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Ross Heaven

Plant Spirit Shamanism: Shinto

... connecting with all of these spirits – both interior and exterior - through reverence of nature. The first – and still the most powerful - Shinto ceremonies were performed outside, in forests or before rocks, which formed a naturally ... Read Read: Plant Spirit Shamanism: Shinto

By: Ross Heaven | 16/07/2007 | Self Improvement
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Shinto Ryu - General Background

... situations, such as being threatened on public transport, for example, in cars, at work and many other environments. Shinto ryu also teaches one how to improvise with objects one is likely to have at hand, such as using a chair or small ... Read Read: Shinto Ryu - General Background

By: Thanaseelan | 26/04/2007 | Art and Entertainment
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Zen Buddhism

... any architectural feature but rather the cleanliness, neatness and simplicity of the interior; or it may be its picturesque environment. The Shintō shrine, too, cannot be said to rank very high, though the shrine entrance, the Torii, may ... Read Read: Zen Buddhism

By: Andrew Sandon | 27/10/2006 | Religion
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Religion in Japan

... are held annually over the course of several days. One of the key features are processions in which the local  Kami (Shinto Deity) is carried through the streets on a portable shrine called a Mikoshi, often accompanied by drum and flute ... Read Read: Religion in Japan

By: James Sherard | 08/01/2008 | Spirituality
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Bernadette Dimitrov

Sacred Holidays - Discover December Celebrations Today - Christmas and Non-christian Celebrations!

... no official celebrations of Christmas as less than 1% of the population is Christian. The major religion in Japan is Buddhism and Shinto. December in Japan is a time for preparing for their most celebrated day of the year “New Year’s Day”. ... Read Read: Sacred Holidays - Discover December Celebrations Today - Christmas and Non-christian Celebrations!

By: Bernadette Dimitrov | 30/09/2007 | Religion
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Tokyo - the City of Many Celebrations

... the strange object that looks like rake (the "bear paw" itself). Buddhist holidays are also celebrated here - but Buddhist and Shinto temples are usually visited by the same people: they celebrate at Shinti temples, but bury only in ... Read Read: Tokyo - the City of Many Celebrations

By: Tania Kogut | 07/11/2006 | Destinations
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Sumo Wrestling

... of Japan's various martial arts, it also evolved into the most distinct and ritualistic, to this day still heavily centred around the Shinto religion. When the sport was first introduced 1500 years ago it was performed mostly to ensure good ... Read Read: Sumo Wrestling

By: Leslie T | 13/07/2008 | Martial Arts
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Reiki: the Breath of Earth and Heaven

... to the needs of his students. If the student had a Buddhist background then they would have used meditations, and if they had a Shinto background then they would have chanted sacred sounds called ‘kotodama’. Later on in Usui’s system, ... Read Read: Reiki: the Breath of Earth and Heaven

By: Taggart King, Reiki Evolution | 12/07/2008 | Reiki
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Japanese and Sport

... arts, started it there roughly has 2.000 years of a ceremonious dance employed to amuse the gods of Shinto, and is considered the national sport of Japan . Today even the event includes the ritualistic elements derived from the religion of ... Read Read: Japanese and Sport

By: Joey Singer | 10/07/2008 | Extreme Sports
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Festive Japan

... while chanting words to the effect of "Demons out, luck in". Setsubun is also celebrated at Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines all over Japan. Celebrations involve mamemaki by the priests and special guests and sometimes celebrities ... Read Read: Festive Japan

By: Richard Greaves | 06/03/2008 | Destinations
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Nicholas Tan

Gardening: Japanese Gardening

... rocks, sand, artificial hills, ponds, and flowing water as art-forms. The Zen and Shinto traditions are both a large part of Japanese gardening and, because of this; the gardens have a contemplative and reflective state of mind. Japanese ... Read Read: Gardening: Japanese Gardening

By: Nicholas Tan | 05/03/2008 | Gardening
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Sports in Japan

... a traditional martial art, originated approximately 2,000 years ago from a ceremonial dance used to entertain the Shinto gods, and is considered Japan's national sport. Even today the event includes ritualistic elements derived from the  ... Read Read: Sports in Japan

By: James Sherard | 06/01/2008 | Sports and Fitness
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Add A Japanese Touch To Your Interior Design

... you with the opportunity to mediate). Raking the Sand It is believed by scholars that the earliest shrines of Shinto, Japan's native religion, may have been forest clearings in which the ground was purified for the spirits, by putting ... Read Read: Add A Japanese Touch To Your Interior Design

By: Mr.Andrew Caxton | 24/05/2007 | Home Improvement
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A Japanese Garden is Not Your Ordinary Garden

... sand, artificial hills, ponds, and flowing water the garden becomes an art form. The Zen and Shinto traditions are both a large part of Japanese gardening and, because of this; the gardens have a contemplative and reflective state of mind. ... Read Read: A Japanese Garden is Not Your Ordinary Garden

By: David Chandler | 02/03/2006 | Gardening
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Introduction to Laido

... all of them also study older school established during 16-17th century, like Muso-Shinden-ryu, Hoki-ryu, Muso-Jikiden-Eishin-ryu, Shinto-Munen-ryu, Tamiya-ryu, Yagyu-Shinkage-ryu, Mugai-ryu, Sekiguchi-ryu, and so on. The role of Iaido in ... Read Read: Introduction to Laido

By: Leslie T | 16/07/2008 | Martial Arts

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