Reishu Sakuma

wakemitama 分霊

Dividing the spirit of a kami enshrined at a shrine so that it may be worshipped elsewhere. In this article I take human life, too, as a portion divided from a greater life.

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Essays & seriesOct 16, 2026The Logic of the Unseen

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