Intro: BOY MEETS EVIL
“My scene was not necessarily this or that, but it consisted of having shaken hands with the Devil. The Devil held me in its clutches, the enemy was behind me.”
피 땀 눈물 (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
“He too was a tempter. He too was a link to the other second, the evil world with which I no longer wanted to have anything to do [with].”
Begin (Jungkook)
“The realms of day and night, two worlds coming from two opposite poles, mingled during this time.”
Lie (Jimin)
“My parent’s house made up one realm, this realm was familiar to me in almost every way– mother and father, love and strictness, model behavior and school.“
First Love (Yoongi/Suga)
"There are numerous ways in which God can make us lonely and lead us back to ourselves. This was the way he dealt with me at that time.”
Stigma (Taehyung/V)
“That was the first fissure in the columns that had upheld my childhood, which every individual must destroy before he can become himself. Such fissures and rents grow together again, heal, and are forgotten, but in the most secret recesses they continue to live and bleed.”
Mama (Hoseok/Jhope)
“With a face that resembled her son’s, timeless, ageless, and full of inner strength, the beautiful woman smiled with dignity. Her gaze was fulfillment, her greeting a homecoming. Silently I stretched my hands out to her.”
Reflection (RM)
“The other realm, however, overlapping half our house, was completely different. A loud mixture of horrendous, intriguing, frightful, mysterious things, including slaughterhouses and prisons, drunkards and screeching fishwives, calving cows, horses sinking to their death. Tales of robberies, murders, and suicides.”
Awaken (Jin)
“The bird finds its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born first must destroy the world. The bird flies to God. That God’s name is Abraxas.”
Intro: Serendipity is an expression of Jimin’s love for Her but the means of forming and describing that love is paradoxical. If one examines the entirety of the lyrics, they contrast each other at different points. Serendipity is used to describe Jimin’s and Her’s love that implies their love occurred by random chance. Whereas some of the lyrics express the opposite, that Jimin’s and Her’s love was destined and was meant to be since the beginning of time. Integrating these notions together, their love can be construed as a beautiful paradox; a destined serendipity or a serendipitous destiny. In other words, Jimin and Her were destined to have a happy “accidental” meeting, or it may mean the other way around, that their happy accidental meeting became their “destiny”.
The lyrics mention things that have a serendipitous background such as Penicillin and Calico cat. Both of which came into existence by rare occurrences and pure random chance. It also talks about destiny itself and its personification of it supports their love as serendipitous rather than destined. Simultaneously, the lyrics contrast itself again with lines such as, “None of this is a coincidence,” and “Our happiness has been planned,” signifying that their love was destined instead of serendipitous.
“You are my Penicillin, You saved me,” Jimin sings. Penicillin was discovered by Fleming in the 1920’s without the intention of developing a life-saving drug. He randomly discovered that his culture of blue mold, which is the direct translation from Korean to English, was surprisingly killing harmful bacteria that progress into fatal diseases. He then harnessed this phenomenon, engineered it into a viable treatment, and distributed it to the rest of the world, saving millions of lives. His discovery was serendipitous for many. Jimin uses this story as an analogy and as a metaphor to express his gratefulness to Her, singing that Her is the Penicillin, and that Her “saved him,” in some shape or form.
Calico cats are tricolor creatures that are used as an expression of serendipity in the song. These cats have three colors of hair: white, brown, and black. A cat that has three colors of hair, especially male ones, are rare, due to how genes and their traits play out when the sperm and the egg meet. It is rare enough for a certain sperm to penetrate an egg out of millions of other sperms, but it is more so for a sperm and an egg carrying the specific genes for a Calico cat, to meet. Jimin sings, “I’m your Calico cat, Here to meet you.” The metaphorical lyrics voice that he beat all odds and came into being for the purpose of meeting Her and loving Her.
“I’m scared, just as much as my heart flutters, Because destiny keeps getting jealous of us,” the lyrics flow out. The personification of destiny supports the notion of serendipitous love. If destiny was a person, everything in his life would happen only if it was planned. There would be no element of surprise in destiny’s life, which may in turn make it jealous of Jimin’s and Her’s love. Their love is also expressed as so pure and so strong that it moves the universe and causes destiny itself to become jealous. The lyrics personifies the universe as well, saying that it has the capability to move anything and everything to make way for them; making it seem like it was meant to be in the first place. It may be another motive why destiny becomes jealous since the universe defies its own laws for them, and destiny itself is part of that law.
In the music video, it also expresses the concept the paradox through a metaphor using the sun and the moon. Jimin represents all things yellow, which includes the cactus, the small ball, the large ball, the blanket, the balloon, and the sun. Her, on the other hand, represents the moon. When someone falls in love, their partner becomes their world and this concept is expressed in the music video through the panning of the camera into Jimin’s blood, entering his world, and the panning out of his eyes, exiting his world. Through the first perspective use of the camera, the audience becomes Her. We become Jimin’s Her, his love, his moon. The fleeting eclipse represents their rare meeting and could be thought of as the universe aligning perfectly for them to meet or the universe adjusting for them after they meet.
Jimin then explores Her’s world, the night. His world is bright and beautiful but he delves into her world which is dark and somber but shows the stars and galaxies. He thinks Her is different but is just as beautiful. He has never seen anything like Her before since the sun never sees the dark. This is when he falls in love with Her, and is metaphorically acted out by Jimin literally falling in front of the moon, immersing himself in her world.
By the end of the music video, his house is shown shaking, symbolizing the universe moving for their love as Jimin smiles fearlessly, accepting the universe’s help. As the eclipse end, the sun shines again and Jimin goes back to his world, sitting as though reminiscing about the other world and how it make him feel. At the last shot, Jimin breathes out with a piercing gaze at the camera, “Let me love, let me love you,” singing to Her, to his love, to the moon, to us.
Stretching the metaphor of the sun and the moon, what gives it a mile more beautiful about it is that because the stars never stop moving in the sky, the sun and the moon could be seen as chasing each other. The sun will always chase the moon and the moon will always chase the sun. Even though they are different and far apart, they will go through great lengths and spend infinite amounts of time to meet each other again; until the stars align once more and the universe itself allows another chance. This cycle of a never-ending chase symbolizes Jimin’s and Her’s love as eternal and forever.
𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐈: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍 ⚡
Today on full moon in Ashwini I would like to shed some light on this archetype associated with Ashwini that I've noticed both in real life & media.
Ashwini being the first Nakshatra in the cycle (even though there's a different pov) compares to the first major arcana card of the magician.
The magician is an expression of pure willpower, it takes the resources available to itself & moulds it into whatever it wants to manifest.
(Note that traditionally magician is associated with Mithun Rashi, but for this post, I wanted to bring in a fresh perspective)
Ashwini is to me, pure energy of consciousness. The ketuvian "void" from where every creation spurs. It's comparable to Malkuth in the tree of life, the roots of all creation, the emptiness & inherent potential.
Even the Rashi ruler of Mesha being Mangal is associated with the Muladhara/root chakra, the energy centre that energies/nourishes all other chakras. Mangal is symbolic of our willpower to take action & create our own reality from scratch. Similar to Magician.
Ashwini's mode of being (Guna) is rajas-rajas-rajas. Rajas = mode of creation. Further highlighting the very creative nature of this Nakshatra.
The most prominent example of the Ashwini Magician Archetype in the modern world would be Nikola Tesla, inventor of AC current. It is said that almost 80-90% of the technology we use today is one way or another is his contribution. He encouraged us to think about everything in terms of energy & frequency.
A prominent theme for Ashwini in Films & Animations is something similar. A scientist, a loner genius, the "creator" archetype.
The professor in "power puff girls" was voiced by Ashwini sun.
Senku from "Dr Stone" (VA: Ashwini moon) embodies this Magician Archetype by literally rebuilding the world after a catastrophic event that turned entire humanity into stones. After a regression to the stone age, now senku has to reinvent every technology to further humankind.
𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅, 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒕𝒊. 𝑰𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆.
(From Shaktis of Nakshatras by David Frawley).
Ashwini has the power to quickly reach things (shidhra vyapani shakti). The character of flash is a major Ashwini example as well. Combining the Ashwini themes of speed & electricity ⚡
(Not so surprisingly, Ezra Miller who played Flash is Ashwini rising)
Our favourite Pikachu is voiced by Ashwini moon as well ⚡
Thanks for reading my contemplation on Ashwini ❤ Much like Ashwini energy discussed above this full moon has the potential to start from scratch & create something out of nothing. And do it quickly almost miraculously. Use it wisely 🌌
20 Oct 2021, Full moon in Ashwini
Aries/Mesh represents 1H, sunrise, the birth, the body & self.
Libra/Tula represents 7H, sunset, death, other people, mirror reflection of self
꧁ Obsession with body, health & fitness ꧂
Great time to change diet, introduce a new gym routine, getting into martial arts & dancing.
Great time to educate ourselves on health & nutrition.
Specially Ashwini Ketu would be a time for miraculous/fast healing. I think we all need some healing after a pandemic.
There could be a tendency to over rationalize healthy vs unhealthy. Getting obsessed with creating a healthy lifestyle aesthetic instead of doing the work.
Sign of Aries relates to the female reproductive organ specially Bharani being symbolized by Yoni itself. Reproductive rights under attack might be due to this transit indicated by the Bharani eclipse. That is forcing people to fight for Women's rights.
This is a great time to be more mindful of our reproductive health & heal your cycle. More awareness & debate around this topic can be seen.
Many people would be tempted to go under the knife to reduce some parts of themselves during Aries Rahu. Especially during Krittika Rahu 🔥💉
Don't get carried away though, decision taken under nodal influence often brings regret.
Be careful of cuts, bruises & accidents during this time. Mars rules over these things.
Many people would change up their appearance, especially experiment with hairstyles & color. As Rahu is the head of the dragon, people would prefer martian red color hair.
On a positive note, many of us are going to experience a shrug of new energy, enthusiasm and a go-getter attitude.
꧁ Relationship & Marriage ꧂
Only relationships built on a solid foundation will survive & thrive during this transit. Anything swept under the rug would resurface & relationships would go through a purification process. Ketu would separate us from illusions built around relationships, all the idealization & rose-tinted glasses would come off & you’d see the other person for who they actually are.
Many celebrity marriages falling apart & people witnessing it live could be due to Libra Ketu. As Ketu rules separation & Libra rules marriage.
More people would get married during this time & some would finally realize marriage/romantic love isn’t their cup of tea.
꧁ Lack of communal harmony & violence ꧂
Libra Ketu would make many people detached from 'other people' & lack a sense of community. This can result in war & violence (Aries Rahu) among different communities or even within the same community. Many people are going to act more selfish & not ready to listen to a different perspective. Me vs them mentality would be overly dominant during this Aries-Libra transit.
I think we're already seeing this in form of the Ukrain-Russia War, Hindu-Muslim Danga etc. Political violence would be prominent during these times.
Public is going to act more hot-headed than usual. Be careful not to mess with the wrong people. Don’t f*ck around if you don't wish to find out 😂
On another note, Libra Ketu is a great time for cults & communes to thrive. People are going to desperately search for a place to belong, a sense of community. Be careful not to get brainwashed into a cult. Internet mob culture would be getting stronger.
꧁ Art & Entertainment ꧂
Ketu in Libra is a great time to revisit past artworks / take inspiration from those who came before us. BTS got the assignment & making an album which is a tribute to their journey by far.
This could be a great time for gothic art as well. As both libra & Ketu are very gothic by nature. Libra rules the color Black & Libra natives have a love for gothic aesthetics due to venus association with death.
I think many celebs going for black n white/funeral inspired look on Met Gala is due to libra Ketu. It could've been executed much better.
This can be a great time for period dramas/films. Something that makes us relive the past.
Overall people are going to feel detached from Venusian things like art & entertainment. Not the best time for the entertainment and glamour industry.
Another thing I can see with Libra Ketu is people using astrology, spirituality etc as an 'aesthetic'. Esoteric topics becoming more mainstream. I wrote this before the news about Mcdonald's giving free tarot reading... Totally not excited to see esoteric topics becoming a commodity.
꧁ Market & investment ꧂
Libra rules market place, there’s a possibility of a market crash. I don’t think this is a good time for investments unless your current Dasha is so good it overrules a general transit.
I think NFTs getting stolen is due to Libra Ketu as well. Crypto/NFT etc are very Rahuvian/Libra-ish in nature. So they can get a hit during this transit. { I've written this before the crypto crash further proving my suspicion }
Money related fraud might come to light during this time, so be careful with your black money 😂
MBTI & psychology getting more popular, especially during Bharani Rahu. As Curl Jung & Freud both being Bharani. Although most people would stay on the surface level.
Aries celebs would blow up further & would be the talk of the town like Amber, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Chris Rock etc for better or for the worse spotlight is on Aries folks.
This is a good time for technological advancement & innovation, especially in the power sector. Ref to my Ashwini post.
Not really the best time for the glamour world. Many frauds & deceits coming to light.
Overall this transit is like a karmic reset, a start of a new cycle as Aries is the 1st sign of the Zodiac belt. This transit is going to bring a lot of news & beginnings, let's make the foundation strong so that something beautiful can flourish.
Aries/Mesh represents 1H, sunrise, the birth, the body & self.
Libra/Tula represents 7H, sunset, death, other people, mirror reflection of self
꧁ Obsession with body, health & fitness ꧂
Great time to change diet, introduce a new gym routine, getting into martial arts & dancing.
Great time to educate ourselves on health & nutrition.
Specially Ashwini Ketu would be a time for miraculous/fast healing. I think we all need some healing after a pandemic.
There could be a tendency to over rationalize healthy vs unhealthy. Getting obsessed with creating a healthy lifestyle aesthetic instead of doing the work.
Sign of Aries relates to the female reproductive organ specially Bharani being symbolized by Yoni itself. Reproductive rights under attack might be due to this transit indicated by the Bharani eclipse. That is forcing people to fight for Women's rights.
This is a great time to be more mindful of our reproductive health & heal your cycle. More awareness & debate around this topic can be seen.
Many people would be tempted to go under the knife to reduce some parts of themselves during Aries Rahu. Especially during Krittika Rahu 🔥💉
Don't get carried away though, decision taken under nodal influence often brings regret.
Be careful of cuts, bruises & accidents during this time. Mars rules over these things.
Many people would change up their appearance, especially experiment with hairstyles & color. As Rahu is the head of the dragon, people would prefer martian red color hair.
On a positive note, many of us are going to experience a shrug of new energy, enthusiasm and a go-getter attitude.
꧁ Relationship & Marriage ꧂
Only relationships built on a solid foundation will survive & thrive during this transit. Anything swept under the rug would resurface & relationships would go through a purification process. Ketu would separate us from illusions built around relationships, all the idealization & rose-tinted glasses would come off & you’d see the other person for who they actually are.
Many celebrity marriages falling apart & people witnessing it live could be due to Libra Ketu. As Ketu rules separation & Libra rules marriage.
More people would get married during this time & some would finally realize marriage/romantic love isn’t their cup of tea.
꧁ Lack of communal harmony & violence ꧂
Libra Ketu would make many people detached from 'other people' & lack a sense of community. This can result in war & violence (Aries Rahu) among different communities or even within the same community. Many people are going to act more selfish & not ready to listen to a different perspective. Me vs them mentality would be overly dominant during this Aries-Libra transit.
I think we're already seeing this in form of the Ukrain-Russia War, Hindu-Muslim Danga etc. Political violence would be prominent during these times.
Public is going to act more hot-headed than usual. Be careful not to mess with the wrong people. Don’t f*ck around if you don't wish to find out 😂
On another note, Libra Ketu is a great time for cults & communes to thrive. People are going to desperately search for a place to belong, a sense of community. Be careful not to get brainwashed into a cult. Internet mob culture would be getting stronger.
꧁ Art & Entertainment ꧂
Ketu in Libra is a great time to revisit past artworks / take inspiration from those who came before us. BTS got the assignment & making an album which is a tribute to their journey by far.
This could be a great time for gothic art as well. As both libra & Ketu are very gothic by nature. Libra rules the color Black & Libra natives have a love for gothic aesthetics due to venus association with death.
I think many celebs going for black n white/funeral inspired look on Met Gala is due to libra Ketu. It could've been executed much better.
This can be a great time for period dramas/films. Something that makes us relive the past.
Overall people are going to feel detached from Venusian things like art & entertainment. Not the best time for the entertainment and glamour industry.
Another thing I can see with Libra Ketu is people using astrology, spirituality etc as an 'aesthetic'. Esoteric topics becoming more mainstream. I wrote this before the news about Mcdonald's giving free tarot reading... Totally not excited to see esoteric topics becoming a commodity.
꧁ Market & investment ꧂
Libra rules market place, there’s a possibility of a market crash. I don’t think this is a good time for investments unless your current Dasha is so good it overrules a general transit.
I think NFTs getting stolen is due to Libra Ketu as well. Crypto/NFT etc are very Rahuvian/Libra-ish in nature. So they can get a hit during this transit. { I've written this before the crypto crash further proving my suspicion }
Money related fraud might come to light during this time, so be careful with your black money 😂
MBTI & psychology getting more popular, especially during Bharani Rahu. As Curl Jung & Freud both being Bharani. Although most people would stay on the surface level.
Aries celebs would blow up further & would be the talk of the town like Amber, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Chris Rock etc for better or for the worse spotlight is on Aries folks.
This is a good time for technological advancement & innovation, especially in the power sector. Ref to my Ashwini post.
Not really the best time for the glamour world. Many frauds & deceits coming to light.
Overall this transit is like a karmic reset, a start of a new cycle as Aries is the 1st sign of the Zodiac belt. This transit is going to bring a lot of news & beginnings, let's make the foundation strong so that something beautiful can flourish.
Ouroboros
The Ouroboros is a Greek word meaning “tail devourer,” and is one of the oldest mystical symbols in the world. It can be perceived as enveloping itself, where the past (the tail) appears to disappear but really moves into an inner domain or reality, vanishing from view but still existing.
The ouroboros has several meanings interwoven into it. Foremost is the symbolism of the serpent biting, devouring, or eating its own tail. This symbolizes the cyclic Nature of the Universe: creation out of destruction, Life out of Death. The ouroboros eats its own tail to sustain its life, in an eternal cycle of renewal. It is sometimes depicted in a lemniscate shape (figure eight) as well.
The Serpent biting its own tail is first seen as early as 1600 years BC in Egypt as a symbol of the sun, and represented the travels of the sun disk. From there it moved to the Phonecians and then to the Greeks, who gave it its name, Ouroboros, which means devouring its tail.
In mythology, the Oroborus is a symbol representing the Milky Way galaxy. Myth refers to a serpent of light residing in the heavens. The Milky Way is this serpent, and viewed at galactic central point near Sagittarius, this serpent eats its own tail. Many ancients used the galaxy to calculate cosmic and earth cycles.
It is found in Gnosticism and alchemy representing cyclical natural life and the fusion of opposites. It also symbolizes the transcendence of duality and was related to the solar God Abraxas, and signified eternity and the soul of the world.
In alchemy, it represents the spirit of Mercury (the substance that permeates all matter), and symbolizes continuous renewal (a snake is often a symbol of resurrection, as it appears to be continually reborn as it sheds its skin.), the cycle of life and death, and harmony of opposites. As a symbol of the eternal unity of all things, the cycle of birth and death from which the alchemist sought release and liberation. It unites opposites: the conscious and unconscious mind. Alchemically, the ouroboros is also used as a purifying glyph.
The alchemical textbook, Chrysopoeia (gold making) of Kleopatra contains a drawing of the ouroboros representing the serpent as half light and half dark, echoing symbols such as the Yin Yang, which illustrates the dual nature of all things, but more importantly, that these opposites are not in conflict. The book is mainly centered around the idea of “one is all,” a concept that is related to hermetic wisdom.
History
The Ouroboros appears in many other cultures and settings as well…the Serpent Jormungand of Norse legend, one of the three children of Loki and Angrboda, grew so large that it could encircle the world and grasp its tail in its teeth. It guarded the Tree of Life, and is often depicted as an ouroboros.
The Aztec serpent God Queztacoatl was depicted similarly, and Chinese alchemical dragons have both similar shapes and meaning.
In Hindu, you have the dragon circling the tortoise which supports the four elephants that carry the world.
𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒉𝒂 & 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒂 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒈𝒖𝒏𝒊 𝑺𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒐𝒐𝒌'𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒕
Jungkook has Purva Phalguni Sun, Rahu & Mercury conj his Magha Moon. This post will mainly focus on Magha/ Purva Phalguni themes I've noticed in Jungkook's creations, music videos & lyricism.
BTS has a huge creative team working behind them also the members actively take part in creative process. So whatever elements or scenarios we see is never random & has a lots of thoughts & meaning behind it.
𝑩𝑬𝑫
In BST we see Jungkook lying on bed enjoying his Lolipop 🍭 Bed of Purva Phalguni represents Bliss & Pleasure as it's in Leo (5H of pleasure) & ruled by Bhaga (God of Bliss & Happiness)
Main symbol of Purva Phalguni is the Love Bed. Although upon researching & contemplating some more I've realised it's not just Bed pleasures but also all 12H themes like sleep, Astral realm, dreams & isolation. Purva Phalgunis love to incorporate these themes in their Art.
Jungkook in "Begin" uses these thems of bed. He's seen dreaming ; a nightmare perhaps & wakes up to rain outside.
𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑵
That brings me to second point of Rain symbolism. As we might've noticed Jungkook has a fascination with Rain & loves to incorporate it in his Art. He even has Cloud & Thunder Tattoo.
Out of 12 Adityas (Solar Deities) God of Rain & Thunder Rules over Month of Phalguna (month of Purva Phalguni full moon)
We see rain imagery in his "Still with you" & "Begin".
𝑺𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑮
This Swinging upside down sequence during Wings ear sparked my curiosity about what could it mean.
From what I found swing symbolises
💜 Nostalgia & Childhood innocence
💜 Being free & uninhibited
💜 Swinging back n forth - at the crossroad of decision making
Swinging Hammock is a symbol of Purva Phalguni. Symbolising rest, contemplation & rejuvenation.
It also has connection with Leo /5H house of children symbolising Childhood innocence & uninhibited enjoyment as mentioned above about swing symbolism.
In "Wings" Jungkook is young Sinclair (Protagonist of Demian) who's at crossroad of making a decision between Good or Evil. Purva Phalguni symbolises similar dilemma as it's symbolised by Fruit bearing Tree 🌳🍎 Once you take a bite of this fruit you cannot go back to simple innocent times of "garden of eden" like childhood.
He's also seen with a Lolipop 🍭 in BST
Lolipop symbolises
💜 uninhibited enjoyment of simple pleasures in life, instant gratification, reward, sweetness, innocence, childhood.
Apart of 5H themes it can be correlated to ruling Deity of Purva Phalguni Bhaga - God of bliss & happiness.
𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑼𝑺
We see "Lament of Icarus" painting in the back of swing. Icarus tells us about a strory of a boy who flew too close to the sun that his wings made of wax melted & he fell on the sea.
As Leo is Mooltrikona of Sun. We're faced with this temptation of being Close to Sun & Reach highest point possible. Bird of Magha & Purva Phalguni is Eagle , flying closest to the Sun & Heavens.
This is obviously a cautionary tale to not let our pride get the best of us & always stay closer to ground & find a balance between flying high & low. Finding a balance between Heavens & Earth, Spirit & Matter. So that we might not lose our soul (sun) in earthly pursuits nor get burned by sun by being overly ambitious in our pursuit of greatness.
𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑬𝑳 𝑶𝑭 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑼𝑵𝑬
We see Wheel symbol in both Wings & YNWA. Jungkook with wheel symbol is BST & sequence with carousel in Spring Day.
Magha being 10th Nakshatra correlates to "Wheel of fortune" being 10th major arcana card in tarot. Overall Magha relates to "Death" & End of a cycle so something new can "Begin". "Wheel of Fortune" to relates to cyclic nature of life & death, or the seasons of life. What goes up must go down (like Icarus). A king must die for a new king to take the Throne (throne is a symbol of Magha)
𝑫𝑬𝑨𝑻𝑯 & 𝑴𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮
Magha has power to "leave the body" & is ruled by Pitris the Forefathers or Ancestors. Pitris leads the souls afterlife where they can be judged by Yama (God of Justice) based on their deeds & given punishment or reward.
In BU Jungkook's character is speculated to be dead after an unfortunate car accident.
Magha is ruled by the Ancestors. Its basis above is mourning. Its basis below is leaving the body (tyage kshepani shakti). These together bring about death
After Death he went to Pitri Loka (Magha Loka) Land of Dead & Ansestors. Magha loka is below earthy realm but directly above Alternate Paradise Naga loka (Where Nagas, Deity of Ashlesha resides)
We see that Jungkook is always looking after his Hyungs as a spirit guide after his death. He's always seen keeping an eye on them while being in a dark or underground place.
We see his members bid him a farewell in "Spring Day" (released during Purva Phalguni moon). Month of Phalguna is Spring Season. Signifies a new beginning after the "Death" stage of Magha.
We even see them hanging shoes (12H) on a Tree (Purva Phalguni 🌳) as a farewell ritual, so that soul (sun) can embrak on it's journey to afterlife (magha)
There's many other Magha / Afterlife / Ancestors symbolism with Jungkook
𝑲𝑬𝒀
Every member got something from the "magic shop" in exchange of something else. We see that jungkook enters empty handed & gets a key from the shop. What did he exchange for the key? Most possible answer is - himself.
Several cultures have buried their dead with keys to unlock the afterlife.
𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑵
In Fake love, Jungkook is seen near a lantern & a pile of sand. Lantern is symbol of "Soul of Ancestors" & Sand is symbol of Ashes / Remaining of past / Ancestors. As he takes the sand in his hands (in a gesture of prayer) the sand vanishes in thin air. As a letting go of the past / performing a farewell ritual.
𝑪𝑹𝑶𝑾
In "ON" we see a crow taking bite from a fallen Jungkook. Crows are symbol of Ancestors. Feeding crows are similar to offering to ancestors. As if Jungkook is offering himself (similar to what he did in "Magic Shop"). Highlighting the self sacrificing nature of Magha. Ready to offer themselves for upholding honor & acquiring the lost paradise or throne
𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑬𝑷𝑯𝑶𝑵𝑬
Jungkook was presented as Persephone in MAMA VCR. Persephone is Goddess of underworld (relates to Magha loka being underworld) & Spring (Purva Phalguni) opposite of Phalguni , Bhadrapada represents the Hades Archetype.
𝑩𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑫 𝑭𝑶𝑳𝑫
At the end of a divine age, the gods came together to divide up the surplus shares of sacrifices they had received. The eagerness to enjoy made them feel that they could leave Rudra out of the divvy.
When Rudra Found out he became ferocious & attacked the Gods who dared to over indulge. He plucked out eyes of Bhaga for lustfully using them. Visual impairment is a theme relates to Phalgunis.
We see this concept in BST where Yoongi (uphal moon) is holding a blind fold & Jimin (uphal rising) is holding an apple (Phalguni means fruit bearing tree) signifying the temptation of giving into sin.
When Jimin takes off his blind fold we see tears shedding from his eyes.
We also see this for Jungkook
Phalguni natives love using Blind Fold in their Art (MV, Photoshoot etc)
That's all for today. A little something to celebrate Purva Phalguni season + Jungkook's birthday 🎂