[Definitive Edition] Summary of Articles on Shrines and Deities
I have compiled articles about shrines and deities.
Rather than a binary of "believing or not believing in deities," I write from the perspective of how we, living in modern society, perceive "gods" and "sanctuaries."──That is the viewpoint from which these are written.
All the articles introduced here are based on things I have noticed in my own daily life and experiences.
I hope this serves as a catalyst to open the door of perception that goes beyond the "believing or not believing" within you.
🌸 Article List
Shrines are now "suffocating facilities"──The chief priest who turned deities into small vessels
An article exploring "Why does being bound by formality create a sense of 'suffocation'?"👇
The Japanese who misunderstand "divinity"──The true nature of the "invisible OS" created by justice and tradition
An article that uses complaints about shrines and the "gap in the perception of divinity" as a starting point to translate the OS that Japanese people are unconsciously bound by, deep in the ocean👇
📝 Supplement: To those bound by "correctness"──Why I dislike people who talk about trust through titles
Although this theme is unrelated to shrines or deities, I delve into the dangers of the framework of "correctness" that I saw through the words of a chief priest👇
You're missing out if you don't choose cake over Goshuin!──Are you truly fulfilled at the shrine?
An article that uses the phenomenon of "I went to the shrine but didn't feel fulfilled" to ask what true "fulfillment" is👇
Waterfall meditation and shrine visits are not magic that changes your life──The reason why your life doesn't change even if you do things that look like it
It's not that I want to deny waterfall meditation or shrine visits.
However, this is an article where I take a step further to write about the structure that stops at just "the feeling of having done it."
Deities are not outside──The "power" sleeping within you is divinity itself
From the question "Where are the deities?", this article turns its gaze toward the divinity within yourself👇
📝 Supplement: What is a deity? The reason I can't answer──A record that reveals the "mechanism of thought"
How did this conclusion come about?
Here is the log that leaves the thought process as it was
The cashier at the register is more sacred than a shrine—the transparency of humans hidden behind the word "money"
✨ Summary
The themes surrounding shrines and deities are not limited to external "forms" or "traditions."
Rather, how we perceive a "sanctuary" within ourselves—that is where the essence lies.
Please read this as a time to touch the "sacredness" within you.
And, if you want to dive deeper into your "own senses," it also connects to [Articles on the Unconscious and Structure].
💡 This note is for those whose senses move before they find answers.
If, after finishing reading, something remains with you rather than just a "I see"—
that might be a sign that your inner self has begun to move.
🌱 Reclaiming your own axis of judgment from the sensations before they become words 🌱
I conduct one-on-one co-creation sessions where we observe the hesitation, discomfort, and wavering currently happening within you,
not as "emotions," but as "structures."
It is okay if you cannot speak well.
It is okay if things are not organized.
Please bring your current state just as it is.
▶ What is the quiet structural change that happens in this place?
※ It is okay to remain in a state of hesitation.