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yoga-onion · 11 months

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Legends and myths about trees

Utaki worship in Ryukyu Shinto - Forest where the gods descend in Ryukyu Shinto

Ryukyu Shinto is a polytheistic religion that has been practised mainly in ancient Ryukyu and the Ryukyu Kingdom (Ref). It lacks written scriptures, specific doctrines or founders, and is an animistic and ancestral religion of mythology and nature worship.

Utaki are places where the mythical deities of the Ryukyu Islands exist or visit, and where ancestral deities are worshipped. It is a central facility in local rituals and still attracts many worshippers as a sanctuary that protects the area.

In Ryukyu Shinto, it is women who serve the gods. Since ancient times, women were considered to have stronger spiritual powers than men in the Ryukyus, and the noro, who served the gods, and the yuta, who were shamans, were also women. So, it was completely off-limits to the public, especially men, during the Kingdom period, and even the king had to change into women's clothing to enter the sanctuary. Even today, most of them only allow men to enter up to a certain area.

Many Utaki are forest spaces, springs or rivers, and sometimes the island itself. Some Utaki have a stone monument called Ibe or Ibi stone in the centre of the space, but this is originally a sign to which the deity descends and is not a sacred body in the strict sense of the word (although in many places it is treated as a sacred body).

Among others, the Sefa Utaki, the highest sacred site, is believed to be a Utaki from the 15th-16th century, during the reign of King Shō Shin, the second Shō dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom. “Sefa” means "highest" and "Sefa Utaki" means "highest Utaki", which is a common name. The official name of the deity is "Kimigataki, Syugataki-no-Ibi (meaning sanctuary where the lord descends)".

Later, following the invasion of Satsuma (now Kyushu, Japan), the original beliefs and ancient colours of the theocracy were gradually weakened and dismantled by reforms that promoted modernisation.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

御嶽(うたき) 〜琉球神道における神が降臨する森

琉球神道は、古琉球および琉球王国（参照）を中心に信仰されてきた多神教宗教である。固有の教典や具体的教義、開祖を欠いており、神話、自然崇拝のアニミズム的かつ祖霊崇拝的な宗教である。

御嶽(うたき) は琉球神話の神が存在、あるいは来訪する場所であり、また祖先神を祀る場でもある。地域の祭祀においては中心となる施設であり、地域を守護する聖域として現在も多くの信仰を集めている。

古来、琉球では女性の方が男性よりも霊力が強いと考えられており、神に仕えるノロやシャーマンであるユタも女性であった。そのため、王国時代は完全に一般人、特に男性の立ち入りは厳禁とされ、王であっても女性の衣装に変えて入域しなければならないほどの聖域だったと云われている。現在でもその多くが一定区域までしか男性の進入を認めていない。

御嶽(うたき) の多くは森の空間や泉や川などで、島そのものであることもある。御嶽(うたき) によっては空間の中心にイベあるいはイビ石という石碑があるが、これは本来は神が降臨する標識であり、厳密な意味でのご神体ではない (ご神体として扱われているところも多い)。

中でも、最高の聖地である斎場御嶽 (せーふぁーうたき) は、15世紀-16世紀の琉球王国・尚真王時代の御嶽であるとされる。「せーふぁ」は「最高位」を意味し、「斎場御嶽」は「最高の御嶽」ほどの意味となり、これは通称である。正式な神名は「君ガ嶽、主ガ嶽ノイビ (最高の神が降臨する聖域の意)」という。

その後、薩摩 (現在の九州) の侵入を受けて以後、近代化を進める改革によって、神権政治の本来の信念と古来の色彩は、次第に弱まり、解体されていった。

#trees #tree legend #tree myth #utaki #sefa utaki #ryukyu shinto #mythology #legend #ryukyu kingdom #okinawa #gods descend forest #nature #tradition #art #sharmans #spiritual powers

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foreverpraying · 2 years

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Unknown Artist: Mary Magdalene

"[The purpose of fasting is] to loosen to some degree the ties which bind us to the world or material surroundings as a whole in order that we may concentrate all our spiritual powers upon the unseen and eternal things." Ole Hallesby

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biblepreacher · 2 years

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A (Negative) Christian Review of "Terror On The Prairie"

A (Negative) Christian Review of “Terror On The Prairie”

I just finished watching / listening to (most of) Daily Wire’s “Terror on the Prairie“. So I want to do a movie-review, even though that’s not what this page is primarily about, because I think this movie raises several issues that Christians need to think through. So, in this review, I’m going to engage with what I think are the main spiritual issues that need our consideration. First, let me…

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#Gina Carano #morality #movies #Spiritual Blindness #Spiritual Powers #Spiritual Warfare #Terror on the Prairie #The Daily Wire

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exactlydeepwhispers · 11 months

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The 8 Spiritual Powers of the Soul

What does Spiritual Power or Spiritual Mastery mean to you? This article will take up each of the 8 main spiritual powers of the soul & show you how to apply them for spiritual mastery. The knowledge of the soul and the 8 powers comes through the Brahma Kumari World Spiritual University in Rajasthan, India and is taught at B.K. Centers around the world. This knowledge guides people of all…

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#peace of mind #Raja Yoga Meditation #soul consciousness #Spiritual Powers

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qifreyplushie · 1 month

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his waggles have been haunting me

#tgcf #heaven official's blessing #xie lian #hua cheng #hualian #we have to put him down he's gotten too powerful from the kissing #i mean spiritual energy exchange

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abouangelazrael · 4 months

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#intuition #spiritual awakening #energy #meditation #frequency #energyhealing #power #consciousness #higher frequency #yogalife

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shironezuninja · 1 year

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Oh, good. A Monday holiday gives me the opportunity to attend a wedding on Sunday and drink a safe, moderate amount of alcohol. I could use a drink after a Porch Pirate ripped my Body Cream from the package on Wednesday.

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reality-detective · 25 days

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Cultivate your consciousness 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #consciousness #spiritual transformation #spiritual warfare #christ consciousness

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natelia-aldelliz · 1 year

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Ghost after meeting Soap.

Price : Have you slept?

Ghost : Depends what day it is

Price : Go to bed.

#cod mw2 #simon ghost riley #captain john price #implied ghostsoap #implied soapghost #ghost is a catboy by the way #Soap is more complicated because he's a cat person and doesn't like dogs but also he's very dogboy leaning personality wise #dad price for the win even if he's only old enough to be big brother price; he's 50 spiritually according to his 'kids'#price would be like 'ok do you want to talk about it?'#and ghost would look at him like 'what do you mean “talk about it” what happened to bottle it up like normal people?'#“i'll just forget all about it” ghost tells himself #and then soap is bumping into him in the corridor and smiling up at him with the power of the fucking sun and wow ghost is in love fuck #i was supposed to draw something for valentine's day but my brain was all no : funny scene first but now it's 9:30 am and i haven't slept #maybe expect something for valentine's day at some point - probably not today tho but like at some point this week maybe ?

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alilarew23 · 1 month

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the law is always operating whether you’re experiencing what you want or not, so if you’ve been trying and trying and trying for months and all you’re experiencing is your own trying (and probably frustration/exhaustion), it’s time to stop.

before you throw hands, don’t worry, i’m not gonna tell you to give up on what you want. you’re meant to have it, you already do have it, you just need to operate from the state of fulfilled desire. so, let me help.

your “biggest” desire(s) materialized 30 minutes ago. you were fUcKiNg StOkEd, as you should be 🤭, powerful one, and then the excitement settled, and now you feel……………….

normal?

oop, yeah, all the manifesting stress skress is gonzo.

you no longer “have to” affirm or listen to subs or do SATS or any of that other stuff.

and of course you’re thinking about whatever you manifested, but instead of thinking of it as ~~~out there~~~ it’s now……………..

in your physical realm.

(which is still just consciousness, but whatever).

point is, you’re thinking about it like it’s here.

which it has been all along.

so, tell me, truly, what are your thoughts?

i love (SP) so much. i’m so relieved we are back together.

fuck i really needed that 1,000 bucks. now i can pay rent/put it toward buying my dog.

jk just manifest the dog lol. lord knows i’mma get my hound.

oooohhh baby! ya girl got hired, as she SHOULD. 💋 now it’s time to go get some fire office attire.

you get the idea. you’re thinking from your desire instead of of it.

that’s all that’s required to experience what you want!

so, do that. enter the state of fulfilled desire. whatever feelings/thoughts naturally arise are the “right” feelings/thoughts—because they’re natural, not forced—and otherwise, you just chill. live your life. be the coolest, kindest, most badass version of yourself.

and simply allow what’s already yours to materialize so fast.

now, you might feel a little fear at first, because there’s no way it can be this simple, but, 1) i promise it is this simple, and 2) it’s fine to feel fear. you can feel fear and still experience what you want! you can also look fear in the face and giggle because you know you’re the operant power, and, as within, so without, so like—what’s a silly mind-body sensation got on ya? nothing, that’s what. and, my favorite, you can transmute fear into excitement/gratitude.

but what if it doesn’t happen 😣😣😣 —> it already did happen! let’s goooooooooo 🤸🏻‍♂️

mmmmk. that’s what i’ve got for ya.

always here to help if you need it, but you probably need less help than you think you do.

you’re so goddamn powerful. know it. be it.

you want it? it’s done.

already written.

ALSO THIS POST DISAPPEARED FROM MY DRAFTS AND I WAS LIKE ABSOLUTELY NOT MY FOLLOWERS NEED IT I’M TURNING MY PHONE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT’LL BE BACK AND IT WAS. BLESS THE LAW. YOU’RE WELCOME.

muah.

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shisasan · 9 months

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I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.

Elsie De Wolfe

#Elsie De Wolfe #life by design not by default #creating #self creation #magical living #creativity #spiritual power #quotes #life #academia #dark academia #quote #words #quote of the day #beautiful #q #fav

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succulentsiren · 4 months

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WHICH DARK FEMININE ARCHETYPE ARE YOU?

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mrs-trophy-wife · 7 months

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You are the master of your thoughts; your thoughts are not the master of you. Master your thoughts and you master your life.

#quotes #words #spirituality #law of attraction #loa #spirit #mind over matter #thought power #power of the mind #law of assumption #mind #quote #manifesting #manifest #manifestation #self control

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cemeterything · 6 months

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asuka and kaworu should've hung out sometime. it doesn't really fit with the themes of the show or the canon narrative at all but in my head kaworu showed up at the apartment one day expecting to meet shinji, only to be told in no uncertain terms by a thoroughly fed up and spiritually crushed asuka that shinji had been called over to do some tests at NERV last minute and she doesn't know when he'll be back, nor does she care. kaworu asks if he can come inside anyway; he doesn't mind waiting, however long it takes. asuka reiterates that she doesn't care, and leaves him standing there to do as he pleases as she turns back to where she was playing a video game on the tv in the living room. kaworu observes silently for a while before asuka tells him to sit down and come play with her because she's getting creeped out by him just standing there. she practically throws the controller at him when he sits beside her. after a few silent, tense rounds of multiplayer, she snaps at him that he doesn't have to let her win. he asks her with a small, strange smile on his face why she thinks that he would try to lose on purpose. asuka realizes that he's being serious, and expresses genuine derision at his lack of skills, berating him and belittling him with a spark of her old passion. she then insists on teaching him how to play properly, backseat gaming him excessively and at times snatching the controller out of his hands in a fit of frustration at his inability to follow what, to her, are simple instructions. by the end of the day he's passable enough to get soundly thrashed by her without offending her by losing, and, for a moment, it's almost normal. they're just two kids hanging out, playing games at the end of the world.

#🐉#nge #i have so many thoughts about kaworu asuka and how they would have been so fascinating #to play off of each other given the chance #especially since theyre kind of spiritual rivals despite never getting to meet #forced to oppose each other by far more powerful than themselves and with no agency of their own

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thepersonalquotes · 2 days

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Thoughts create emotions, emotions create feelings and feelings create behaviour. So it’s very important that our thoughts are positive, to attract the right people, events and circumstances into our lives.

Avis J. Williams, The Psychic Mind: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development & Spiritual Growth

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mindgod555 · 1 year

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MANIFEST YOUR MINDSET

Today I woke up trying to say my affirmations but intrusive thoughts kept entering my mind. I got so tired of having to constantly flip my thoughts.

I then thought that if I can manifest anything I can also manifest a good mindset. I began affirming:

"I only think thoughts in my favour. "

"I trust in my ability to manifest all of my desires."

During the first couple minutes of saying these affirmations, more intrusive thoughts entered my mind. I persisted for a few more minutes and positive thoughts began to enter my mind naturally. I began thinking about my hobbies, my goals, and what it will feel like to achieve my goals this year. I didn't even have to try hard. I realized that I changed states and I began thinking from this new positive state.

If something is bothering you, affirm against it. If you think that your mental health is in shambles, affirm that you have perfect mental health. Too much intrusive thoughts in your mind? Affirm that you only have good thoughts.

We can literally manifest anything with affirmations. We have this power for a reason. Use it. Make your life comfortable. We are meant to be happy.

#law of assumption #manifestation #manifesting #neville goddard #power of the mind #spirituality #loa #quotes #the void state #the void #the law of assumption #manifest #master manifestor #dream life #loa success #void success #void state #motivation #inspiration

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