Sacred groves are the closest contemporary Shinto comes to environmentalism. In an article in the Daily Yomiuri, naturalist Kevin Short writes of their history and the type of trees. For the full article, click here.
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Last week, I … Read the rest
In an inspirational article in the Japan Times, Welsh-born C.W. Nicol, now a leading Japanese conservationist, talks of the spiritual strength he derives from the country’s woodlands. Below is an extract… (the full article can be seen here
Animism versus ancestors
Is Shinto a nature religion? It’s often referred to that way, but the truth is that it’s much more complicated. Animism is married to ancestor worship and tribalism. If you look at the major shrines, nature spirits … Read the rest
The animal welfare society to which I belong (JAWS) has an article in its latest newsletter which contains details of a shocking Shinto event involving cruelty to horses. It calls into question the whole ethos of Shinto as a religion … Read the rest
Shinto no kyozo to jitsuzo by Inoue Hiroshi Kodansha, 2011
Here’s a book by a university professor (Osaka Kogyo University, also professor emeritus at Shimane Johou Kagakabu), whose promotion blurb screams ‘Shinto was invented three times!’
Those familiar with recent … Read the rest
This extract is taken from an article by William Horden in The Huffington Post last Friday (Nov 18):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-horden/the-tao-of-green-part-2_b_1070108.html?ref=religion
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The inevitable fully green society is not simply waiting for the reformation of social institutions that have vested interest in … Read the rest
Alan Watts professed not to be a guru. Well, guess what, Alan… you are a guru to me! Actually, you’re more like a kami, for you still talk to me once a week from beyond the grave, courtesy of ipod…… Read the rest
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