Shinto
800,000
Amaterasu
660
1945
Shinto
“a life-affirming ______ calling upon the blessings of the numinous forces of nature and of specific spirit deities.”
animism
kami
ancient masters
chronicles of Japan
The Four Affirmations of Shinto
Tradition and Family
Love of Nature
Physical Cleanliness
Matsuri
Matsuri
– a special gateway for gods
• Tori
•– the washing of their bodies in rivers near the shrine
Misogi
– ritual dances accompanied by ancient instruments
• Kagura
– charms worn as healing and protection
• Mamori
– an altar; a given central place in many homes
• Kami-dana
“Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river”
Lao Tse
The Tao/The Way
Taoism
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
* Means ‘without action’
Wu Wei
Yin Yang
* Stimulates the central nervous system
Tai Chi