The arts-oriented, universalist Oomoto Shinto sect will be running a programme in August aimed at foreigners interested in learning more about them. It is held at Kameoka and Ayabe, near Kyoto. and programme details are below. I’m told that … Read the rest
The Kii Hanto and the Kumano pathways were once the country’s foremost place of pilgrimage. They remain, even today, a spiritual heartland. For foreign visitors who want to see something of ‘the real Japan’, you can hardly choose a … Read the rest
The Wikihow pages have an item on ‘How to Follow Shintoism’. Not sure who’s compiled it, though there are seven monikers. Some of the ideas are pretty wacky: learning gagaku or dressing up in white kimono doesn’t seem practical … Read the rest
The Green Shinto Ten-Step Guide to Individual Practice
What can someone do in a practical sense who is sympathetic to Shinto but isolated from other practitioners? In other words, how can the solitary Shintoist follow their faith?
In a previous … Read the rest
Last summer I attended an inspiring talk by Graham Hancock (author of Fingerprints of the Gods).
Looking through his webpage, I came upon a wonderful interview with Tim Freke, author of The Jesus Mysteries, who speaks of … Read the rest
For the summer solstice celebration last year I went to the Meoto rocks near Ise where I participated in the morning misogi done in the Pacific. It is timed to coincide with sunrise on the year’s longest day, and … Read the rest
It seems there’s a boom in mountain asceticism. This month’s Kansai Scene had a piece on experiencing shugendo (see here). This morning Japan Today writes of a three-day programme on Mount Mitake, about an hour from Tokyo by train. … Read the rest
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