Restoring a broken world
Separation, purification, assembly, and a crafted mirror in the Kojiki.
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Izanagi returns from Yomi alone
Begin with a return that fails to recover a partner and establishes a lasting separation.
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The washing that produces three illustrious children
Follow the creative response to contact with death and the assignment of new responsibilities.
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How the gods bring light out of the rock dwelling
Compare an individual’s cleansing with an assembly’s coordinated effort to restore light.
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The mirror: an image that becomes a commissioned presence
Follow one crafted object from a successful intervention into a continuing representation of authority.
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Which detail changed when you returned to the source? Keep that question with you as you choose another route.
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