Calendar Reflections

Notes on Shinto teachings, classical texts, the bond between the kami and the calendar, and the seasonal turning points of Japanese life.

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• The Lineage of the Abe Seimei CalendarHow the court calendrical vocation was transmitted and revived.
• The Calendar and the KamiTaiitsu, the stars and the calendar as a guide for life.
• Auspiciousness, Inauspiciousness and the KamiGrowth, restraint, gratitude and ethical conduct.
• Directions and the KamiReading sacred movement in space.
• Era Names and the KamiHistorical sources and Tensha Shrine’s theological interpretation.
• Tenichijin and TaiitsuTwo distinct divine figures and the sixty-day cycle.

About the classical-text library

The Japanese section also contains transcriptions, readings and translations of classical Shinto and calendrical texts. Because those works require image collation and separate editorial status checks, their complete editions currently remain in Japanese. The pages listed above are reviewed multilingual introductions to the principal public teachings.