Lakshmi Creeps Me Out

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So I love me some Hindu lore so lemme drop some info about Lakshmi.

Lakshmi is the Hindu Goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity. She's associated with lotus petals because the lotus is symbolism for fortune, self-knowledge and spiritual liberation. More importantly the lotus can bloom in either clean or dirty water which can symbolize purity regardless of the good or bad circumstances that it grows from.

So the big draw of Lakshmi in XIV is that she's a primal summoned by the ananta as their goddess. Lakshmi in game simply wants to grant the wishes for people who "dream". However the big thing is in XIV she's a fake goddess, and can only simply let them "dream" that they have achieved their true happiness.

Lemme pull some lyrics from her trial son to give you a better idea:
"Rise high, High above our rivals, Spread our wings, Spread them wide, Let them fly,
Keep high, Free to ever slumber, Open the door, Close our eyes, We are the dreamers,"

compared to the second verse:
Rise high, High above your rivals, Spread your wings, Spread them wide, You needn't hide,
Keep high, Free to ever slumber, Open the door, Close your eyes, You are the dreamer.

Notice how the first lyrics talk about our and we, while the second lyrics talk about you? She's seducing you with song making you become a dreamer. The song itself is even titled Beauty's Wicked Whiles to add to this.

The "Rest your weary souls in my bosom" line is more of a motherly term. It's just saying something on the lines of "Let me take care of you" and not meant to be taken sexually. Albeit with the hearts and visuals I can see why that would be an immediate conclusion for some.

Sexual attraction may seem like the main idea behind her but it's honestly not, I think it's more so the idea of her that makes her so attracting. She's granting dreams/happiness but at the cost of blissful ignorance.