意識の深層 現代スピリチュアリティにおける神格称揚の構造的分析:神道伝統、世阿弥の審美眼、および「邪神」憑依の心理学的考察
Introduction: Transformation of Kotodama and the Crisis of Spiritual Discourse in Modern TimesIn contemporary Japanese society, self-promotion by “spiritual practitioners” through social media and video platforms has expanded to unprecedented scales. In particular, claims of “direct connections” with Amaterasu Omikami, the ancestral deity of the imperial family, or dragon deities as symbols of powerful natural energies, function as powerful catchphrases in the spiritual marketplace. However, these claims show significant divergence from the aesthetics of “hiden” (if hidden, becomes a flower) cultivated by Japan’s ancient belief systems and traditional performing arts, as well as from the process of thorough self-purification through “misogi” (purification) and “norito” (ritual prayers).