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>>48308388
I don't have an ofuda yet either, but a pilgrimmage to Suwa Grand Shrine is on my agenda though. It is kinda scary for sure and there's so much stuff to figure out, but it has to be done. You know what they say about how hard things are the ones worth doing and all that.

>>46941087
>And some of us are making very good use of that provided information.
Oh, so that's what you have been doing.
>Things have begun to change, and there was a very, very heavy thunderstorm that woke my up at exactly 4:44am.
I'm not sure if I'm comfortable sharing the details but I had good reason to believe she would agree.
>>46941098
>And not in as a kind of super-being that can shoot fireballs, but as "just a guy".
He did perform miracles though, didn't he?
>Christianity also offers a hierarchy of spiritual entities
Not wholly unique to it though.
>Atman (the personal Self/Consciousness) is Brahman (the cosmic Self/Consciousness)
How do you see this in relation to Jesus?
>It also proposes the cosmic stage play, where ultimately we are "just" playing a role because we are God wishing to experience itself, and therefore has split himself into infinite parts
I've always thought that this is a really beatiful idea.
>I believe it needs to be supplemented by the Neo-platonic (Christian) idea of an ultimate Good
Interesting. I do absolutely agree with the need for moral imperatives. I think mine is starting come more from a kind of Buddhist idea of that if there is less difference between me and them and them and us (they would say no difference at all), then a kind of moral system starts flowing out of it - I wouldn't want to hurt or abuse myself, so I don't want to hurt or abuse others either.
>it just means that you can't convey it properly in representation
I have heard some interpretations which are essentially that since the Tao is a dynamic process, it can only be experienced and not described.
>I propose that knowledge of the Tao is knowledge of the Good
I believe that is what the Taoists themselves believe - a good life is one in harmony with the Tao.
>>46941180
>The same series that gets into the fuzzy distinction between Kami and Youkai in Touhou
I really need to get into the print works, the real heavy hitters seem to be in there. Anyway, in Shinto there is an idea that scorned kami can turn into youkai, so easy to see where that one is coming from.
>I'll have to make sure to use my Stand responsibly, I suppose
Not going to push anything on you, but based on what you have said you have a lot of potential for magic, and also a solid moral compass. Consider exploring magic further.
>as someone who's clearly deeper into general occult stuff
I have had interest in it that has pulled me into 100 different directions and I have barely scratched the surface, especially in terms of actual practice.
>what is your take on intuiting the "timing" of doing things in games of chance?
No experience and I haven't really thought of it myself, but it makes a lot of sense.
>>46941185
Very, very fascinating. I'm gonna check out at some point.
>>46941405
>kitsune
They're described as being really ambivalent entities from what I remember. Some descriptions are basicaly vampiric, others are bening, and of course there are stories of kitsune shacking up with humans.
>we can choose to approach them without antagonizing or expecting the worst from them
You have a point. I just have prior bad experiences. I think most likely I pissed off some nature spirits by doing absolutely dumb ass beginner magic and not asking for their permissions to use their dwellings for the ""rituals"", and after I started freaking out it drew in nastier stuff and worse manifestations of things which attention I had already caught. I'm very prone to negative interpretations of situations, something which I have been working very, very hard to change ever since.

I even started freaking out a bit with the kami, but making a honest attempt at contacting them, acknowledging them, communicating to them and apologizing cleared things up. They were really confused too. Ultimately, I believe they were more upset about me writing scary and conspiratorial things about them than anything else. Like "we have inspired you to get healthier and to start a new hobby, helped you let go off some negative emotions and then you go online and start saying that we want to eat people!?" No wonder they got annoyed...I feel such an idiot in retrospective...