Double Edged Sword

Submitted by Miyagi on March 25, 2024

Double Edged Sword

Image by kalhh from Pixabay To the Japanese your sword is your soul, it is also your ken, that which you understand.  For the Zed ... Read more

Japanese Legends Of A Forgotten World Empire

Submitted by Miyagi on September 15, 2022

Japanese Legends Of A Forgotten World Empire

Derivative Images “In the world of Tradition,” writes Julius Evola, “the most important foundation of authority and of the right of kings and chiefs, and ... Read more

Stand For Something

Submitted by Miyagi on July 10, 2022

Stand For Something

Courage by Hamo Thornycroft, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Every so often I get into philosophical debates over “moral relativism”, the philosophized notion that right ... Read more

How To Use Shamanic Practices For Dreamwork

Submitted by Miyagi on April 15, 2022

How To Use Shamanic Practices For Dreamwork

Image by prettysleepy1 from Pixabay There is extensive literature on dreamwork, psychotherapeutic applications of dreaming, and, more recently, shamanic dreaming. In this article I explain ... Read more

Taoist Cosmic Healing

Submitted by Miyagi on December 2, 2021

Taoist Cosmic Healing

Derivative Images The word “Tao” means way, or path. In Chinese thought, Tao includes both meanings. On the cosmic level, the Tao means the war ... Read more

IKIGAI

Submitted by Miyagi on August 19, 2019

IKIGAI

Image by PDPics from http://Pixabay.com The Purpose of Life Is to Discover Your Gift. The Meaning of Life Is to Give It Away. IKIGAI (pronounced ee-ki-guy), ... Read more

Make It Work When It’s ‘Not Fair’

Submitted by Miyagi on May 21, 2019

Make It Work When It’s ‘Not Fair’

Image by DarkCordial from http://Pixabay.com In Aikido, awase means “to match up”, “to blend”. Explicitly, in awase: I paradoxically harmonize with my opponent’s force. I ... Read more

Shinto Creation Mythology, Supernatural Beliefs And Religious Symbolism

Submitted by Miyagi on February 23, 2017

Shinto Creation Mythology, Supernatural Beliefs And Religious Symbolism

pixabay.com Creation of Heaven and EarthHeaven and Earth were combined into a substance. It began to separate and the pure, clear element rose out forming ... Read more

A Story Of Heaven And Hell Told By An Ancient Smaurai

Submitted by Miyagi on March 19, 2016

A Story Of Heaven And Hell Told By An Ancient Smaurai

Early one morning,  a little monk by the name of Jamyang was sitting deep in meditation when spotted something on the distant horizon – It ... Read more

Salt

Submitted by Miyagi on November 10, 2014

Salt

An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining, and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master ... Read more

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