#zhuhou

[relmint]

i don't think I've shared these before??? :P

#rel'sart #jttw #journey to the west #jttw sun wukong #jttw zhu bajie #doodle #i had to do the reference with them #jttw monkeyking #zhuhou

[sketching-shark]

love the meme you did for best divorcees niuhou 😭 if its not too much against the aroace king agenda, would you do zhuhou for the opinion bingo too?

ARG so sorry it's taken me awhile to get to this ask anon, though in all fairness this was the second zhuhou ask that I got for the opinion bingo (honestly hoping that means interest in this ship is growing lol). As is though answer still stays the same. While aroace king SWK reigns supreme in my heart, I've come to think of zhuhou as actually a pretty great and dare I say very unique ship when allowed to go full sillay (i.e. canon-compliant) with how astonishingly violent & fucked up but getting better together and even eventually becoming protectors for those who need it Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie are <3

(with fully apologies for the yaoiful zhuhou based on @bonkalore art and lgbt elders zhuhou based on art from blizzard entertainment)

#ask answered #sun wukong #monkey king #zhu baie #zhu wuneng #jttw #xiyouji #journey to the west #zhuhou #anyway #moral of the story is that for zhuhou to reach its full potential #you got to let them BOTH be ultraviolent & fucked up but getting better #neither one is the 'bad boy' #they both start off as the 'worst man' <3

[the-monkey-ruler]

i think it's cute how (to my knowledge) zbj is the only one of the pilgrims who has a spinoff story where swk erases his name from the death ledgers :> i think it pairs well with the semi-common post-canon narrative of zbj going to live on huaguo shan. it's like he's really part of the family now ❤️ (story is 十八罗汉斗悟空:孙悟空两情猪八戒)

I've never heard of this story before but WUKONG starting shit just cause the Arhots were getting more attention PLEASE!

He just drags Bajie with him XD

I love they immediately go to get Wujing to come help but hate that it was all a trap because this imagine is so cute of the three of them just hanging out.

THEY ARE SO SWEET TOGETHER! I love stories where after the journey they are still such close friends/family. Drop of a hat would just join each other to beat up some guys no questions asked. But boooo this guy turns out to be the Arhat after their butts.

But still a lot of great moments of Bajie and Wukong fighting together! Do love that they still continue the trend that Wukong has trouble fighting under water and him asking Bajie for that help makes a lot of sense with him used to be the Marshall of the Heavenly Reeds.

But still Bajie isn't nearly as immune to elements nor has the same stamina as Wukong does, making him tire out quickly and being more prone to magical attacks.

八戒想了想，道：“我倒是想起早年学过一门八面玲珑功，此功虚头巴脑，对敌全然无用，但今天正用得上，他无影无相，我只求滴水不漏，或许可以破他这路拳。”

说罢他强打精神，分出七个分身，“推窗望月，蛟龙出水，猛虎下山，回首掏……”招式纷繁复杂，虽然没有半分实力，却十分好看。

悟空笑道：“倒也不负这名，果然八面玲珑，世人皆喜这套，纵使无半分力气，却可立于不败之地也。”

Wukong! Is that a genuine compliment?! I never thought I would see the day! I bet that his moves were beautiful!

This is my first time seeing Bajie with his own clones so that is pretty neat to witness in another story.

I'm SCREAMING at this page please! Look at Wukong! He has no regrets!

<3

此刻他以闪电瓶轰击，有制高点优势，已立于不败之地。悟空不怕闪电，但八戒这边就苦了，趴下找路逃命，裤子被炸得稀烂，如芒刺在股，无力再战。

八戒趴在地上，听雷声渐渐小了，仰起头一看，一座巨型金塔正凌空劈来，悟空眼疾手快一把把八戒推开，这才没被罩入塔内。

Wukong is such a homie, he knows that Bajie doesn't have the same immunities as him and even pushes him out of the way when he is prone.

八戒虽然惧怕罗汉法宝，但他就盯住过江罗汉，俩人正是对手，拳来耙去，直斗得愁云惨雾，日头偏西。

But also good on Bajie for not backing down either! He is clearly scared and feels outmatched but he refuses to back down. Love that about him, always a coward but he ain't a doormat.

体高罗汉见过江罗汉无法取胜，就拿闪电瓶对准八戒，一连串闪电直刺过来，八戒吓得一哆嗦，压低云头，躲到了流沙河中，找到一片荷叶，把鼻子埋了进去。

这边悟空不再需要顾忌八戒，金箍棒变大变粗，将方寸山棍法解数全部丢出来，形成一张紧密的棍网。虽然被围在核心，他还是哈哈大笑：“任你们罗汉花招再多，谁也进不了俺的棍网！”

Also that even when Bajie does go to hide in the river Wukong sees this as more advantageous than anything as he can finally go all out. He was holding back cause Bajie was in his line of fire but now he is out of friendly-fire range he can do maximum damage without worry!

悟空战退了四罗汉，再来寻八戒，发现八戒已不在荷花池，连连高叫无人回应。

不知八戒吉凶如何？请看下回分解。

Is Bajie okay? I can't tell in the end if he was passed out or he scampered off completely.... I hope he is okay...

But still this was a great story! Thank you so much for recommending me this I had such a great read! I love seeing stories where the pilgrims still get together and get into trouble at times! Especially when it is still very in character and so much fun!

If someone can tell if Bajie okay thought :'-) please I have to know!

#anon ask #anonymous #anon #jttw #sun wukong #journey to the west #xiyouji #ask #zhu bajie #zhuhou #for my heart #at least to me

[antidotefortheawkward-art]

"Retrieving the scriptures from the Western Heaven can be hard work. Look at how sleepy this pair of 师兄弟 are."

Coloring practice that I ended up thinking looked like a storybook page

[ID: A fully colored illustration of Sun Wukong napping while reclining against a rock underneath a tree. He has one arm behind his head and one arm resting atop Zhu Bajie's back, a long piece of grass dangling from one hand. ZBJ is sleeping on his stomach, with his head rested against SWK's chestplate and his arms hugging SWK's abdomen. Above them are written the words "西天取经可幸苦 看着对师兄弟多眼困" End ID]

#my art #journey to the west #jttw #xiyouji #sun wukong #monkey king #zhu bajie #people always draw Sun Wukong napping on Zhu Bajie because ZBJ's large and soft but #let's not forget that hard stone pillows were the standard in ancient China for quite a while #nap on your local pocket-sized stone monkey today #zhuhou #if you follow me on my personal blog you saw the sketch for this yesterday on nantong tuesday lol

[v4mp-vexxer]

I deleted my older zhuhou drawings cuz they were cringey....have THIS zhuhou dynamic instead

Anyways Zhu Baije with bewbs and a chipped tooth>>>

#zhuhou gang team up❗ #zhuhou #sun wukong #jttw #jttw zhu bajie #zhu bajie #fanart #AA #jttw sun wukong #ibispaintx #art? #i love them #SHIIIP #shipping #ship art

[cookiescackles]

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie eats at a modern restaurant

I thought monks were supposed to abstain from alcohol

Also it doesn’t show in the pic but it took swk so long to utter that one line compared to bajie shooting out menu orders

#jttw #xiyouji #sun wukong #journey to the west #zhu bajie #西游记外传 #坑人大饭店 #zhuhou

[lotus-duckies]

sun wukong showing zhu bajie around the mountain was so cute

#romantic #honestly sounds like they were planning to live there together after the journey #zhuhou #zhu bajie #sun wukong #journey to the west #journey to the west 1986 #jttw #xiyouji #xyj

[starborstborst]

DYING over these billibilli edits... the comments r SO funny

"空空是我的白月光" swk is my white moonlight (a pure and unobtainable crush) HILARIOUS because this edit implies that swk and zbj got it on when they were both in heaven LMAO

"八戒看朕为你打下的江山可好呀" OMG SJSHDJSN "bajie, is the kingdom i (a pronoun used only by the king) built for you good?" LOL this is when swk is showing zbj around flower fruit mountain

"刘牌子，赐香囊" "leave his plaque, grant a perfume satchet" in usually qing dynasty harem dramas when the emperor picks women from the lineup, leaving the plaque and granting the satchet means the candidate has been chosen into the harem LMAOSKFNDJHD

"空空一袅楚宫腰" A CLASSICAL POEM BY CAI SHEN DESCRIBING HOW THIN THE WAISTS OF THE CONCUBINES IN THE CHU KING'S HAREM WERE... ITS USED HERE TO DESCRIBE SWK....

MORE RAVING OVER SWK'S WAIST LOLOLOL liu laoshi's waist truly was a beautiful thing

#jttw #jttw sun wukong #xiyouji #sun wukong #zhu bajie #zhuhou #jttw 86 #jttw edit #bilibili #OMGGGGGGGG ZHUHOU CONTENT #the way everyone is screaming over lxlt swk's waist... yeah.. yeah

[homokommari]

(chinese mythos anon) ALSO their ship name is zhuhou in case that helps with finding ref pics or anything :>

hm.

[relmint]

👉👈

#jttw #journey to the west #jttw zhubajie #rel'sart #jttw sun wukong #jttw marshal TianPeng #Tianpeng Marshal Canopy #zhuhou #jttw monkeyking

[sketching-shark]

THE ZHUHOU YAOI MEME LMAO 💀 on a related note i find it interesting how the scraps of zhuhou i see from non-chinese fans tend to cast swk as the "'''femme"''" in the stereotyped yaoi dynamic (presumably bc he's short w/ eyeliner and zbj is a womanizer who ppl otherwise cast as straight 😒) but the zhuhou i see from chn fans tend to joke about it being the other way round bc swk is a king and 86 zbj has a reputation for sajiao and calling swk "gege"

Anon this is so funny I learn so many neat things from my asks, including how I've played right into western assumptions myself (X_X). But it is very neat to hear that we've thus got zhuhou in the east:

zhuhou in the west:

And zhuhou in the canon and well, you know the rest:

#anon answered #zhuhou #sun wukong #monkey king #zhu bajie #apologies again for the yaoiful depictions #but anyway yeah got to love how wu cheng'en gives these violent old men #MULTIPLE scenes of holding hands and joking with each other after beating someone to death #zhu wuneng #evil old man mlm <3

[the-monkey-ruler]

I dont think it isn’t enough talk about how bajie knows what swk’s butt look like

Maybe not for you but I’ll have you know that I’m thinking about that at least every other day. It is never not my favorite thing.

Wukong really was going around like: ho ho ho~ I'm just a little old lady~

And Bajie wasn't having that with a suspicious eye looking at this "Nine Tail Fox": Wait a minute, those aren't nine tails... those are TWO CHEEKS! I KNOW THOSE CHEEKS ANYWHERE!

Bajie could be in a lineup and know Sun Wukong by the curve of his rear any day and honestly it gives me such a giggle, this man cannot be stopped, he cannot be contained.

#anonymous #anon #anon ask #jttw #journey to the west #xiyouji #sun wukong #zhu bajie #zhuhou #just a little zhuhou really #good for the soul #ask

[real-sun-wukong-fan01]

If you had a favorite or an ok ship what would it be?

Mine would be:

JianKong (Erlang x WuKong)

Zhuhou (Bajie x WuKong)

One-sided ShadowPeach

I see these a lot on Ao3 and I’m starting to like them(mainly the first two)

Probably a canon one, but these are the one i like

Tang x wukong

Tang x pigsy

Mei x red son

And uhh yeah me and AO3 don't get along on this topic

#ships

[v4mp-vexxer]

AHEM. Time to post more of these bad boys✨

I told myself once:"once i learn how to draw legos...its over for yall."

AND NOW ITS OVER FOR YALL!

Dumb sketch with a dumb monk

AND NO IM STILL NOT OVER MY ZHUHOU ERA OKAY.

#jttw #jttw gang #lmk fanart #lmk swk #lmk jttw #fanart #tripitaka #jttw tripitaka #sun wukong #zhuhou gang TEAM UP❗

[cookiescackles]

Sun Wukong and Alcohol

He rates the restaurant a boatload of headaches out of 10.

Now, Sun Wukong and that 53% Chinese alcohol my dad drinks.

it's ok bajie will revive him with his massaging techniques. Just like that last time swk died from red boy

#jttw #journey to the west #zhuhou #zhu bajie #西游记外传 #坑人大饭店 #xi you ji #sun wukong

[fmp2mt]

A Dynasty is a form heritage, specifically aimed at rulers of a country who continue to rule after their family is either dead or not of the right condition to rule. I am researching this due to its correlation to control what is a key theme that relates to my project and that I got from my mind map as I thought dynasty would be an interesting word to look into.

The form of dynasty has partially died off during the 20th century, only a few of note are well know, such as the British Monarchy, The Windsor Dynasty, that is still in practice as of this writing, currently now headed after King Charles the Third after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth the Second, on the 8th of September 2022. While they are the most commonly known dynasty today, some of the largest dynasties to ever exist were situated in China.

This Topic is extremely interesting due to the history that China exhibits, being one of the most decorated and interesting cultures in the world while also being home to some of the most horrific human acts in modern history.

The first dynasty, or that is which to be believed to be first, is up for debate in many historians eyes, as the Xia dynasty, was believed to exist during 2070 till 1600 B.C.E along the Yellow River Basin has still yet to be fully confirmed, existing in a form of mythological limbo where fact and fantasy are hard to take apart. 

This is due to how old they are presumed to be, so much of the history of this time period having been lost to time, with some of the earliest records only going back to around 1000 B.C.E, (to 0 B.C.E,) 1070 years after their supposed rule, and these records have still yet to been fruitful in connecting 7 historical sites that have been discovered during archaeological digs.

The second dynasty, that will sometimes be referred as the first due to the Xia dynasties uncertainty, is believed to be the Shang dynasty, ruling from 1600 to 1046 B.C.E, said to have overthrown their predecessors, however, this is debated, as this telling was supposedly used by the third dynasty, the Zhou, to justify their own later takeover. Regarded as the Golden age, The Shang Dynasty’s rule was held in high regards by Historians as the time was believed to be the stage where China’s culture and prosperity began, as the time is said to have been economically and culturally stable, writings also were made during the period. Only around 600 after they had come into power, their reign came to its end as they were replaced by the Zhou Dynasty.

From 1046 to 256 B.C.E, the Zhou dynasty is the longest lasting dynasty to ever exist in China, being split into two eras, the split occurring during 771/770 B.C.E due to the capital changing its home from Haojing to Luoyang, these two eras are called Eastern and Western Zhou respectfully. This time period is know to have some of the most influential Chinese philosophers, such as Mozi, who created Mohism and believed power should be given to those who earned it through skill and achievement, and Confucius, One of the most well known Chinese figures in history, devising Confucianism what is still practiced today, believing in morality of self and government, kindness, Justice and more, while also including early writings about Taoism.

Alas, even though this time was influential, a period of time referred to as the Warring States, from 476 to 221 B.C.E, would lead to their demise at the hands of the Quin’s armies, who’s conquest, Succeeding in 225 B.C.E, would unite all of china's states under their rule when before in earlier dynasties they were ruled separately by zhuhou who paid tribute to the current ruling family, where the term of emperor began to be used to refer to the current ruler of the country.

One of the shortest reigns of any dynasty after their quick sweep of the Zhou out of power, the Quin only lasted 15 years, reigning from 221 to 206 B.C.E, but their rule is the host of a large amount of change, as stated, being a great uniter, bringing all states under their control and starting the construction of one of the most famous man made divinations, one of the great wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China. Not only that, the first emperor of the dynasty, Qin Shin Huang, who had set out to make his authoritarian government, was buried in a tomb after his passing in 210 B.C.E where he was buried with an entire storm army made of terracotta, eight thousand strong, who were made to serve the emperor in death.

His son, who only lasted three years, Qin Er Shi was unseated due to unpopularity, where the Han dynasty would begin, who have the same name a previous state during the Zhou dynasty, which is sometimes now called the Hann instead to prevent confusion while not technically accurate.

The Han Dynasty is considered the second Chinese Golden Age, starting during 206 B.C.E and finally crossing over to 220 C.E. This period included the creation of the silk road, a trail used for trade, especially the transport and selling of good such as silk, which was a delicacy developed in China. Historian Sima Qian helped keep this time chronicalled due to his commitment to his craft, allowing for this period to be better remembered and chronologically maintained in the modern day. Confucianism, developed by philosopher Confucius during the Zhou dynasty’s rule, became the states official religion. 

When the current, emperor, Xian of Han, was overthrown, no new true emperor would reign, instead the country would exhibit a period called the Three Kingdoms, where three members of different houses, being Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Dong Wu would try and run different parts of the now splintered country during 220 to 280 C.E, set in the beginning of 220 to 589 C.E.

The Sui dynasty would emerge and try to unite the northern and southern territories during 581 to 618 C.E but would later be overthrown by the Tang Dynasty. Ruling from 618 C.E, the Tang dynasty is seen as one of the country’s greatest to ever reign over the Eastern province. The dynasty is also home to the first and only female emperor to date, Wu Zetian, who, while legally only the emperor from 690 C.E onwards ruled through her sons since 665 C.E, in China’s extensive history. Unfortunately, she had to advocate after fifteen years, but during Wu Zetian’s run she pushed through many reforms before 705 C.E, causing china to become a superpower in the world while also squeezing corruption out of her courts. Alas, she was dismissed through a coupe, sadly dying a few months later, not to say that the empress was good of heart herself, as she married the previous emperors 9th son and then killed other members in his harem to gain more standing, killing previous empress Wang and consort Xiao by them being accused of witchcraft, giving her an easier ascent to the top. Later, during 960 C.E, the Song Dynasty would rise to power who would last to 1279 C.E where they were deposed by the mongols. The Mongols are a famous clan (Family) in history, having been under the leadership of the by then deceased Genghis Khan, a man known for his brutality and his glorious reign which lead to their prosperity and major takeover of the eastern world. At this time, ruling from 12260 C.E to 1294 C.E, Kublai Khan was their leader, and he marked the period in which the Mongol Horde was at its peak, having taken over China under the Yuan Dynasty, who ruled till 1368 C.E.

The Ming dynasty would be the next to step up to rule the country, who, like so many before them now, overthrew the previous dynasty, continuing to reign onwards till 1644 C.E, where, unsurprisingly, they were again taken from the top by the Qing dynasty. However, during their time, the Ming had set off to create an autocratic government, what let one person or group rule without opposition. He helped establish this government by breaking the Court Eunuchs power. Unsurprisingly at this point, the then ruling emperor, Hongwu Emperor, had written down instructions for his descendants to use called the Huang-Ming Zuxun, practically a guide for the princes of the dynasty to be guided through. He had even given them land for them to pledge loyalty to him, but alike to many previous rulers, whose ideas had been drastically changed by his nephew, Jianwen Emperor, who attempted to overthrow his predecessors plans, prompting the Jingnan campaign, an uprising which lasted three years, from 1399 to 1402, happening extremely early during the dynasties founding years, in which the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, Yongle Emperor, would rule.They would also try and continue construction and repair the Great Wall of China to continue the existence of China's Borders that had started to crumble. It also was during this time where china transitioned over to paper money, but due to growing trade with the Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish what stimulated the growth of American and Japanese silver, the money was put to the side, with it being untrusted due to having been subject to hyperinflation, in which it lost value due too to much of it having been made, causing all products to raise in value.

With the Manchu people invasion from the north came the end of the Ming dynasty, being replaced by the Qing dynasty who would mark the final dynasty of the Chinese before transitioning over to a republican government. Existing from 1644 C.E to 1911C.E, the Ming dynasty consisting of Manchu ethnicities instead of the Han ethnic groups that had resided over China’s dynasties since the very beginning. They had pushed China to its peak, but in the 19th and 20th centuries, they had been in increasing conflict with western powers, the final emperor, Puyi, was abdicated in favour of a republican Government. Nowadays, China is known for a whole sleuth of reasons, their government, while once republican, just like clockwork it was taken over by another party during the Chinese civil war where the country's current power at the time, the Republic of China, was opposed by the forces of the Chinese Communist party, who are to this day still currently in power. This war lasted between 1927 C.E to 1945 C.E, but this conflict was intermittently active, coinciding with World War 2 while Japan had influence in the country after taking a lunge at them and succeeding after the Chinese had supposedly attacked one of their trains. After the German Defeat and the later downfall of Japan who later admitted defeat to America, The Communist party gained the upper hand and took the final blow, taking claim over mainland china in 1945. However, the Republic of china was not wiped out, in a similar situation to the Weimar government of Germany during the Wolfgang Coup, they were driven out of their country to the island of Taiwan, which is still disputed about today if its its own independent state or part of china. This change in government brought across the People's Republic of China and situated the Chinese communist party (CCP) into power. The party acts like a dictatorship, with the current leader of the party practically controlling the entire country with no opposition, helped by the fact that they have an entire army backing all what they do and that they don't mind murdering anyone who happens to get into their way, including their own people whom they are to protect.

An idea that I want to look into was taken from Dynasties, this is the importance of blood. Dynasties are ruled by a bloodline, by the rulers descendants and relations. Bloodlines are, of course, not restricted to dynasties, as all humans follow them, it's just that some are put above others, as if our own blood hold monetary value. 

As seen before, royalty and dynasties hold blood in high regard, but these are more outdated views, with more modern representation being seen in the wealth and situation. Depending in which family one is born into, your life is going to be majorly different. You could be born into the slums or into the comfort of a palace, you could be black or white, Loved or despised.

Of course, in reality, blood has nothing to do with anything, anyone could, figuratively, become anyone else with practice and patience, life is a roll of the dice, deciding what you can become. I really like the Idea, however, that blood is far more important than it actually is, as this could lead to an interesting plot and even game mechanic.

Blood has always had importance, Ancient Greeks especially, where some of the first ideas about healthcare were devised. Hippocrates was a famous physician, born assembly in 460 B.C.E, who devised the theory of the 4 humours, this was the idea that humans were split into 4 sections, each one relating to a part of body, one being Blood, which was related to fire and warmth. Humourism existed before him, but he applied it to his craft, believing it had president in it due to its connection to life.

His teachings became widespread later due to how it accorded to the Catholic Church, whom were extremely present in many lives during the medieval era. Some practices that related to blood was letting, the act of cutting yourself to release blood to balance the humours in relation to the theory of opposites that was devised by Galen, another Greek physician of similar vein. Some would use leeches to drain blood instead, others would resort to a hot pot that would be placed onto the skin, vacuuming the blood out. As we all know now, these ideas were foolish and mostly incorrect, nevertheless, to discredit all their work would be cruel. They existed before the turn of the millennium with little understanding of the human body that we are so privy to nowadays. Even then, Hippocrates, (supposedly,) devised the Hippocratic oath, at least that's what is believed, as it might have been written by another, but this has yet to been confirmed. This oath is the earliest form of medical ethics in the world to our knowledge, and is still used to this day, it asks the physician to pledge themselves to multiple gods of healing and adheres them to not disclose private medical information and to not practice in maleficence in an attempt to harm one’s patient. This has so much sway that to not adhere to these precepts could lead to criminal charges. Other looks into blood can be seen in famous media, such as one of the most famous acts in Christian history by the hands of Jesus, Son of Joseph, Son of God. As stated in one of his most famous tales, during the last supper Jesus is said to give his followers bread and wine, the former representing his flesh and the latter his blood. This is not the only reference to blood of course, another famous tale depicts Moses communicating to God, in which he states in Leviticus 17:11, “For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.” This insinuates that blood has holy qualities as it is directly bestowed by God and that it can be used to redeem oneself. This also can relate to sacrifice, and that one who sacrifices their blood, and therefore their life, is to be redeemed by God More stereotypical looks at the use of blood in sacrifice are usually dark or inhuman in nature, as while many see it as life giving and positive, it is also seen as dangerous and violent. Blood insinuates damage and danger, which means something is wrong, and when looking back at previous usages of blood rituals, it never looks too good. A tame ritual relating to blood is the blood brother ritual, where two participants, usually men as directed by the name, each give themselves a cut and then pressing them together. This is done to bond the two, making them of one family, and while unsanitary, it is a kind gesture to mingle in. Some also consider Birth as a ritual in creating life as one must bleed to create it, and so it has also given the connotation that blood can attain rebirth and creation.Aztecs are one of the most known parties to have used blood sacrifices, with the iconic imagery of blood cascading down their temples’ steps ingrained into pop culture. They saw the act of giving blood as a religious experience, as the gods gave their blood and life to make the world and universe, so should they. By offering their blood and others they believed they were giving back and pleasing their masters in a sort of exchange, they also believed that it would help with harvest as they specifically gave blood to the sun God, but they also thought that to not sacrifice blood would lead to torment and suffering that was, “more violent than any man could do.”They also inflicted pain onto themselves, such as through piercing themselves to let blood. From theses multiple sources, it can be seen that blood holds a massive sway in religion and culture, with it having similar ties throughout, many seeing it as life giving, powerful, warm and natural. I would really like to involve blood in some way into my project after having looked into it as it could lead to a powerful and interesting message.