Takemikazuchi
Takemikazuchi was born from the blood that fell on the rocks when Izanagi cut the fire kami Kagutsuchi apart. With Futsunushi he was sent down to subdue the earthly kami and settle the land, and the sword he carries is the one that stills the earthquake namazu at Kashima.
The planetary, elemental, zodiacal, stone, herb and tarot values are modern Western correspondences chosen for coherence with the rest of the corpus, not ancient attributions.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Mars
Offerings
- Offerings
- SaltRiceSakeIron
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Takemikazuchi-no-KamiThe Thunder SwordKashima Daimyojin
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- Kami of Thunder and SwordsSubduer of the EarthGuardian of Kashima
- Symbols
- SwordThunderboltDeerKashima shrine
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneFirm and guardedAddressTakemikazuchiThunder SwordGuardian of KashimaRelationshipThe sword that settles the landWarning
he settles things by force and by oath. Do not call him for a negotiation you want to keep flexible.
ResonanceCourage grounding oaths the hard boundary - Modern Practice
Worked with for courage, for a boundary that has to hold, for oaths and for grounding after a period of instability. Tuesday and iron are the conventional marks; the offering is salt and rice, and the practice is a promise kept.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- ThunderWarSwordsConquestGroundingOathsMartial arts
- Mythology Summary
Takemikazuchi was born from the blood that fell on the rocks when Izanagi cut the fire kami Kagutsuchi apart. With Futsunushi he was sent down to subdue the earthly kami and settle the land, and the sword he carries is the one that stills the earthquake namazu at Kashima. He is the kami of thunder, of swords, and of the martial arts that train with them.
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Saturn
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