@android16B .....no. The Pentagram can mean many things, in Christianity each point represents the fives senses, and is used when referring to someone's health. In this case, it's probably referring to the balance of five elements, fire, water, earth, wood, and metal. Devil worship is only if the star is upside down, has a goat's head, and is a double circle.
@Nyxlave Ah no that's the Bahai pentagram. The satanic one has the head of Baphomet, which is why the satanic pentagram is called the Sigil of Baphomet.
@CircleTheSkies "I take the view that 'moderation in all things' applies to excess as well. Everyone needs to have moderate amounts of excess in their life. Just not too much excess."
Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, Okkusenman wa Omoide, You are the Prince of Tennis... This gets paired with alot things in medleys!
Is it weird that i memorized this entire song and dance after watching it twice and performed it in front of my entire grade? if not then i am an onmyouji master, if yes then... that sucks for me doesn't it.
Actually, it's not always associated with Satanic stuff. Look up pentacle in an encyclopedia or on wiki. You can also look up pentagram, but some images may be too scary.
@laughingfurry thank you. I am glad there is someone who understands that they are not associated with satanic things. It's only based around magick. So many misconceptions around it.
There's lots of people who know better. Those who know are just in the minority, seeing how the majority are manipulated. It's how ignorance and drama happens. I'm just trying to do my part to dissipate it.
The pentagram is no satanic symbol. It is a symbol for mystic powers. Only the inversed pentagram (with the top pointing down) is used as some satanic symbol.
This video reminds me of Noh theater. The men have a harsh and powerful sound surrounded by fire and mettle, the woman sounds soft and mellow with images of wood and water.
If you don't find this interesting, you need to play Power Instinct: Matrimelee until your eyes bleed. The soundtrack is total badassness....or something.
Tsurupettan is made from three songs, mainly "lets go! Onmyouji (Hito yo oni~) part onwards," Mojipittan - Pettan pettan Tsurupettan part and "Tasukette Erin!" - the part where they lift their hands up and down while saying suika , suika, tsurupettan suika. Hope this helps :)
The actual game is a fighting game believe or not. This is one of the background songs, and these guys are actually in the background of the stage singing it. It's awesome.
Two versions of it, in fact. I had no idea about this song being in the game until I unlocked it, at which point I declared Ontamarama to be officially one of my favorite games ever. ^_^
Also, I do have to agree that the stigmatization of magic in the west was quite tragic, but it didn't matter much when magic for most of human history was restricted to the literate upper classes. So, in effect, magic in both societies became a thing for the noble classes who were literate, whether they were European Alchemists, or Taoist alchemists (and the two influenced each other quite a bit).
And, even so, the methods employed by Eastern mystics drastically differed in philosophical imperative. It would have been different, I must say, but I am not immediately sure if it would have positively affected Western philosophical tradition for the better.
And yet few of those groups were as diehard monotheistic as the mainstream. To most of the magicians, god was a force that permeated the entire universe and several other planes of existence. It's quite easy to see the angelic and aeonic hiearchies as quite like the great diversity of kami in onymoudou. Magicians did not forsake the personal intuitive experience, which is why there were so many different sources with their own methods.
Yes, but Western alchemical tradition was more inspired by Greek ideas of science and elements than it was by intuitive understanding. Take the concept of the "vision." A vision in Eastern mysticism would be interpreted as a common bond amongst mystics. In Western mysticism, visions would be the domain of some higher, unifying power. Recall Spinoza's excommunication and the methods employed to circumvent the church. There was no large church censoring Eastern mythology.
Even after all that though, the Jewish Kabbalah has it's roots in Merkabah mysticism, and Hermeticism of the greeks was a result of many greek philosophers and scholars studying the mystery schools of egypt and older documents still and syncretizing them with diffent mystical schools of the time. In most cases of western magic, the Christian symbolism is purely incidental, hence why Thelema relies so little on Judeo-Christian symbols and instead prefer to use more pagan symbolism.
Regardless, the sociological impact of Western magic was only to fuel hundreds of years of interesting literature, conspiracy theories, and intrigue. While it is all very fascinating, and religious traditions are exciting to learn about, Western thought is characterized by the very Greek logical thought that constructs its foundations, nullifying the intuitive experience it would have gotten had the Eastern religious played a larger part in its development.
Actually, the magic of the west was hardly homogenous. It's important to realize that most of the magic arose out of the greek mystical groups, which were frequented by scholarly people off all kinds from all over the world at that time (one of the major centers was Alexandria). Most of the so called high magic of the west is a syncretism of the Hermetic cults, Jewish Kabbalah, and Christian mysticism such as the gnostics and much later, the Rosicrucians and Masons.
The synthesis of Kabbalah, Christian mysticism, the gnostic cults, and further on are almost entirely monotheistic (with the possible exception of some branches of Judaism). The homogeneity does not come from the sources of the magic itself, but rather, the eventual combination of symbolic resource to a practical result. Occultists were idolaters and charlatans to the general population; most Eastern cultures did not suffer this stigma.
Onmyouji means a practicioner of Onmyoudou. Onmyoudou is a form of Japanese natural science, mysticism, and occultism that shares influences with Japanese Taoism, Japanese Buddhism, and Shinto. Onmyouji perform many of the same things occultists from the west are known form such as divination, spell casting, and controlling spirits.
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It is culture like this that make me really appreciate how limited the English language is in describing terms. We lack the spiritual connotations to even translate simple concepts like the "onmyoji."
Precisely. Speaking symbolically, Western magical systems have been tied into Judeo-Christian religions. My comment was merely explaining that our homogeneous religious background (as opposed to the syncretic Japanese religious background) limits our ability to explain things within their proper contexts.
No, I'm afraid that's not what I mean. Language evolves as more symbols need expression within language. The Western world is almost entirely populated with Judeo-Christian roots. Had we been exposed to Buddhist or Hindu symbols earlier in our spiritual development, there might have been more synthesis in the language.
I don't see how admiring the syncretic religious diaspora of Japan makes me a "weeaboo." It has a unique symbology that cannot be expressed within the boundaries of English without severe annotation.
Yes, of course. Language changes as culture changes. I never claimed that Japan was inherently better than other cultures, and nor do I claim that the Japanese language is inherently better than English. What I do claim is a sense of loss that the Western religious symbols went without the accepting and heterogeneous nature of Eastern religion.
I've finally seen this after going to niconico for years. I never thought that such a confusing video could explain so much.
lucasdpau 2 weeks ago
YAY!
doctabaldhead 1 month ago
I can't hear this without hearing Tsurupettan...
o0Cheator0o 1 month ago 2
I'm in the weird part of youtube again.
Solon1 3 months ago
"let's go"... so japanese
croemy 3 months ago
umareshi AQUOS
wohdinhel 4 months ago
The pure rage of the guy in black gets me every time.
Moothereporter 4 months ago
I use a part of this video for one of mine ¿ I have any kind of problems copright out of curiosity ?
¡¡¡¡ Greetings !!!!
mundovideo123 5 months ago
Lololololol
clausebreaker 6 months ago
2:44 Logan,Sedan two car models :D
ReBeLiLiLiLioN 7 months ago 2
this is so weird yet so addicting...
JrockLoverYuu 8 months ago
In dancing samurai by gakupo they use this dance and backround and its soo funny
imafoolforChrist 9 months ago 3
......is this devil worshiping???????
android16B 10 months ago
@android16B .....no. The Pentagram can mean many things, in Christianity each point represents the fives senses, and is used when referring to someone's health. In this case, it's probably referring to the balance of five elements, fire, water, earth, wood, and metal. Devil worship is only if the star is upside down, has a goat's head, and is a double circle.
damaddok 10 months ago 8
@damaddok k tnx
android16B 10 months ago
@damaddok Close. The Satanic Pentagram is different from a regular pentagram in that one point is longer than the others. That's it.
Nyxlave 6 months ago
@Nyxlave Ah no that's the Bahai pentagram. The satanic one has the head of Baphomet, which is why the satanic pentagram is called the Sigil of Baphomet.
damaddok 6 months ago
@Nyxlave Representing excess or imbalance, perhaps?
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@CircleTheSkies "I take the view that 'moderation in all things' applies to excess as well. Everyone needs to have moderate amounts of excess in their life. Just not too much excess."
Nyxlave 5 months ago
0:28
hahaha
SHlNOBl3 10 months ago 2
pettan pettan tsurupettan !!!
zhadlife 11 months ago 3
@zhadlife I KNOW RIGHT HAHAAH!!!!!!!
mizoredechuuu 9 months ago
DAMN IT KUMIKYOKU.
Now I keep expecting "Prince of Tennis" to pop up somewhere.
JetAurion 1 year ago 22
@PrincesaDaisyFlowers
It is unfortunately offset by Sir Monk Eyebrow-Raising up front there.
I dunno, he just makes me giggle.
SirFuzzi 1 year ago
Am I the only one who was expecting "YOU ARE THE PRINCE OF TENNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS" at the end of this? o_o
MangoCakesPro 1 year ago 6
@MangoCakesPro It comes before!
KingDededesMinion 1 year ago
@KingDededesMinion *facedesk* I have failed yet again.
MangoCakesPro 1 year ago
2:35 facial expression = win
RoseRedWrath 1 year ago
Oh those Japanese and their virtual shenanigans.
RoseRedWrath 1 year ago
LMAO!
xxYdoxxx 1 year ago
That main guy just sounds like Zolo´s (One Piece) Japanese voice actor Oo
narutokonoha93 1 year ago
Thumb ups if you love the 0:28 facial expression!!
UchihaRalexion 1 year ago 7
What I find a bit sad is that everyone knows the song, but no one cares about the game. :l
Lioyd1rving 1 year ago
0:28 : f*cking gay, cant stop laughing =))
TehKillers 1 year ago 4
Lovin' it.
deidarassexxygirl 1 year ago
Lyrics and traduction here
usakonobaka(dot)livejournal(dot)com/42182(dot)html
shinzombie 1 year ago
Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, Okkusenman wa Omoide, You are the Prince of Tennis... This gets paired with alot things in medleys!
AnimeonTuba 1 year ago
1:46 Saturday Night FEVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Tsukiyomaru0 1 year ago
I prefer Tsurupettan's version better.
keyintomoshibi 1 year ago
xD at 0:28 i swear he was gonna jump outta the screen and rape meh 0.0"
3m0d3m0n97 1 year ago 5
0:29 rape face...
GreatImperium 1 year ago 5
@GreatImperium lol
camelont688 1 year ago
Is it weird that i memorized this entire song and dance after watching it twice and performed it in front of my entire grade? if not then i am an onmyouji master, if yes then... that sucks for me doesn't it.
ZeromusNightmare122 1 year ago 3
0:29 hey guy with hat IM NOT GAY.
Roflmaokanker 1 year ago
Minna no Hero ON-MYO-JI!!!
SuikoGarauch 1 year ago
sounds as good as in kumikyoku and tsurupettan
remmidemmiyippie 1 year ago
Sony loved this game, upon seeing this cutscene everyone broke thier PS2.
So they had to buy new ones!
Xajora 1 year ago
errrr, I kinda like the Nico version better D:
ZeimiTakahashi 1 year ago 2
For some reason, I'm starting have interests in this...
kalakauai 1 year ago
... Sounds really good in the nico nico douga medley.
kalakauai 1 year ago 3
@kalakauai yep
Roflmaokanker 1 year ago
This is...surprisingly gar.
ToxGarou 1 year ago 3
do they get paid by doing this 0.0
darkguy483 1 year ago
star is satanic xD
Magegg 1 year ago
@Magegg
Actually, it's not always associated with Satanic stuff. Look up pentacle in an encyclopedia or on wiki. You can also look up pentagram, but some images may be too scary.
laughingfurry 1 year ago
@laughingfurry thank you. I am glad there is someone who understands that they are not associated with satanic things. It's only based around magick. So many misconceptions around it.
darkblaze435 1 year ago
@darkblaze435
There's lots of people who know better. Those who know are just in the minority, seeing how the majority are manipulated. It's how ignorance and drama happens. I'm just trying to do my part to dissipate it.
laughingfurry 1 year ago
Or lord, you gotta love NND for putting this in their songs x3
Who's the girl with pink hair btw? o . o
AkatsukiKida 1 year ago 3
No offence, Japan, but. . WTF?
Goodguy33 2 years ago
@Goodguy33
Japan LIKES to offend itself and others, and thats why i love Japan.
Xajora 1 year ago 4
@Xajora ill drink to that
50N1C 1 year ago
@Xajora Hence just about every non asian in Street Fighter?
RoseRedWrath 1 year ago
fear our lord hahaha ( idiot style ..man boring song a begin ) c,mon shut up please .
nike6op 2 years ago
Easily the best song in the game and this video is hilarious!
HexElf 2 years ago 3
creepy ._. but funny
tino1102 2 years ago
ROFLMAO xD!!
darkb0y152 2 years ago
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Wtf is with the Satanic Pentangle?
lDopey 2 years ago
The pentagram is no satanic symbol. It is a symbol for mystic powers. Only the inversed pentagram (with the top pointing down) is used as some satanic symbol.
Spadehyena 2 years ago 13
Hmm, k. I was just like, "WTF?".
lDopey 2 years ago 2
I saw an mmd version of this.
cccc010 2 years ago
0:29 is EPICRAEPFACE
waaa9waaa9waaa9 2 years ago 6
Oh Japan, look what you've done now.
Off to bed; no dinner for you!
fadsneverdie 2 years ago
Where can I download this song??
Ichimaru60 2 years ago
1:09 - 1:30 = Has anyone lse noticed that is kinda similar to the "Tsurupettan" chorus ??
soydaniel96 2 years ago
Thats because tsurupettan got the lyrics from this
tsurupettan66 2 years ago 3
Tsurupettan got the opening riff from tohou project and those lyrics from this song, its acually just a rmix of a bunch of songs
wingolife 2 years ago
@soydaniel96 in fact. it is the tsurupettan chorus. Just noticed!
Treben86 1 year ago
LOL!!! I started laughing when their legs first started moving, and then i laughed even more when they say things like YAY!, lol
Th3Sh1n1gam1 2 years ago
YOU ARE THE PRINCE OF TENNISSSS
newkaze4 2 years ago 157
sugu ni yobimashou onmyouji! lets go!
azugirl111 2 years ago 3
@newkaze4 douman seiman douman seiman let's go onmyouji
kirai kirai loving okkusenman okkusenman!
pao022 5 months ago
coool
cartmanSPP 2 years ago
This video reminds me of Noh theater. The men have a harsh and powerful sound surrounded by fire and mettle, the woman sounds soft and mellow with images of wood and water.
jedi1357 2 years ago 16
translation?
yanmure101 2 years ago
LET'S GO! ONMYOJI!!
RaveMasterOfTime 2 years ago 8
matrimelee sound tracks r really awesome. not to mention this video too. =)
rubelcool 2 years ago 6
excorcisms have never been this awesome
Highstar25 2 years ago 9
I'm so confused....my brain hurts......this is awesome.
jimthedestroyer08 2 years ago 2
What is there to be confused about?
MainstreamMurder 2 years ago
If you don't find this interesting, you need to play Power Instinct: Matrimelee until your eyes bleed. The soundtrack is total badassness....or something.
TheouAegis 2 years ago
LET'S GO!
It's been several years now that I first saw this one. It still makes me feel awesome every time.
FreakyM 2 years ago
If you ever walk into a room and people start doing this... Run. lmao
YohArts 2 years ago 5
to Yoh
or join in the dance..what ever comes to ur mind first XD
DarkJokerOfAmuro 2 years ago
i heard this in nico nico douga! ^_^
kittychangwoa 2 years ago
OMG... Isn't this some sort of blasphemy or something. It's... so... corney...... Can't... stop... watching... XDDD
NezumiKuro 2 years ago
Is a blasphemy... to my eyes
Forzatoadv 2 years ago
i want this song.
chr15999 2 years ago 4
This song is EXTREMELY FAMOUS+O_O=
POKOHelba 2 years ago
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i cant understand this really..
someone care to explain "how" this is interesting?
thanks in advance
Th0usandMaster 2 years ago
I'm the only one who finds them creepy, eh?
Alright.
crazymonkey77 2 years ago 11
So that's the source from Tsurupettan...
SOSdanChoreBoy 2 years ago 2
Sadly, it is
Forzatoadv 2 years ago
Akuryou Taisan!
BerserkKings 2 years ago
YEAH!
denflyvendeabe 2 years ago
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0:28 = Sexy.
This Video = Awesome
Grahhhg 2 years ago 3
That guy's moustache makes me just wanna punch the screen
Forzatoadv 2 years ago
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> : O u make me want to punch the screen.
POKOHelba 2 years ago
Yamini ato
TheRealBanjo2 2 years ago
LOL.
BlackSheepofDeath 2 years ago
Douman Seiman, Douman Seiman *does the monk dance*
This is yet another reason why Japan wins.
phantomcorral 2 years ago 80
Dancing monks and J-Pop. What more can one want?
Krynnish 2 years ago 10
A music video from the PS2 game Shin Gouketuji Ichizoku: Bonnou Kaihou (aka Matrimelee).
Yabeno Hikomaro, Kotohime, with the Boushu Dancers - "Let's go! Onmyoji"
Japanese monks singing and dancing to a techno beat. Enough said.
TheEyesOfNye 2 years ago 3
Good song and funnny vid ^^
Faustoteinmor 2 years ago
So this is another song that "Tsurupettan" makes fun of, besides the obvious "Moji Pittan"
bobtheduck 2 years ago 3
The leading character's face is just so priceless!
Shadowmancer8 3 years ago 2
When I first saw this... I recognized it.
This song is in Ontamarama!
But either way, it's awesome video~
Shinoka 3 years ago
Right after 1:33 I expected them to go "Petan Petan Tsurupetan!" Lol
Tayuyasoundnin 3 years ago 16
Jeez I'm glad I'm not the only one
gmazin 3 years ago 2
you gotta admit.. the 3D modeling on the faces is quite... striking.
VolkColopatrion 3 years ago 2
ahahahah one of my favourites XD
Brokencodes 3 years ago
Someone said it before me, but check out the pedo face! 0:29
mentaljosh123 3 years ago 4
like the song. whats the game actually about?
MajorShepard 3 years ago 3
MP3 link and lyrics somewhere?
Anima10pontonet 3 years ago
i love this song lol
eviltakai 3 years ago 7
Tsurupettan is made from three songs, mainly "lets go! Onmyouji (Hito yo oni~) part onwards," Mojipittan - Pettan pettan Tsurupettan part and "Tasukette Erin!" - the part where they lift their hands up and down while saying suika , suika, tsurupettan suika. Hope this helps :)
InochigakeHekireki 3 years ago 10
Also, Agent Yoru wo Iku, even if only a small part. =D
Anima10pontonet 3 years ago
Someone should translate &/or sub this.
keyintomoshibi 3 years ago 3
Is this the origin of tsurupettan?
keyintomoshibi 3 years ago 3
some parts of it are used in tsurupettan~
HentaiOniisama 3 years ago 3
Speechless.
SchIeifer 3 years ago 2
What in the hell were those monks doing in 2:23 - 2:25?
dumass78 3 years ago 3
This game looks trippy as hell. I want in.
tuddy666 3 years ago 10
The actual game is a fighting game believe or not. This is one of the background songs, and these guys are actually in the background of the stage singing it. It's awesome.
ElectricHawk 3 years ago 5
The red guy gets more screen time than anyone else, even the girl(with her solo parts)
arconnect0 3 years ago 4
XD this was in tsurupettan XD
HyperDeathNote 3 years ago
Tsurupettan is actually a mix of three songs, with this being one of them.
laughingfurry 3 years ago 2
puyo-puyo suru na~
randomnessinabox 3 years ago
This song was in Ontamarama too. ^^
Shinoka 3 years ago
Two versions of it, in fact. I had no idea about this song being in the game until I unlocked it, at which point I declared Ontamarama to be officially one of my favorite games ever. ^_^
AzureDreams777 3 years ago
YAE!
MikeOShay 3 years ago
TASUKETE ONMYOJIIIII
ShadowHattie 3 years ago
Sugu ni yobimashou onmyouji! Rettsu gou!
HongSaintKitty 3 years ago
AWESOME. Even though I have no CLUE as to what's going on, I still think this is awesome.
Arcanerain 3 years ago 3
Onmyouji IKUZO!
TekkenIdiot 3 years ago
Also, I do have to agree that the stigmatization of magic in the west was quite tragic, but it didn't matter much when magic for most of human history was restricted to the literate upper classes. So, in effect, magic in both societies became a thing for the noble classes who were literate, whether they were European Alchemists, or Taoist alchemists (and the two influenced each other quite a bit).
LedahX 3 years ago 4
And, even so, the methods employed by Eastern mystics drastically differed in philosophical imperative. It would have been different, I must say, but I am not immediately sure if it would have positively affected Western philosophical tradition for the better.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago
And yet few of those groups were as diehard monotheistic as the mainstream. To most of the magicians, god was a force that permeated the entire universe and several other planes of existence. It's quite easy to see the angelic and aeonic hiearchies as quite like the great diversity of kami in onymoudou. Magicians did not forsake the personal intuitive experience, which is why there were so many different sources with their own methods.
LedahX 3 years ago
Yes, but Western alchemical tradition was more inspired by Greek ideas of science and elements than it was by intuitive understanding. Take the concept of the "vision." A vision in Eastern mysticism would be interpreted as a common bond amongst mystics. In Western mysticism, visions would be the domain of some higher, unifying power. Recall Spinoza's excommunication and the methods employed to circumvent the church. There was no large church censoring Eastern mythology.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago 2
Even after all that though, the Jewish Kabbalah has it's roots in Merkabah mysticism, and Hermeticism of the greeks was a result of many greek philosophers and scholars studying the mystery schools of egypt and older documents still and syncretizing them with diffent mystical schools of the time. In most cases of western magic, the Christian symbolism is purely incidental, hence why Thelema relies so little on Judeo-Christian symbols and instead prefer to use more pagan symbolism.
LedahX 3 years ago
Regardless, the sociological impact of Western magic was only to fuel hundreds of years of interesting literature, conspiracy theories, and intrigue. While it is all very fascinating, and religious traditions are exciting to learn about, Western thought is characterized by the very Greek logical thought that constructs its foundations, nullifying the intuitive experience it would have gotten had the Eastern religious played a larger part in its development.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago
Actually, the magic of the west was hardly homogenous. It's important to realize that most of the magic arose out of the greek mystical groups, which were frequented by scholarly people off all kinds from all over the world at that time (one of the major centers was Alexandria). Most of the so called high magic of the west is a syncretism of the Hermetic cults, Jewish Kabbalah, and Christian mysticism such as the gnostics and much later, the Rosicrucians and Masons.
LedahX 3 years ago
The synthesis of Kabbalah, Christian mysticism, the gnostic cults, and further on are almost entirely monotheistic (with the possible exception of some branches of Judaism). The homogeneity does not come from the sources of the magic itself, but rather, the eventual combination of symbolic resource to a practical result. Occultists were idolaters and charlatans to the general population; most Eastern cultures did not suffer this stigma.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago
I think "Onmyouji" means "Exorcist"
Volvagia356 3 years ago
Onmyouji means a practicioner of Onmyoudou. Onmyoudou is a form of Japanese natural science, mysticism, and occultism that shares influences with Japanese Taoism, Japanese Buddhism, and Shinto. Onmyouji perform many of the same things occultists from the west are known form such as divination, spell casting, and controlling spirits.
LedahX 3 years ago
This song is too amazing. I listened to it like 2 years ago, and again today, still amazes me.
rei336 3 years ago 2
....ok dont know what to say
Karasu64 3 years ago
this is awesome
zephyr2021 3 years ago
So that's where all those Tsurupettan references come from...
Longquark 3 years ago 5
omg
aryinc 3 years ago
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I prefer the Iosys version. o.o
lesschestisbest 4 years ago
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It is culture like this that make me really appreciate how limited the English language is in describing terms. We lack the spiritual connotations to even translate simple concepts like the "onmyoji."
LuckyPagoda 4 years ago
Not necessarily. We never had an Onmyoji in the west. So we never needed a word for them.
animematt 3 years ago
Precisely. Speaking symbolically, Western magical systems have been tied into Judeo-Christian religions. My comment was merely explaining that our homogeneous religious background (as opposed to the syncretic Japanese religious background) limits our ability to explain things within their proper contexts.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago
I agree with animematt. That's like saying Japanese is limited because it has no word for programmer...
iamimsa 3 years ago
No, I'm afraid that's not what I mean. Language evolves as more symbols need expression within language. The Western world is almost entirely populated with Judeo-Christian roots. Had we been exposed to Buddhist or Hindu symbols earlier in our spiritual development, there might have been more synthesis in the language.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago
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weeaboo faggot
Danube03 3 years ago
I don't see how admiring the syncretic religious diaspora of Japan makes me a "weeaboo." It has a unique symbology that cannot be expressed within the boundaries of English without severe annotation.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago 3
oh hi person who doesnt know what weeaboo means
onepiececool 3 years ago
Are you talking about the same culture that makes adaptations from english words to simple concepts they never had at first?
romcollector 3 years ago
Yes, of course. Language changes as culture changes. I never claimed that Japan was inherently better than other cultures, and nor do I claim that the Japanese language is inherently better than English. What I do claim is a sense of loss that the Western religious symbols went without the accepting and heterogeneous nature of Eastern religion.
LuckyPagoda 3 years ago
Did I just hear "puyo puyo suru na"? xD;;
digikgirl 4 years ago