This is the page for Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America, the North American branch of Tsubaki Okami Yashiro one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious Shinto shrines with a continuous history of over 2000 years.http://www.TsubakiShrine.org/ Further each human being receives the gift of having their lives sustained by the blessings of the sun. This is also the basic of Shinto- the way of prog
ressing in harmony with divine nature. The modern world we inhabit changes very quickly-- our society now relies on email, cell phones, web-based social networking and 24/7 internet access. The nature of our human minds and human spirituality however is relatively unchanged since ancient times. Jinja Shinto originating in the spontaneous reverence for Nature of Japan's deep pre-history represents the basic of human spirituality and human experience. Something in the pristine nature of the Jinja Shinto experience can help reconnect us to our primal intuitive roots while the purifying straightening and invigorating action can help us to meet the challenges of the present fast-changing and sometimes confusing times. The Shinto Shrine is an enriched environment where Divine Nature’s Life Giving Forces are commemorated like parents. The Shrine is a place where all things in Nature gather together and receive renewal. We visit the Shinto Shrine and participate in Shinto Matsuri to receive the blessings of Okami
Shinto ritual and practices have the ability to effect the KI. KI is primal causer…everything is started by KI. The Great Universe is started by KI. Your mood, decisions and actions are initiated by Ki. Of course negative Ki exists but we can purify ourselves to sense Ki and to receive positive Ki. This is the teaching of Sarutahiko Okami, Kami of KI, positiveness, grounding and progress in harmony with divine Nature who along with his wife AmenoUzume no Mikoto, Kami of Arts, meditation and joy form the principal Kami of Tsubaki Okami Yashiro
Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America http://www.TsubakiShrine.org/
Tsubaki Sukeikai emailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tsubakiko/
Tsubaki America Shrine Kannushi/ Shinto Priest [email protected]
