The God Dragonfly Taught Us About Parent-Child Bonds and Attracting Connections | Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine #30

Meet the God Dragonfly that brings special luck at Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine! What is the mysterious power of the shrine that a parent and child felt?

Nukisaki Shrine felt different from the two shrines I visited earlier.
I felt an atmosphere that truly lived up to its status as an Ichinomiya.

In the flow that began at Magata Shrine, I felt my intuition and senses gradually becoming sharper.

🌸 Deities and Blessings

Deity:Futsunushi-no-Kami
A war god who deified the power of swords
A powerful god of exorcism, ancestor of the Mononobe clan

Blessings: Exorcising evil spirits, protection from disaster, protection of the region

Hime-Okami:The god of sericulture in this region
Blessings: Matchmaking

🌸 History and Origins

・Founded in the first year of Emperor Ankan (531)
・The Mononobe-surname Isobe clan enshrines Futsunushi-no-Kami
・Received offerings during the Emperor Tenmu era, and its name became known in Nara
・Listed in the Engishiki Jinmyocho as the Ichinomiya of Kozuke Province
・Became a Kokuhei Chusha (National Medium Shrine) during the Meiji era

🌸 Inside the Shrine Grounds

A unique feature of Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine is its rare "downward approach."

Deep to the left of the main hall is the Nukisaki Wakamiko Shrine, which enshrines the child deity, and above the purification fountain is the Tsukiyomi Shrine, which grants the power to see through the hidden side of people's hearts and the power to gauge timing.

Behind the main hall is a large sacred cedar tree, and a sacred atmosphere drifts through the air.

🌸 My Child's Realization While Visiting the Shrine

While walking through the quiet and solemn atmosphere of Nukisaki Shrine, we encountered many black-winged damselflies (God dragonflies) behind the main hall.

My second son noticed that I, who usually dislike insects, was observing them calmly for some reason, and said, "Mom, you're different when you come to a shrine."

I was startled by these words 😮
When I feel they are messengers of the gods, I don't find them creepy and instead observe them. I told my second son, who has started to enjoy his realizations at shrines, "Welcome to this world!" and he seemed a little happy.

🌸 Overcome difficulties and seize victory! Let's receive the message from Nukisaki Shrine.

The blue lizard 🦎 and black butterfly I met at Myogi Shrine.

That "sign of a turning point and rising financial luck" might have been a signal for the next connection 🌟
The place I visited at the end of that flow was Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine.

Meeting the God dragonfly at Nukisaki Shrine might be a sign of good luck, positive change, the strength to overcome difficulties, and success in competition.

Through visiting shrines, I want to cultivate a heart that is grateful to the gods and my ancestors 💗
And I hope that even when they grow up, they will continue to pass this on to the next generation.

If you have a heart that believes, you will surely be protected 🙏

Why don't you visit a shrine and feel some special realization or connection yourself?

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