Futomani
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Futomani (太占) is a traditional Shinto system of divination. Practitioners attempt to foresee future events by interpreting the pattern of cracks made by heating the shoulder-blade of a stag. The practice is thought to predate the introduction of divination by tortoiseshell, which was imported from China; archaeological evidence suggests it originated as early as the Jōmon period.
The kami most commonly associated with Futomani is Uraniwa-no-Kami (占庭の神, lit. "Divination Divinity"), also-known-as Futonorito-no-Mikoto (太祝詞の命, lit. "Thick Congratulatory Address Life"), a special Kami of divination.
Futomani is still practiced at the Shinto shrine on Mount Mitake as an annual event.
In aikido, futomani is considered an important adjunct to kotodama practice.
References
- ^ a b Morihei Ueshiba; John Stevens (15 March 1999). The Essence of Aikidō: Spiritual Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba. Kodansha International. p. 22. ISBN 978-4-7700-2357-5. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Suzuki Kentarō. "Encyclopedia of Shinto". Kokugakuin University. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Fu ren da xue (Beijing, China). Ren lei xue bo wu guan; S.V.D. Research Institute; Society of the Divine Word (1962). Folklore studies. p. 59. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Louis Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ William Gleason (1995). The Spiritual Foundations of Aikido. Inner Traditions * Bear & Company. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-89281-508-1. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ William Gleason (12 January 2009). Aikido and Words of Power: The Sacred Sounds of Kototama. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-59477-245-0. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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