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The user are masters of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagura Kagura], a specific type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. The phrase is a contraction of "kami no kura (seat of god)", indicating the presence of god in the practice. One major function of Kagura is "Chinkon (purifying and shaking the spirit).", involving a procession-trance process. Usually a female shaman will perform the dance and obtain the oracle from the god----in the setting, the dancer herself turns into god during the performance. Once strictly a ceremonial art derived from ''kami'gakari'' (神懸 (かみがかり), "oracular divinification"), kagura has evolved in many directions over the span of more than a millennium. Today, it is very much a living tradition, with rituals tied to the rhythms of the agricultural calendar. |
The user are masters of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagura Kagura], a specific type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. The phrase is a contraction of "kami no kura (seat of god)", indicating the presence of god in the practice. One major function of Kagura is "Chinkon (purifying and shaking the spirit).", involving a procession-trance process. Usually a female shaman will perform the dance and obtain the oracle from the god----in the setting, the dancer herself turns into god during the performance. Once strictly a ceremonial art derived from ''kami'gakari'' (神懸 (かみがかり), "oracular divinification"), kagura has evolved in many directions over the span of more than a millennium. Today, it is very much a living tradition, with rituals tied to the rhythms of the agricultural calendar. |
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+ | There are two major types of kagura: mai and odori. Mai presents the slow circular movement, stressing quiet and elegance; While odori presents quick leaping and jumping, stressing activation and energy. The two types can be understood as two phrases of kagura----the mai is a preparation process for trance and odori is the unconscious trance stage. During mai dance, the female shaman, surrounded by a group of priests, holds gohei (a ceremonial wand used to cleanse or purify) as well as other sound producing instruments and engages with circling movement to summon deities. Once the female shaman enters a possessed status, she switches into spontaneous leaping movements, which is called odori. |
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Revision as of 02:25, 9 May 2021
The power to be a master of Kagura. Variation of Performance Art Intuition.
Capabilities
The user are masters of Kagura, a specific type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. The phrase is a contraction of "kami no kura (seat of god)", indicating the presence of god in the practice. One major function of Kagura is "Chinkon (purifying and shaking the spirit).", involving a procession-trance process. Usually a female shaman will perform the dance and obtain the oracle from the god----in the setting, the dancer herself turns into god during the performance. Once strictly a ceremonial art derived from kami'gakari (神懸 (かみがかり), "oracular divinification"), kagura has evolved in many directions over the span of more than a millennium. Today, it is very much a living tradition, with rituals tied to the rhythms of the agricultural calendar.
There are two major types of kagura: mai and odori. Mai presents the slow circular movement, stressing quiet and elegance; While odori presents quick leaping and jumping, stressing activation and energy. The two types can be understood as two phrases of kagura----the mai is a preparation process for trance and odori is the unconscious trance stage. During mai dance, the female shaman, surrounded by a group of priests, holds gohei (a ceremonial wand used to cleanse or purify) as well as other sound producing instruments and engages with circling movement to summon deities. Once the female shaman enters a possessed status, she switches into spontaneous leaping movements, which is called odori.
Applications
- Enhanced Dancing
- God Summoning
- Purification
- Ritual Manipulation
- Shintoism Intuition
Associations
Limitations
- May require a certain amount of training or exposure.
Known Users
- Suzaku Himejima (Highschool DxD/Slash Dog)
- Ame no Uzume (Japanese Mythology)
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