Shinto and Sexuality: A gift of life
With the recent ban on adult content on Tumblr, it has given way to a lot of discussion about adult content online and what is or isn’t...
Autumn Grand Ceremony & 120 Years Anniversary!
This November 3rd, 2018, we held our Autumn Grand Ceremony (Shuuki Reitaisai) and the 120th year anniversary of our shrine’s founding in...
Autumn in Japan: A season of the moon, ancestors, and gods
It is now Autumn in Japan, one of the most important seasons of the year. There are four big events, starting with Shubun no Hi (Autumn...
Reflections of August
A tumultuous month, but one of growth. As September begins, the fire inside that was being whipped in the wind, will now begin to glow...
Healing from my own heart
Originally I wanted to write about the sacred mirror in Shinto for my next article. However, informational articles take some time as I...
This past month of July — Nagoshi no Oharae, Tanabata, flooding, heatwave, and lantern matsuri
I am surprised that the month is almost already over, and what a month it has been. I had been meaning to write since the year end...
Shinto in Yokosuka: The deities as neighbors, dwelling in the concrete jungle
In 2015, I first landed in Japan and stayed in Sanda, Hyogo prefecture for a few days before heading to live in Konko, Okayama...
Konkokyo LGBT Kai
So, this is more of a news article, but also one that is very near and dear to me! First, I will share the announcement from the Konkokyo...
This past year, working full time as a priestess
I moved to Japan in May 2017. And since then, it has been a lot of time of trying to settle into my new home, my new environment. Even...
Total Solar Eclipse: A regale of the Yayoi people, Amatsukami and Ama no Iwato
As the Total Solar Eclipse was a great event taking place across North America, I thought it would be the perfect time to write about the...
Tamagushi: What is it, and how to offer it
Here is a short and simple article explaining tamagushi. There is more theories to their origins, and etmology theories to the word,...
Sacred Items Series: Kagura suzu
In Japanese spiritual practices, such as Shinto, Jinja Shinto, Konkokyo, Onmyoudou, and more — there are various sacred and ritual items...
What Are Konkokyo and Shinto?
Hello, and welcome to the first post for "Living With Kami!" You might be wondering – what is Kami? Konkokyo? Shinto? These terms are all...