Water the Drop of Life: Pt 1 Body & Soul
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 1 Body & Soul
Water The Drop of Life Part One: Body and Soul. Documentary about the global uses and abuses of water. Japan
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 1 Body & Soul
Shinto priest ringing large bell. Japanese Shinto priests and initiates clad in loincloths and headbands performing water purification ceremony in Tsurukuroka Hachimanku Shrine. They pray and chant before conduits of water, then immerse themselves to pray some more.
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 1 Body & Soul
Chief Shinto priest, Shihego Yoshida says "Shintoism was created by the ancient Japanese, a farming people. They respected the forces of nature and lived with great honor for these forces of nature. They saw spirits in everything around them. Furthermore they believed that water contained special qualities. First of all it cleanses & purifies of dirt, of impurity. In & outside the body, water brings new forces. People still believe this. This is one of the basic assumptions of Shintoism."
Water the Drop of Life: Pt 1 Body & Soul
Shinto initiates praying and chanting while immersed in water.