Wu 巫; Easter Eggs from #WUTheSeriesEP7
Zhuangzi (莊子) - A Chinese Taoist philosopher (as famous as Kongzi/Confucius). He once dreamt a butterfly dream, which questions the boundaries of perception, reality, and identity.
So does Niran know that his Ethereal Soul is in the void, or if the Soul is now living in the void as his present?
It's easy to get lost in the void as it sets a scenario where the present cannot.
// we see the butterfly as a recurring theme here! Niran's Grandpa, Spirit, Reality, Identity..
Regarding the ritual to get Pete into the Void Realm: Hmm I quite like this scene, it explains how fengshui and rituals can be used tgt.
Windows and Doors are known to be the Entry and Exits of Energy into the room. With the mirror in place, and the dolls that were used to link Niran and Pete's souls together, it blocks the window energy from exiting through the door, and reflects the energy back towards to the Big Window, Altar and Pete.
Now, onto the logistics of the ritual:
Burning the talisman and drinking the talisman water are actual Taoist and folk religious traditions for spiritual protection, purifying energy, and healing.
Believe it or not, similar rituals were performed in the past by parents who got their kids to drink the talisman water before exams to bless them to pass and do well in their grades.
When Pete was experiencing his life when his parents were still around, the what would have happened if his parents hadn't died.. I feel sad for Pete. It was part of his dream to turn pro in Judo.
Winning the Gold at SEA Games (Southeast Asia Regional Sports Games similar to Olympics). It's full of what-ifs in the void.
Now, talking about the Void:
太虛 (Tài Xū) - Translates to The Great Void; 虛 comes from 空虛 (Empty/Hollow).
In Zhuangzi's Taoist text, Taixu represents the infinite universe and boundless nature of Dao (or, the Way/path). It does not state nothingness entirely, but a state of pure unlimited potential from which the physical world is born.
Character on the Jade Ring was the same character on the Jade Pendant that Niran gave Pete:
緣 (yuán) - Fate
// and omg Niran without thinking place it on his ring finger~~
Lastly, I just want to give a quick shout out how wonderful and heartfelt this episode was.
I freaking cried with today's episode. What a heartfelt one. Nani really put in his all for this episode for real. The different types of crying (>_<)
Sad that he cant stay with his parents even though its all he wanted
Devastated about losing his important one.
The whole journey to convince Niran's ethereal soul to go back with him willingly… also depends on Niran's state of mind at that stage he's in:
as a kid who yearns to be a Wu,
as a new stubborn Wu who is still finding his path,
as the one that got lost.
I would have died if P'Wa ended at the black screen I SWEAR.
Loved everything about it.