Shinto Quotes

“ceremonial purification by means of rinsing the mouth and pouring water over the finger tips.”
― Sokyo Ono, Shinto: The Kami Way

“Inari shrines, where fox images are found, and at Kasuga shrines, where there are deer, the animals are believed to be the attendants or messengers of the kami, rather than guardians.”
― Sokyo Ono, Shinto: The Kami Way

“A mirror has a clean light that reflects everything as it is. It symbolizes the stainless mind of the kami, and at the same time is regarded as a sacred symbolic embodiment of the fidelity of the worshipper towards the kami.”
― Sokyo Ono, Shinto: The Kami Way