name is actually a transcription error, for the original 1592 edition of JTTW shows a different but similar-looking character. I checked my own copy, and found that it reads Mao erjie (夘二姐, "Second Elder Sister Mao") (see the right side of page 105 here).

Like Baidu, Pleco notes that Mao is the fourth (of 12) earthly branches, which is associated with rabbits. Therefore, Zhu's first wife could have been a rabbit spirit. Can you imagine the kids? They would be a strange pig-rabbit hybrid, pretty much an aardvark.

The Baidu page also mentions that their pairing may be an allusion to yin-yang theory since the fourth earthly branch, Mao (夘/卯, rabbit), is associated with yin wood, while the 12th, Hai (亥, pig), is associated with yang wood (i.e. they complete each other). This kind of stuff is over my head, so I don't plan to delve into it further. But this page does give an overview of the stems and elements.

On a related note, if we were to apply this yin-yang/earthly branch dating approach to Wukong, his partner would be a chicken! This is because the ninth earthly branch, Shen (申, monkey) is yang metal, while the 10th, You (酉, chicken) is yin metal.

#Zhu Bajie #Zhu Wuneng #Pigsy #Journey to the West #first wife #ex-wife #rabbit spirit #yin yang #LMK #Sun Wukong #Monkey King #chicken #hen #my wife #Lego Monkie Kid

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sayhoneysiren · 2 years

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connecting to water spirit

1. strengthen your intuition. stop looking for outside proof and trust yourself. listen to the callings of your heart. if it feels wrong, don’t do it. if it feels right, trust that. also, work with the cycles of the moon.

2. healing and transformation. do your shadow work. face your dark sides and accept all your flaws with unconditional love. cleanse your space, body and mind. talk with someone you trust or a therapist about your difficulties. journal your feelings out.

3. cleanse yourself with water. drink more water. take a salt baths. eat fruits. listen to the rain. take trips to visit lakes, rivers, waterfalls or the ocean.

4. embrace your emotions. don’t ignore your feelings or hold yourself back from crying. always give your emotions the attention and care they deserve.

5. be compassionate. listen more. learn to receive rightfully. allow others to be themselves without judging and allow yourself to be without self judgements.

6. rest. forget your responsibilities and take a break. indulge in doing nothing and just being. we’re called human beings after all.

7. be nurturing. be mothering to yourself and also spread that caring nature to others. talk about something you are passionate about. cook or bake and make a nourishing fulfilling meal. give gifts. find something to care for and pour your heart into (plants, animals, kids, skills)

8. go with the flow. don’t rush to make decisions. wait and let things unfold for themselves.

9. be artistic. start romanticizing your life. make everything around you aesthetically pleasing. listen to vibrant music. write yourself love letters. create endlessly. start daydreaming about every possibility.

10. indulge. reward yourself. eat your favorite foods. go shopping. watch your favorite tv show or movie. read a romantic books. etc.

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trueishcolours · 9 months

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#I tried to make a textpost meme set and it ended up just being the jokes qingming is telling himself in every scene to keep his spirits up #yin yang master #yin yang master: dream of eternity #qingming #yuan boya #qingya #text post meme #monstrous blogs

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trexvictorysounds · 5 months

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Xiran Jay Zhao has changed my fantasy standards forever. The protagonist of Iron Widow, Wu Zetian, is beautifully unhinged and their sheer force of will is inspiring. The internal struggle of wanting to be a force of change and the brutal toll the current world circumstances have on their mental health is all too familiar to any non-man who has been involved in activism across time. I hear their screams of loss, longing, bitterness, anger, hatred, and determination beyond the page. I hear it in my soul. Iron Widow conquers hard real topics with the brutal honesty and ache I've hardly ever seen, let alone in a sci-fi fantasy romance novel.

Xiran Jay Zhao, thank you, you nonbinary icon.

This is their official author photo btw 💖🐄💖

Link if you want to know how to support them with your book purchase:

https://xiranjayzhao.com/index.php/books/

#crying screaming throwing up #maybe this murderer has a point #I'm not a fox spirit I'm just a crazy fucking bitch with access to the spirit world #Wu Zetian #mech suit #fuck the patriarchy #xiran jay zhao #lgbtqia #nonbinary #yin #yun #Iron Widow

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arisenreborn · 2 months

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all that you are is a promise to the world -

#dragon's dogma #dragon's dogma 2 #dd2 #crow's caps.#oc: vivian (arisen)#i changed things up for her a little but she also has two different verses lmao #one all her own where she becomes arisen after bestowal of spirit from her arisen basically #and one where she's a pawn companion of reverie and rann #she is baby either way #not Quite but i get yin darker than black or shelke dirge of cerberus vibes from her just a bit

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i-can-not-art · 4 months

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✼ REDESIGN-GAS LEAK ✼

#I’m proud of it but it didn’t turn out as cool as I wanted it to :(#at least I was able to complementary colors correctly for once #art #i can not art #my art #digital art #oc art #oc #my oc #spirit chase #yin hu #tw blood #tw body horror

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phoenixcatch7 · 10 months

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Why can't we have a batman is the spirit of Gotham au?

He already is, in meta, in character, in theming. Him and the joker. He is so very built upon what Gotham is made of, and Gotham builds from what he needs in turn, the setting of his story.

What if that is the reason he can take damage that would permanently ruin a physical career and come back? What if that's how he's managed to maintain his no-kill streak to such an extent? What if that's how he manages to maintain such high maintenance and all consuming identities?

For the heart and soul of a city containing all extremes, the richest nobility and the lowest of the poor, the cruellest villains and the most compassionate heroes, orphaned children and ancient lineages, a city rooted in fear and madness and grit-teeth determination and hard won kindness, what better choice could you find than Bruce Wayne?

But what if he wasn't alone in that? What if Gotham has sunk to such a low because its spirit is damaged and corrupted?

For the heart and soul of the cruellest city in the dc universe, the most unrelenting and uncaring, the one that practically laughs at your pain and suffering as you try to make it through another day, what better choice than the Joker?

#Batman v joker is yin yang up down left right it's the oroborus #Like it's possibly one of the most famous arch enemies of modern day lmao #Something something what if there was an actual reason b couldn't kill joker?? Like if joker died it'd kill him too.#Unbalance the incredibly fragile equilibrium b has spent decades fighting for #Like those threatre masks. Love theatre mask symbolism. But the batman is the smiling one and the joker is the frowning one #Its apathy vs compassion. Someone made a really good post about it a while ago but I can't find it ToT #But yeah imagine if b found out about the whole city spirit thing and freaked out it until he found out it was him.#Like full on possessive trawls through research and 'no I'm fine' to everyone watching and lying awake fuming and then it's all fine #Except now he can have an existential crisis because he never realised lmao. Idk maybe the waynes were infertile and he was a surprise baby #Maybe there's no hint he wasn't entirely human until he had the option opened to him.#Like he just thought all his weirdnesses were just from one of the various things he never got official diagnoses for #Which he still is! Some things were just supernatural lol #The kids are laughing at him but they've got the Gotham spirit of the protection which is how they're all (mostly) still alive lmao #Batman #Bruce Wayne #Cryptid batman #Gotham spirit au #Fic idea #Story idea #Batfam #Batfamily #Dc comics #Gotham #Dc city spirits

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druh19 · 6 months

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olá, você faria icons dos hero do mlbb?

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yeyayeya · 7 months

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Wait holy shit TGCF Season 2 is getting dubbed??

No fucking way

#yeyarants #tgcf #tgcf season 2 #tgcf donghua #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #HELLO???#I’m actually a huge fan of the dub #so hearing this news has me in such high spirits #Howard wang is such a good va you don’t even know #another thing that made me like him was xl langa and luka from Honkai star rail #BUT YES #also shout out to James cheek #omg the gambler den scene #wtf #whoever voices lord wind master better do good #time to rewatch ep 1 and 2 #again #I need to know who voices He Xuan Yin Yu and Qi Rong #if I don’t know them better do my research #they better give my trash king Qi Rong everything #they better go all out #they most likely had fun voicing him #who knows?#BUT AAHHHHHH #I actually thought it was getting dubbed after the season was over or something #but this is good news #as a tgcf fan I am eating so good

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wavyy-babyyy · 1 year

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#avatar #last airbender #tui and la #moon spirit sokka #yin and yang #balance

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chaotictoon · 1 year

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陰 Yin and Yang 陽

#yin and yang #black and white #asthetic #tokyo ghoul #Nashiro Yasuhisa #kurona yasuhisa #avatar the last airbender #moon spirit #mulan 2 #card captor sakura #light card #darkness card

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euphorictruths · 1 year

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Deepest Night- Anthony Clarkson; 2020

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sayhoneysiren · 2 years

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connecting to earth spirit

1. be patient. take life one step at a time. realize there’s nothing to rush off to.

2. connect with your surroundings. spend more time in nature. sunbathe. walk barefoot in the soil and grass. hug a tree. watch the clouds. play with animals. have gratitude for earth’s abundant resources.

3. connect with yourself. build a healthy and stable relationship with your self-image (your body, mentality and emotional well-being).

4. enjoy your physical pleasures. stimulate your senses. admire your beauty. speak positive words. be sexually liberated. light incense and candles. eat fresh fruits and vegetables. drink warm tea. etc.

5. be observant. instead of reacting quickly or impulsively, stay calm. think before you speak. think before you act. plan before you do.

6. be disciplined. set realistic goals and follow through on them no matter what. adjust or re-plan if you need to, but never give up.

7. be responsible by organizing. create a routine or make a to-do list to stay on top on things. skin care routine, exercise routine, schoolwork/studying time, laundry, etc.

8. use your time wisely. learn about time management. this is important so that you can accomplish your goals without getting overwhelmed. it’s good to know your limit.

9. keep solid boundaries. allow nothing or no one to uproot you and walk all over you. stand your ground and speak your mind. face your demons.

10. spend time around loved ones. loved ones are those who truly understand you. you feel comfortable and at ease around them. you can always show your true self to them, without putting your guard up. keep them around.