Onmyōdō
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Onmyōdō is a technique that uses knowledge of astronomy and calendars to divine good fortune in terms of date, time, direction and general personal affairs, originating from the philosophy of the yin-
Abe no Seimei, a famous onmyōji
Shikigami
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Shikigami is the term for a being from Japanese folklore. According to the Shinto scholar Inoue Nobutaka, it is thought to be some sort of kami, represented by a small ghost. The belief of shikigami o
Onmyōdō
…auspicious or harmful influences in the earth, and were instrumental in the moving of capitals. It is said that an onmyōji could also summon and control shikigami. During the Heian period the nobility organized their lives around practices recommended by onmyōji. The practice of "lucky and unlucky directions…
Abe no Seimei and his shikigami (bottom right) before an assembly of god-like demon spirits