elevated awakenings and welcome to another one of my insane deep dives! yes we're talking about pot again.
a while back i attended a lecture regarding the tibetan wind horse (lungta), i made one too many connections to heavenly pegasus, and now i'm here again and equipped to yap about this. let's get right into it ✨
what is the wind horse? it's one of the five mythical creatures in tibetan buddhism. on a surface level it symbolizes the winds coursing through the region, but depending on how deep you go the symbolism slightly shifts
inner level: good fortune and vitality
deeper level: the inner "wind" of an individual
let's discuss that last level - the wind horse exists both as the creature itself but also as a term for a person's inner energy.
"What really controls the mind is lung [Tib.], the ‘wind’ or ‘subtle energy’ that determines the direction that the mind pursues."
it is said that you can't directly control your mind, but you can affect it by controlling your wind. depending on where you steer your inner horse off to it'll affect you not only physically but also spiritually. it's a person's first line of defense against illness and bad fortune.
now, how does this tie into pot's character? i'm gonna start off with the obvious - his bey, heavenly pegasus, is quite literally a flying (wind) horse.
it seemed a bit random to me that they assigned him as a pegasus user of all beys but considering how much buddhist influence went into his character, i don't think it's a stretch to say lungta was one of the reasons for the bey choice. (also it has multiple wind based attacks-)
moving onto his ability to see people's qi! as a concept qi belongs to traditional chinese beliefs, and not buddhism. however - the concept of qi is very similar to the one of the wind horse. it's a person's inner energy which can be affected by the choices they make and the world around them.
it's more common to hear about qi being "seen" by others, but that more or less stems from the fact that qi is more popular as a concept. both qi and lungta can be "seen" or "read" by experienced teachers or gurus in an attempt to help someone figure out their inner struggles or spiritual standing.
what i'm getting at is that if we decide to keep rolling with everything so far, the energies pot saw in the anime/manga would be lungta, and not qi. and it checks out! throwback to when he perceived delta's horrendous vibes, and said vibes ultimately led to delta's downfall a few episodes later (bad lungta -> bad fortune)
lastly, the part about good fortune and vitality. it's safe to say pot has a lot of both considering how energetic he is, and how he excels at any hobby he picks up. all of his pranks aside he's actually a pretty good kid that means no harm and his own lungta is proof of that.
and i believe that's all! if you read through this thank you very much 🫶🫶 i love me a good yap session as we know- i'll link all of my sources right below bc i'm too lazy too bookmark them atp
batt 2001: batt, herbert j. "tales of tibet - sky burials, prayer wheels, and wind horses". 20.07.2001
davidson 2005: davidson, ronald m. "wind horse". specific date unknown.
jiaming 2026: "气/qi". b: jiaming yage. specific date unknown.
rinpoche 2023: "lungta". b: rigpa shedra, 23.13.2023
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