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SHINTO
Ancient Japanese religion. Amorphous (without regular form) mix.
Nature, Fertility, Divination, Hero worship, Shamanism.
No real founder, No written scripture, No body of religious law.
Kami's child. Shinto gods are called kami. The Sun Goddess Amaterasu is considered Shinto's most important kami.
Sacred places: waterfalls, streams, mountains, sacred straw rope, stretched between the gateway, torii.
Affirmations:
Tradition and family
Love of nature
Physical cleanliness
Matsuri.
Shinto shrines:
Pillar
Hut
Mountain
Funnel
Shinto, spiritual ideals of purity and simplicity.
Shinto.
Copyright 2005 Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist
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Regis
Domo arigato; this is so beautifully penned and informational! I don't know much about the different religions, but with writes like this, you'll educate millions. Excellent!
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