Cinema 6 Theater – Breckenridge
There have been two fires at the theatre itself. The first one started in the projection room. I don’t know where the second one started.…
Month: January 2023
Billy’s Bar and Grill – Anoka
It is rumoured that this now local bar at one time was a whore house. Not to the liking of the owner at the time…
HIDARUGAMI
The spirit of hunger. This is an evil spirit or ghost that can inflict itself on travellers in remote locations. When possessed by such an…
HEAVENLY FLOATING BRIDGE
The vantage point between heaven and the formless waters from whence Izanagi, stirring with his jewelled spear, stirred the waters. As a consequence, the liquid…
HASHINAU-UK KAMUI (AINU)
Hunting goddess in Ainu mythology. She protects hunters, often appearing to a good hunter to show him the best place to find game. She is…
HACHIMAN
“Eight banners,” one of the major deities of the Shintπ pantheon, Hachiman is associated with the activities of war and culture. As a Buddhist deity…
HACHIDAI RYU-O
Eight dragon kings. Originally the naga or snake spirits of Indian belief, these became the dragon kings in China, from whence they arrived in Japan.…
GOZU-TENNO
The emperor Gozu, ox-headed deity of the underworld in Buddhist mythology. He is the deity of disease and plague and is therefore invoked for protection…
GO-SHINTAI
Representation of the kami in Shintπ worship. Every Shintπ shrine houses an object associated with the kami. These objects are extremely varied. In fishing villages,…
GONGEN
A general term for syncretic deities who are protectors of mountains or important areas. There are a number of such gongen, the title usually preceded…