- 30 May 2016 21:01
#14684336
If we look at eastern (generally, from India going east) Gods and Demons, there's a common if not ironclad trend. The God or Goddess is often depicted with multiple arms and hands but one head, the demons (sometimes called asura or rakshasa) of this region tend to have multiple heads and sometimes only one pair of arms/hands.
Lately I see in this is a commentary on the human mind. When a person is "unified" mentally they can do many things, sometimes at once, effectively (this may be analogous to multi-tasking) but then there are other people who are split on the inside. Instead of having a different pair of hands for a different task, they change their entire mentality as they move from one task to another. They can end up leading double or even triple lives while trying to do everything the same way.
Here's an Indian Goddess:
Notice how many things she's doing at once.
Here's a Rakshasa:
What a mean fellow!
Here's an Asura:
If you look closely, each head has a different expression on its face.
Lately I see in this is a commentary on the human mind. When a person is "unified" mentally they can do many things, sometimes at once, effectively (this may be analogous to multi-tasking) but then there are other people who are split on the inside. Instead of having a different pair of hands for a different task, they change their entire mentality as they move from one task to another. They can end up leading double or even triple lives while trying to do everything the same way.
Here's an Indian Goddess:
Notice how many things she's doing at once.
Here's a Rakshasa:
What a mean fellow!
Here's an Asura:
If you look closely, each head has a different expression on its face.
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