What is the God of Style?

Speaking of formal gods, let's talk about Japanese Yin-Yang Daoism. In fact, the so-called Yin-Yang Daoism is nothing more than astronomy, calendar, divination, superstition and other theories based on the thought of Yin-Yang and Five Elements introduced by China. It is said that at the beginning of the 6th century AD, China's "Five-Year Plan" was introduced to Japan through Korea. At that time, the ruler Shoto Kutaishi strongly advocated this theory and used it to observe astronomical phenomena, make calendars and even sacred state affairs.

Yin-yang division is an official position in the Japanese court responsible for divination, sacrificial ceremonies and astronomical observation. Superstition says that they can see evil spirits or demons that ordinary people can't see, and no matter how powerful the curse is, they can break it. They also involve Daoism and magic, and even manipulate a soul called "Stone God" to make them do all kinds of things for them.

In Japan, Yin and Yang teachers call a lower-level spirit and supernatural existence invisible to mortals "stone gods". Whether this noun is native to Japan or spread from China is impossible to verify. But the "type" is also a stone. This deity can be understood as the meaning of "serving this deity", that is, serving the gods or spirits of its Lord.

This is an elf and a monster subdued by a performer. For example, in the legend of China, the "Golden Scarf Lux" is something like a god. The most typical example is the turtle spirit and snake spirit surrendered by Zhenwu Emperor in the novel Journey to the East of Ming Dynasty. These two spirits can be said to be equivalent to Japan's "style gods". In addition, gods can be divided into "animal spirit" and "soul". For example, Jiro's roaring dog belongs to the "animal spirit" type of god. And the soul is the ghost of the underworld. The relationship between ritual gods and servants can be divided into "followers" and "adherents". Dependent class is the form in which God is sealed in the owner's body or object. There is also a legend of eating ghosts, such as Zhong Kui. Eating is a form of alienation in which ghosts are sealed in the body. When the ghost collector's mana fails, the ghosts in the body will erupt and eat themselves. Japanese Yin and Yang teachers mainly use manipulating gods as mana skills. In addition, due to the Japanese Bushido tradition, there are often family gods and inheritance gods who guard the family. This is Japan's own characteristics. Compared with western summoning, it is much simpler, and it is based on summoning creatures and demons from other planes.