>>8505Shinto is almost only exclusively "demon" worship I'm surprised that even with a surface level understanding you don't know about the shrines and spirits of varying ethical and moral constitution.
> A polytheistic and animistic religion, Shinto revolves around supernatural entities called the kami. The kami are believed to inhabit all things, including forces of nature and prominent landscape locations.>Kami are deemed capable of both benevolent and destructive deeds;[83] if warnings about good conduct are ignored, the kami can mete out punishment, often illness or sudden death, called shinbatsu.[84] Some kami, referred to as the magatsuhi-no-kami or araburu kami, are regarded as malevolent and destructive.[85] Offerings and prayers are given to the kami to gain their blessings and to dissuade them from destructive actions.Spirit possessions by Kami and other lesser spirits are also common among "worshippers"
>Folklorist Lafcadio Hearn describes the condition in Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan:[34] "Strange is the madness of those into whom demon foxes enter. Sometimes they run naked shouting through the streets. Sometimes they lie down and froth at the mouth, and yelp as a fox yelps. And on some part of the body of the possessed a moving lump appears under the skin, which seems to have a life of its own. Prick it with a needle, and it glides instantly to another place. By no grasp can it be so tightly compressed by a strong hand that it will not slip from under the fingers. Possessed folk are also said to speak and write languages of which they were totally ignorant prior to possession. They eat only what foxes are believed to like – tofu, aburagé, azukimeshi, etc. – and they eat a great deal, alleging that not they, but the possessing foxes, are hungry."It's my personal belief that Shinto is all demonic, from worshipping MT Fuji to local "deities". I had "bad vibes" in person visiting the "sacred sites" and I know people who's lives fall apart in chaos after taking on Shinto "kami" worship. Japan on the whole has a shit economy, rape centric culture and hates women, I just can't get over how demonic it all feels. In western religions you make deals and offerings only with demons not with "deities" which is why I believe Japan is deeply fucked. This is th
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