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journeytothewestresearch · 3 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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cathighfive · 1 year

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Day 5: Favorite Jenny *or* Ian (the elder) scene

I love Jenny. She is the sister I wish I had. She is feisty, strong willed and a force you do not want to mess with. Would love to have her on my side in any disagreement. Jenny has so many great lines throughout the show and all of her scenes are great. The one scene that stood out to me is from Season 1, The Watch.

In this scene Jenny has just given birth and Claire is holding Jenny's baby on the front steps of Lallybroch. Both Jamie and Ian are off with the Watch and have been gone for a few days. Jenny comes out of the front door and sits next to Claire and reassures him that he will be home.

This is such a sweet moment between Jenny & Claire. Claire finally has the sister she never had growing up and is surrounded by loved ones. Also in this scene Jenny gives Claire bracelets that belonged to Jenny's mother made from boar tusks. As a side note, I love the history of the bracelets. Ellen must have been an intriguing woman to catch the eye of so many suitors.

Jenny, a woman that can seem harsh on the outside and to anyone but the people she loves is tender and comforting towards Claire in a moment she really needs it even when Jenny's own husband is still not home and she had just given birth, but is putting all of that aside to be there for Claire.

Honorable mention goes to Jenny & Ian in Season 3 from The First Wife.

Hands down, this is one of my favorite quotes and get's quotes often in my house. Mostly by my husband because I love to stir the pot.

#outlander 31 day challenge #outlander #jenny murray #ian murray #outlander season 1 #outlander season 3 #first wife #the watch

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chaptertwo-thepacnw · 1 year

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sammy fabelman and first wife amy irving |1984|

#gif #sammy fabelman #steven spielberg #first wife #amy irving #1984 #hollywood

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angelkarafilli · 6 months

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The Lovely Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney (née Eastman).

She was an American photographer, musician, animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author and advocate, and entrepreneur. She was the keyboardist in the band Wings, which also featured her husband, Paul McCartney of the Beatles.

Paul McCartney wrote “The Lovely Linda” in Scotland during 1969, when he and wife Linda Eastman were living at their farm, High Park, in Campbeltown. The song is dedicated to McCartney’s first wife and was a reply-of-sorts to Beatles bandmate John Lennon’s public declarations of love for his wife, Yoko Ono. “The Lovely Linda” was released as the opening track on McCartney’s eponymous debut solo album, and was the first song taped for the album. McCartney recorded the composition shortly before Christmas in December 1969, in order to test his then-new 4-track recorder, which he had installed in his home studio in London. At 42 seconds, it is the shortest song in McCartney’s catalogue.

#The Lovely Linda #song #Linda McCartney #first wife #Paul McCartney #the Beatles #music #story #70s #black and white #old photo

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trixiesol-blog · 1 year

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#old testament #new testament #bible reading #foreskln #first wife #killing

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ex-cogtfi · 2 years

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"Maria's (Karen Zerby's) role was crucial...Anyone who knew David Berg as a 'natural man' threatened his status as a prophet. Thus, Maria's role served to affirm the prophetic persona in a way that David Berg's own family could not."

In her 1984 book, The Children of God - The Inside Story, Deborah Berg, daughter of David Berg, writes about the abuse and toxicity of the Children of God, beginning from when her father started the cult. Her book, one of the first-ever written by CoG-TFI survivors, details Karen Zerby's rise to power as "Queen" of the cult and her part in shaping and creating the environment of abuse, while removing members of Berg's family, including Berg's first wife, whom she reportedly considered "rivals".

Trigger warning: COG: The Inside Story contains descriptions of attempted abuse and religious instructions which some readers may find triggering.

#adminpost #cogtfisurvivors #survivor story #the family international #religious trauma #the children of god #Deborah Berg #igotout #karen zerby #first wife #rivals #queen maria #culty

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thehandymen · 1 year

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i am not immune to stories in which characters who have endured harsh, empty existences become absolutely transformed by someone’s sincere love for them and learn to live

#this is about hell's paradise btw #i know this is such an overdone trope but idc idc #'gabimaru the hollow' well your wife would object to that.#i haven't read the manga #so no idea how well mappa adapted the source material #but the way gabimaru's marriage is first portrayed #compared to after he has his big realization #was SOOOOOOO insane #oh this is also about buddy daddies too #buddy daddies #suwa rei #gabimaru #gabimaru the hollow #hell's paradise #jigokuraku #anime

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vulpine-poltergeist · 5 months

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Reverse werewolf where the real horror is becoming human. Animal now has to question their morality- they never had that before- and ponders their life. They never had to ponder before. Werewolf Horror except the in-between is no longer beast and man, but beast becoming man. Where do they start and the sapience end? There is no going back to what they were before. They can only try to pretend in both directions. Human-based werewolves have the luxury of pretending. Werehumans have no room to pretend. They are no longer animal. They were never human. Why do they feel bad for their prey? Why should they feel bad?

They never hunted with regret before.

What is crying? Why do they cry? They Know. But the Knowing makes it worse.

#werewolf #werehuman #i sent this to my wife first. but then realized tumblr may like it.#also might be a hit with therians maybe #reverse werewolf

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realsisterwives · 1 year

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#polygamy #sister wives #sisterwife #sisterwives #first wife #secondwife

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ruubesz-draws · 23 days

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When bae is angry at you

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ms-dlish · 1 year

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#lilith #demoness #first wife #goddess #beautiful #art

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cathighfive · 1 year

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Day 23: Jamie + Claire scene that broke your heart

I've been trying really hard to not repeat episodes so aside from some of the major heartbreaks Jamie & Claire have faced, like Faith, Claire going back through the stones, the multiple sexual assaults, Fergus in Season 6 etc., I tried to go a different route. A scene that broke my heart was from Season 3, The First Wife.

(image credit: https://outlander-online.com/)

LAOGHAIRE (to Claire)

He didna tell ye? He’s my husband, now.

Claire looks at Jamie, horrified, unable to breathe, let alone speak.

LAOGHAIRE (cont’d) Have ye no shame, you adulterous bitch? Go back to the hell ye came from.

Laoghaire moves for Claire. Jamie blocks her. She struggles, but he marches her back through the door.

LAOGHAIRE (cont’d) Let me go. Let the English cunt stand up for herself.

To find out that Jamie married Laoghaire out of all the other women in Scotland he could have married just broke my heart. Why Jamie! Anybody else but Laoghaire!

#outlander 31 day challenge #outlander #outlander season 3 #first wife #jamie fraser #laoghaire

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stepghost · 8 months

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