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>>33691482
>She practices whatever generic anime shrine maidens practice when they fight youkai, which is generally similar to how onmyouji are portrayed.
IIRC, onmyoudo was basically merged into Buddhism/Shintoism so for all intents and purposes whatever shit Reimu and Sanae pull, they're bound to make use of it even if it isn't necessarily their intention just because it's so thoroughly meshed into the practices and beliefs of those religions in Japan.
>From around the 9th century during the Heian period, Onmyōdō influenced the local folk religions that later in the early 19th century would be named Shinto and Goryō worship (御霊信仰) in Japan, developing into a system unique to Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D))
I'd cite the actual sources but I'm EOP.