72 DAY EARTHSTAR SEASON
As Utilized by the 5 Mt System of Miryai
In the Living Gods, Let the hallowed Light of Transcendant Truth be praised. Let the Sweet Mystery of Miryai awaken in the heart of hearts.
Earth:
Yellow River Civilization (Northern China, Japan, Korea, S.E. Asia)
Fall Season: Pure
Land, Neidan, Chan, Zen, Shinto, Shingon, Tendai, Soto, Shugendo...
The
Fall Season focuses on China, Japan, and Korea and the spiritual movements
that arose there. Taoism, Shinto, Chan, Shugendom Shingon, Tendai and Soto
are all contributors. Lao-tzu, Bodhidharma, Baizhang and Dogen are major
figures and mountain farming, especially monastic farming, is a theme.
(Each Fornight, associated with the 5 Ranks of Zen, has 5 day Nodes and
dates are +-7.) The Japanese 72 season calendar, with its 5 day periods,
is related. Properly structuring and balancing life. Natural lifestyle,
communal life. Sustainable, ordered, natural, harmonious and peaceful lifestyle.
Nature reveals our Buddha nature.....
The symbolic script is Japanese. Bigu fasting
and 5 day Fasting Mimicking Diet. Healing, health, fasting. Nudging the
future thru small insignificant acts.
Rituals: The major influence of this season is
the Shugendo groups of Japan, but also some Shinto, Taoist, Tendai, Shingon
and Soto Zen and Korean Seon.
Symbolic Grain/Legume: Rice (Japan), Barley (Japan),
Proso Millet (Japan), FInger Millet (China), Jobs Tears (Japan)
Art: Chinese Alchemy diagrams, Yi Ching mandalas,
Neidan Diagrams, Pure Land Cave art, Japanese wood etchings.
Historical Movements:
- Shang Matriarchal Kingdom/Shinto 16th BCE Bone Oracles, Shinto, Kami in all...Korean Mu; Lao Tzu 6th c BCE; Chuang-Tzu 286 CBC.
- Zhang Daoling/5 Pecks 156 CE; Zhang/So. Neidan 11thc CE; Wang/No. Neidan 1170 CE.
- Bodhidharma/Chan 5thc CE; Baizhang 8thc CE Baizhang & Agricultural Chan, Farming for Enlightenment; Xuyun d1959 CE (119yrs) Chan Monasteries.
- Enno Gyoja/Shugendo 8thc CE (Kimpusen-ji & Haguro-san & Katsuragi Shugendo); Saicho/Tendai 822 CE (Shozan-ha Shugendo) 33 Worship sites; Kukai/Shingon d835 CE (Tozan-ha & Honzan-ha Shugendo).
- Honen/Pure Land 1212 CE; Eisai/Rinzai 1215 CE; Dogen/Soto 1253 CE .
Season: Fall with 5 Fortnights.Oct 25 - Nov
9 (1st new or full
moon)