both shelter and warning at once

Eman | 20s | desi | multifandom mess expect asian dramas, undertale/deltarune, merlin art insta | tags | ships

[letsdeanandcarlothis]

i like the distinction the show makes between Pete's passive suicidal ideation (?) vs how he actually freaks out when hes confronted with eternal damnation and death . when niran tells him that he has part of a demon in him and that theres nothing he can do to exorcise it ..there is this moment of actual FEAR that takes over pete ; which is so interesting because pete has been recklessly putting himself in harms way every single chance he gets from the start of the series.

so what does it mean that pete hasnt actually given up on life ? does it mean that he actually wants to live when faced with the imminent danger of death ? does it mean theres still hope for him ? and what does this mean for him and his relationship with niran ?

so many fascinating questions that are set up to be answered and its JUST THE SECOND EPISODE !!!! 😲😲😲

[valtsv]

basically the best thing any character can do is decide they don't want to be afraid anymore - in fact they never want to be afraid of anything ever again - and take action so drastic they fail to realise that this too is a decision motivated by fear. or to account for the Consequences of that.

[valtsv]

[with obvious perverted intent] hey. don't you want to release the safety catches on that character. don't you want to flip off all the switches holding them back and let the control rods go.

[madam-kyoubin]

[janployshompoos]

You must have trained just as hard in order to become Wu. Not really. You’re training to strengthen your life force which will suppress the demon within you. But my training wasn’t anything like that. We don’t train to gain strength. We train to connect with nature and borrow its power. Damn. How do you do that? If it was something I can share, everyone on earth would easily be Wu. Oh. Let’s just say it’s passed down by blood. There’s no way you can become one unless we have the same ancestors. Well, you never know. Maybe our great-great-great-great-great grandfathers had the same surname. What a dork.

WU | EP4

[echowshn]

Wu 巫; Easter Eggs from #WUTheSeriesEP4

Since my twitter is acting up (T~T)//, here's my thread for all the easter eggs i've spotted for EP 4~

Good energy flow - relating to fengshui. Pete's room is bright, with windows big enough to bring light and 陽yang energy into the room, hence good flows well too.

Fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire element, and also the hot temper in the demon xD

// Fun fact not relating to the series. I did a quick check though: Pete was born in 2002, so he would be a Water Horse. 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse. However, with the Art of Yi-Ching, the element from the birth year doesnt make the whole birth chart 生辰八字. It's just one part of it.

I'd assume this stance is related to 馬步? It looks similar to the horse stance. But it does help with balance, mental fortitude & strength, as well as core strength. What Niran is training Pete isn't physical strength, but mental. So that he can control and keep rooted to himself in case the demon takes over him. If Pete can be unbothered and kept focused to himself, it would help him tremendously, and not end up being just a vessel to the demon in the future.

Small easter egg here, Pete walking past artwork of Sun Wu Kong (Famed Monkey Demon from Journey to the West), while reflecting on his life, temper and what Niran has said.

Quite like that, when Pete is determined to do better, he found balance in his mind, body, and energy - it's exactly what Taoism is about - emphasising living life in harmony ☯️. And here he is wearing a shirt with a 陰陽 yinyang design

Okie we are getting to the serious part// Here we see the chinese name for Qi Rong - 奇戎

The chinese character here: 祭 (Jì) - short for 祭品 (Jì Pǐn) - a term for Sacrificial offerings to the dead. Li Puo/Li Bo also said to Qi Rong (Lord Warrior Almighty/戰神爺) in EP 3 and 4: 希望戰神爺好好享受祭品 (May the Lord Warrior enjoy/be satisfied with the sacrificial offerings) Everyone who has the 祭 talisman would be targeted in this ritual, to sacrifice their life force to Qi Rong

Notice here that before the ritual started, there were no mirrors on the floor, and after Pete successfully gotten out the mental battle with the six-earred macaque demon, there were mirrors all around him? Pete was very concentrated in not letting himself get provoked by the demon that he didn't realise the ritual has been completed. Good job Pete! Very very proud of you! (Niran is too, absolutely proud of you) btw: 生祠 (shēng cí, olden chinese read right to left) behind them means Living-person Shrine, part of a old Chinese practise of constructing a temple or memorial hall to honor a living official or individual who has made significant contributions to the local community.

Going into Episode 5 teaser: 奇戎鎮位 - Plaque to subdue Qi Rong

Oh wait Pete's wearing the jade necklace here 👀

So so excited for EP5! Even Sky and Nani said if possible, ep 5 should be watched on the big screen. We are entering mid of the series and one of the huge arcs of this title \\(T~T)

[bunchabears]

found this vintage ad for a weird old tv

[echowshn]

Wu 巫; Easter Eggs from #WUTheSeriesEP3

Since my twitter is acting up (T~T)//, here's my thread for all the easter eggs i've spotted for EP 3~

Talismans are seals for the demon that's sealed in this chest.

退邪 (Tuì Xié): Expel Evil

Pán Gǔ - 盤古

In Chinese mythology, Pan Gu is the primordial being and creator of the Universe. 盤古開天闢地 refers to Pan Gu splitting the heavens and earth to create the universe, alongside the Yin 陰 (earth) and the Yang 陽 (heaven).

Hence, YinYang ☯️ describes opposite ends being interconnected and complementary to the natural world.

In Taoism, Yin refers to the dark side, so linking to spirits, stillness, moon. While Yang refers to the bright side, linking to the living, energy, light, sun.

This will explain more regarding the 9 people requirement later on.

In the ranking of cards, the smallest to greatest in power: ♦️♣️♥️♠️ Smallest being the Diamond, then the Club, the Heart, and the Spade.

Hence, Niran won his opponent by power denominator, Heart over Club.

This frame is Niran's family's ancestral plaque 祖先牌. Basically its a plaque to pay respects to all his ancestors. This also confirms Niran comes from the Wū (巫) clan.

Main line in the middle: 平陽堂 巫氏 歷代祖先 - Ancestors of Wu Clan of Píng Yáng Hall

Ping Yang Wu Clan is one of the most ancient lines, lineage from Wu Xian, a minister from Shang Dynasty who got their surname due to their position as Wu Chen (shaman related). omg the details and research P'Waa went to!!

All the butterfly symbolism relating to Niran or his grandfather, I would link the symbolism to his grandfather and spirits.

巫氏宗祠 (Wū Shì Zōng Cí) - Wu Clan Ancestral Hall (in Thailand)

萬派同源 (Wàn Pài Tóng Yuán): All schools of thought share the same origin //Btw, omg the way Sira called out Fei for serving power and Niran for serving for money is hawttt~

Hahahha I giggled at this part cos Jiahao said: 祝你們白頭偕老

Usually a phrase used in weddings, blessing the couple to live long and grow old together. 白頭偕老 (bai tou xie lao) literally means grow white hairs and old in harmony.

This part, where they said they don't need 9 Wus, but 9 people will do, is because they only need a few Wus to lead and support the ritual, and the rest can be anyone to gather and boost the Yang 陽 energy.

The earlier mentioned Yang 陽 energy refers to the living, the light, the sun, to defeat the demon Qi Rong with loads of Yin 陰 energy.

Fa Shi 法師 - Ritual Master who leads the procession.

The timing Master Tong is talking about refers to the Art of Yi Ching, where they would look into auspicious times, dates, fortune, star alignment, using Chinese dates, time, zodiac, elements, etc.

Essentially divination using 陰陽 yinyang, 五星 wuxing, hexagram, with concepts from Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism. Year of the Horse 午 (wu), Month of the Snake 巳 (yi), Day of the Tiger 寅 (yin), approaching the hour of Monkey 申 (shen). //Just found out the extended meaning of it too: Horse: Crossing Snake: Rising energy Tiger: Shifting/drawing Monkey: Full form What if it's depicting: Crossing dimensions, rising energy to shift/draw the Monkey demon in Full Form 👀

Fire element begins to form -> haha is this why they used a fire extinguisher xD

Monkey Demon in Judo Uniform! Likely it's because Pete was a judo athlete back in the day so it’s more of merging of the two identities inside of Pete, and to provoke Pete into thinking he's the main cause of it so the demon can take over.

Transcribing the parts in the ritual to bring out the demon in Pete

Btw hearing that Dr Palang improv his parts made it so cool cos it is scenes we see often in Chinese shows of similar genre (I’m thinking Nezha/God of Honor type)

// DISCLAIMER - all these are to provoke the monkey demon into surfacing. Not real to Pete.

Fei: chants in Hakka All: 六耳獼猴 (Liu Er Mi Hou)

Fei: chants in Hakka All: 六耳獼猴 (Liu Er Mi Hou)

Jiahao: chants in Hakka All: 六耳獼猴 (Liu Er Mi Hou)

Jiahao: chants in Hakka All: 六耳獼猴 (Liu Er Mi Hou)

Fei: 快醒來 (Wake up!) Niran: 出來 快出來 (Come out! Come out now!)

Fei: 聽到了沒有 你這臭猴妖 (Did you hear me, damned monkey demon) Niran: 醒來挨罵挨打吧 (wake up to face your punishment/scoldings and beatings)

Jiahao: 六耳獼猴 今日撞上我 便是你的死期 (Liu Er Mi Hou, since you ran into me today, it will be your death day)

Fei: 聽到了沒有 你這臭猴妖 (Did you hear me, damned monkey demon) Jiahao: 孽障 出來受死吧 (Damned evil thing, come and face your death!)

Niran: 臭妖怪 (damned demon) Fei: 快醒來 (wake up!)

Niran: 快醒來受死吧 (wake up now to face your death) All: 急急如律令！(this you must obey!)

/// I did translate and change the slight context to suit English cos if I translate it directly in Chinese, it… wouldn’t really make sense

[echowshn]

Wu 巫; Easter Eggs from #WUTheSeriesEP2

So this confirms that Niran is from Betong, Yala, Thailand.

If Niran นิรันดร์ translates to Eternal, I would assume his Chinese name Yong Le is 巫永樂. 永 (Forever/Everlasting) 樂 (Joy/Happiness). 巫 is his Chinese surname.

The exercise that Grandpa is doing is called Taichi - 太極

Grandpa mentions Tian Ming here - 天命, which translates to Mandate of the Heavens, Fate, Destiny, God's Will

The 3 deity statues in the Casino, includes Guan Gong 關公/ Guan Yu 關羽 in the middle.

Guan Yu 關羽 is known as a legendary Chinese general famous for his loyalty, brotherhood, honesty, righteousness, bravery, and martial prowess. He is also worshipped as a god of wealth or a guardian deity.

Why brotherhood - he is loyal to 2 other legendary figures: Liu Bei and Zhang Fei - this I'll explain further later

Poker is a game of strategy, statistics and also a game of whose hands are better matched against the cards dealt by the dealer.

In this game, the mafia had 3 of a kind where he has a pair kings, hence he would have pretty good odds of winning, either with a pair of Kings, or 3 of a kind.

However, Pete's hand won because it's straight spades + flush numbers Ace♠️, 2♠️, 3♠️, 4♠️, 5♠️. Which means it's a way better hand than 3 of a kind.

六耳獼猴: Six Eared Macaque // Interesting part abt Six Eared Macaque, it's a monkey demon that was a major antagonist in the Chinese Classic Fantasy Novel: Journey to the West 西遊記

封: Seal

Pretty interesting that a casino chip is used as a vessel to seal the yao from the casino xD

Suming, I would assume its the sect that Niran and Fei met where they trained to be Wu

Diner scene with Niran & Pete What I find interesting abt this scene has 2 parts:

The Chinese Good Luck Knot as an ornament, usually symbolizes Luck, Prosperity, Longevity and Unity ;)

The part where they connected over a dish - hahahhaa reminds me of the Oath of the Peach Garden - 桃園三結義

This is a fictional scene of a Chinese Classic "Romance of the Three Kingdom" where Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei vowed loyalty and brotherhood to each other, and that even tho they are not born on the same day, they swore to die on the same day.

「念劉備﹑關羽﹑張飛，雖然異姓，既結為兄弟，則同心協力，救困扶危；上報國家，下安黎庶；不求同年同月同日生，只願同年同月同日死。皇天后土，實鑒此心。背義忘恩，天人共戮！」

Regarding butterflies I wasn’t sure if I want to put it here yet, but here goes nothing.

In Chinese beliefs there’s two parts to what a butterfly symbolises:

Longevity, love, the Soul and Spirit & freedom. It’s once said that if a butterfly appears at your wedding/important event, it is likely a departed loved one visiting and giving you their blessings.

Relating to the Chinese literature similar to Romeo & Juliet - Liang Shanbo 梁山伯 and Zhu Yingtai 祝英台, otherwise known as LiangZhu/ the butterfly lovers because of how they reunited as butterflies in the afterlife. (IM NOT FORESHADOWING ANYTHING 🤣)

Ooooh, is that the “Your Name/Kimi no Na Wa” manga?

The red ribbon, the fate between the two characters

Ooh! So I’ve watched back, and realise it’s part of this chant in Hakka

Chant Translation (Rough) - Sky's IG Post

無慈悲者 非天地 Those without compassion are not of Heaven & Earth 違天命者 違天地 Those defy Heaven's Will, defy Heaven & Earth 非報應者 逆天地 Those defy retribution/judgement, are against Heaven & Earth 非公道者反天地 Those defy justice, defy Heaven & Earth 天公地道, 自然正道, Heaven & Earth are Just, Nature is Right 不公不道者遭天誅 Those who act unjustly will be punished by the heavens

[spiritbladed]

something something extremely sexy when magic users resort to physical violence. yeah i have the power of god and anime on my side but i also have THESE HANDS. i cast Punch You In The Face. i take my magic staff through which i channel the vast energies of the elements and the cosmos and i cast Severe Concussion And Skull Fracture. casting time for xenoglossy too long, chose the quicker route of Stab You In The Throat.

[wifegideonnav]

“bits to use in everyday conversations”

[official-sonic-team]

i can’t lie this is the realest shit

[draconym]

i would rather see the information for an event handwritten in sharpie on a paper towel than see another AI generated flyer

[echowshn]

Wu 巫; Easter Eggs from #WUTheSeriesEP1

Since my twitter is acting up (T~T)//, here's my thread for all the easter eggs i've spotted for EP 1~

The owner of the mansion is very superstitious and is into feng shui 風水 - which is a geomancy to direct the flow of energy. Here you see 福祿壽 (Fu, Lu, Shou) - the deities that represent Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity respectively. The alter is for 土地公 (Tu Di Gong)

Similarly, you'll see a ship in the house, in front of their family/clan photo, it is for 一帆风顺 (yi fan feng shun) - a smooth voyage in every endeavour they face.

This Gourd here is called a Hu Lu 葫蘆 - traditionally used as a water bottle, and also usually symbolises health/longevity. but it was said in Taoism, that empty gourds can hold spirits, as a vessel.

I cant understand Hakka sorry, but some of the words I caught Niran chanting was:

滅！ 滅於此地！(Mie! Mie Yu Ci Di!) Destroy/Perish! Perish upon this land!

Reason why they had to do the ritual at that area is because that is where the energy is the strongest cos of the Mountain, Land, Lake (Water representation).

Words on the Gourd: 鎮 - 宅 鎮 (Zhen)：Suppress / Subdue 宅 (Zhai)：Habitat

When Niran mentioned Pete’s age, based on 2026, and Pete’s 24, Pete is born on the year of Horse. Fun fact: 2002 is the year of Water Horse, 2026 is the year of Fire Horse.

Each Zodiac cycle has 12 years: Rat, Cow, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig

鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬

Transcribing what I heard, again I don’t understand Hakka, but caught the following words from Niran when he started the ritual:

奉天之命 (Feng Tian Zhi Ming) By the Mandate of Heaven

This part that I got curious about was this scene. Usually chrysanthemum flower is used to pay respects to the dead. (Can someone help me confirm if this is a chrysanthemum stalk?)

Severed/headless stalk would represent unnatural death, that the person’s life has already passed as it is.

Regarding Niran's Car Plate: I was trying to find out about Betong as the subtitles specified it from Niran's car plate.

So, Betong is a Southern Thai Town located in Yala Province, and very near the Malaysian Border.

Apparently, they are very famous for their Betong-Hakka Chinese food, which links to Niran since it was said some of the rituals were done in Hakka Chinese.

[liberalsarecool]

AI data centers are the surveillance state trojan horse. #BuildingYourOwnCages

[telomeke]

[ID–

Texpost by "fossilizeddude". The post reads:

I'm not understanding the AI hype. I read this morning that there isn't enough electricity in the world to run all of the data centers everyone wants to build (and probably not enough water for cooling either). AI makes mistakes all the time... so much so that even a Google response carries a disclaimer. The data centers cost more than the employees did, and for responsible use humans still need to vet all results. So why are we wasting the money and trashing the environment to do it?

End ID.]

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[cyrjovie]

I appreciate that Pete has these kiddos that are kind of ride or die for him. One wonders how he adopted this gaggle of young'uns, but one is glad he's not been as alone as he may have felt. He said "guess what? Turns out I've got a demon sealed inside of me, and I need your help to wake it up?" And they said yeah, okay. And then after seeing him get literally momentarily TAKEN OVER BY THE DEMON they didn't try to say "nah, we can't help" they just brought protective gear this time around. And in between, when they were very well aware there was an actual genuine real-life demon inside Pete that could maybe take over the guy because at this point he hadn't gotten it under control, they were still down to hang out.

[lostmysanitee]

niran I beg your finest pardon. what-

[ibenology]

the average twitter vs tumblr community experience

[fourohfourlifenotfound]