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June 2018

June 12, 2018

Connecting With Shinto Kami Overseas

Although Shintoists outside Japan can feel a little disconnected from the "Land of Kami," now...

March 2017

March 26, 2017

Nature Deities Verses Human Deities

In all the Pagan religions I can think of, practically every major deity has some...

March 07, 2017

My Daily Shinto and Pagan Practices

I have previously written about my experiences acquiring a kamidana - a Shinto shrine for...

January 2017

January 15, 2017

Obtaining and Displaying a Kamidana (Shinto Home Shrine)

A guide to getting a kamidana outside Japan

December 2016

December 10, 2016

Shinto In Britain: Stories from UK Shintoists

What's it like to practice Shinto in the UK? Read the stories of four UK-based...

November 2016

November 27, 2016

Shrines And Ceremonies: A Shinto Priest Explains

Shinto Priest Taishi Kato talks about Shinto shrines (jinja), the Shinto places of worship where...

November 20, 2016

What Is Kami? A Shinto Priest Explains

Taishi Kato talks about what is perhaps the most important, yet most enigmatic, concept in...

November 14, 2016

What is Shinto? A Shinto Priest Explains

A licensed Shinto priest from Japan explains in his own words some of the basics...

October 2016

October 02, 2016

Neopaganism v. Shinto: Sacred Objects

A look at the role sacred objects play in Shinto and Neopaganism - and the...

July 2016

July 09, 2016

Gods and Gratitude

I believe gratitude is at the heart of Shinto, Paganism and in fact all religions.

April 2016

April 07, 2016

Why I love the word “kami”

A look at the meanings of the word "kami" and what makes this concept special...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Becoming One with the Genius Loci

Why we are all a part of the spirit of place

March 08, 2016

Shinto: Some Basics

Five facts about Shinto