AME-NO-WAKAHIKO
The second of the deities dispatched by the heavenly deities to subdue the Central Land of the Reed Plains. He was armed with the heavenly…
Author: Lux Ferre
AMA-NO-UZUME
The kami who enticed Amaterasu-π-mikami from her cave by dancing a lewd dance. Ama-no-uzume is one of the most active deities in Shintπ mythology. One…
Ama
The Japanese word for the upper dwelling place of the gods, or heaven. In the Shinto myths, some deities live in heaven and others dwell…
Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone
One of the Shinto gods of thunder. Just as parents may carry a crying child up and down a hallway to soothe him or her,…
Aji-Shiki (Adi-Sikï-Taka-Pikone-no-Kami)
The Shinto god who created Mount Mo-Yama. He had a quick temper. He carried a sword that was as long as a span of ten…
Ajari Joan
Popular legends tell of Ajari Joan being a Buddhist priest on Hakkotsu-San, or Skeleton Mountain. While there, he fell in love with a girl, a…
Aizen-Myo-o
The popular Buddhist Japanese god of love. This love can be physical love, such as desire for another person. But in Buddhist theology, Aizen-Myo-o represents…
Hidetake
Hidetake is the hero of a popular folktale involving Dosojin, the Shinto god of travellers. The tale is recorded on a famous emaki (scroll) entitled…
FLAMMARION, NICOLAS CAMILLE
Nicolas Camille Flammarion (1842–1925] was a French astronomer and pioneer of science fiction writing. Flammarion was fascinated by the paranormal and the possibility of life…
EYELESS VISION
Also known as skin reading and dermo-optics, this quite literally means seeing images and colours through the skin. Eyeless vision is said to work best…
