Following on from the posting about the Sounds of Shinto, a piece in the Huffington Post suggests that sound may also have played a part in the spirituality of Stonehenge. The article is of interest because rocks and megaliths … Read the rest
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Tenkawa is a notable shrine in Nara Prefecture, which has long had an association with the performing arts and has recently won a reputation also as a ‘power spot’ with a strong sense of spiritual energy. The information below … Read the rest
Bilingual Australian, Kara Yamaguchi, who does tours of Japan’s power spots, has updated her blog and has some stimulating new information as well as stunning photos… Check it out:
http://sacredgatewaysofjapan.blogspot.jp/
Below is an extract from an interview on her … Read the rest
PAGAN’S DELIGHT
For a neo-pagan, Japan is a magical treasure-house of sacred sites and power spots. Many date back to prehistoric times, their origins obscured by a mist thicker even than that of ancient Avalon. There are swords here … Read the rest
Sacred rocks are one of Shinto’s most potent features, yet books about Shinto rarely focus on them or even mention them at all. To me they are a fundamental part of the religion, closely associated with its shamanistic roots. Here … Read the rest
Interest in ley lines, earth mysteries and energy spots has been evident in the West ever since the 1960s, and hundreds of thousands of people are drawn each year to ancient megaliths like Stonehenge and Avebury. Japan too is rich … Read the rest
In one of his talks, the late great Alan Watts talked of detachment and mentioned that in Hinduism yoga practitioners are advised to observe without being attached. “Keep your mind like a mirror, pure and clean, free from dust, … Read the rest