The shrine I have been visiting in recent years is Ise Jingu.

Also, I feel that Mt. Hakusan itself is a shrine, so I worship the whole of Hakusan from afar.

In the past, I visited various shrines, mainly in the Kinki region, as if I was being called to them.

At shrines, there are ones where spirits frequently visit and others where they are distant.

Spirits are energy bodies that move freely.

Even when saying “a shrine where the spirit is distant,” it does not mean that there is no god.

When people who are willing to offer gratitude to the gods visit the shrine, they can have spirits come to them.

We all harbor a living inherent god within us.

To visit a shrine means that the spirit dwelling in living humans goes to meet the spirit of the shrine, which does not have a physical form.

The place where gods meet each other is the shrine.

In shrines, mirrors are worshipped as sacred objects, which implies reflecting the inherent god of the worshipper.

In Shinto, there has been a practice called “self-spirit worship” since ancient times, which involves worshipping oneself reflected in a mirror.

The shrine is a place where the god dwelling within oneself is reflected in a mirror, and worship is directed towards it.

The shrine provides a place where you meet your inherent god.

In other words, it’s not so much the shrine being worshipped as it is the person worshipping that is important.

Of course, if the place (the shrine) is sacred, it becomes easier to meet the inherent god.

Everyone’s inherent god is a partial spirit of the root god and holds the factors of all spirits.

Each shrine will have different manifestations of the inherent god that corresponds when you visit.

For example, in my case, when I visit Izawanomiya, I feel Amaterasu Omikami within me, and when I visit the Omiwa Shrine in Nara, I feel the dragon of the divine messenger family lurking within me.

Although there are many shrines nationwide, the way your inherent god appears will differ at each shrine.

The important thing is that god is inside all of you, not in the shrine.

The shrine provides a place to meet your god.

Did you understand the incorrect attitudes and positions when making wishes at the shrine, and this (new?) way of thinking?

Thank you for keeping me alive.