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ShiatsuShiatsu ( shee-AT-, -AHT-soo; 指圧) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentieth century by Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905–2000), shiatsu derives from the older Japanese massage modality called anma. There is no scientific evidence that shiatsu will prevent or cure any disease. Although it is considered a generally safe treatment—if sometimes painful—there have been reports of adverse health effects arising from its use, a few of them serious.
Mokichi OkadaMokichi Okada (岡田茂吉 Okada Mokichi; 23 December 1882 – 10 February 1955) was the founder of the World Church of Messiah, that later became the Church of World Меssianity. He also acted as the spiritual leader of Shumei and the Johrei Fellowship. He is known by his followers by the honorific title Meshiya-sama (メシヤ様, lit. 'Messiah') or Meishū-sama (明主様, lit. 'Lord of Light'). He is the founder of Johrei, an energy healing ritual that uses "divine light" to dissolve the spiritual impurities that are understood to be the source of all physical, emotional, and personal problems.
Church of World MessianityThe Church of World Messianity (Japanese: 世界救世教; rōmaji: Sekai Kyūsei Kyō), abbreviated COWM, is a Japanese new religion founded in 1935 by Mokichi Okada. Its headquarters in Atami, Shizuoka is called the Zuiunkyō (瑞雲郷) (lit. 'Land of Auspicious Clouds').
Energy (esotericism)Proponents and practitioners of various esoteric forms of spirituality and alternative medicine refer to a variety of claimed experiences and phenomena as being due to "energy" or "force" that defy measurement or experimentation, and thus are distinct from uses of the term "energy" in science. Claims related to energy therapies are most often anecdotal, rather than being based on repeatable empirical evidence, thus not following the scientific method. There is no scientific evidence for the existence of such energy, and physics educators criticize the use of the term "energy" to describe ideas in esotericism and spirituality as unavoidably confusing.
Ichiro NakamuraIchiro Nakamura (died 1999), was the late director of the Society of Johrei, Kyoto, Japan. Nakamura inherited and developed Rev. Mokichi Okada's (1882–1955) teaching on the religious school of Church of World Messianity. Okada claimed to have received a special revelation from God in 1926, leading him to found a new religion in 1935 to spread the teachings. The Mokichi Okada Association (MOA) was established in 1980 to continue his work "toward the creation of a new civilization to be undertaken without confining Okada's principles and their implementation within a religious framework". Much of Okada's extensive art collection is now housed in the MOA Museum of Art in Atami, Japan. In 1984, the book "Johrei: Divine Light of Salvation" co-edited by Ichiro Nakamura and Teruyuki Tada was published and proved to a success in introducing the Meishusama's teachings to a broader audience. The book has been translated into several languages spoken by large populations, for example, Chinese, Urdu, Portuguese, etc. The aim of Church of World Messianity is to help to establish the conditions for a Paradise on Earth by eliminating the three great tragedies: illness, poverty and conflict. The principal activities are the Johrei, appreciation of the Beauty and natural farming.
JohreiJohrei (浄霊, Jōrei, lit. 'purification of the spirit'), spelled jyorei by Shumei groups, is a type of energy healing. It was introduced in Japan in the 1930s by Mokichi Okada, a.k.a. Meishu-sama. Practitioners channel light towards patients by holding up the palms of their hands towards the recipient's body. They often wear an O-Hikari (sacred focal point) which contains the Japanese symbol for light (Hikari (光)). There are several organizations that follow Okada's teachings and use Johrei as a method for spiritual purification, including the Miroku Association, USA, Izunome (now World Church of Messiah), Mokichi Okada Association, the Johrei Foundation, the Johrei Institute, and Shinji Shumeikai (also called Shumei). Sukyo Mahikari and other Mahikari religions have a very similar practice called okiyome (お浄め) ("purifying"), also known as tekazashi (手かざし) ("laying of hands"), which involves the transmission of divine light for spiritual healing. Johrei forms one of the three pillars of Okada's philosophy of living, the Art of Healing, along with the Art of Beauty and the Art of Nature.
Chinkon kishinChinkon kishin (鎮魂帰神) is a Japanese religious practice that consists of two components, chinkon (鎮魂) (lit. 'calming the soul', i.e. meditation) and kishin (帰神) (lit. 'returning to the divine', i.e. spirit possession). It originated in Japan during the 19th century and was first taught and practiced by Chikaatsu Honda. In 1898, Onisaburo Deguchi, the founder of the Oomoto religion, learned chinkon kishin from Honda's disciple Katsutate Nagasawa (長澤雄楯) and popularized it during the early 20th century. Chinkon kishin was widely practiced in Oomoto from 1916 to 1921, during which the phrase began to be widely used. The basic practices of several Shinto-based Japanese new religions are derived from chinkon kishin. Chinkon kishin is still practiced in more or less its original form in Shintō Tenkōkyo and Ananaikyo, whereas it is highly modified in present-day Oomoto. During kishin, or spirit possession, a mediator known as the saniwa (審神者) questions the deity in the possessed person (spirit medium), known as the kannushi (神主) (note that the term kannushi is instead used to refer to a shrine caretaker and priest in mainstream Shinto). Currently, the Japanese new religion Makoto no Michi also has a similar practice.
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