Onmyōdō Directional Taboos
Overview
Section titled “Overview”This canonical ID (47) currently groups 4 source layers with divergent titles. Milestone-1 migration preserves every layer below without inventing a single merged narrative. Status: needs-review.
Also attested under these titles
Section titled “Also attested under these titles”- Phowa — Transference of Consciousness
- Internal Generals
- Kessai / Saikai
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Phowa — Transference of Consciousness
Section titled “Layer 1: Phowa — Transference of Consciousness”Source file:
01_Buddhism.md
A death-related completion-stage practice in which consciousness is visualized as transferred through the crown toward an awakened field or deity.
Historical practice: visualization and mantra under lineage instruction; some systems use signs of accomplishment.
Hazard: Do not confuse doctrinal visualization with physical injury or forced breath practice.
Access: lineage.
Reliability: B.
Layer 2: Internal Generals
Section titled “Layer 2: Internal Generals”Source file:
02_Daoism.md
In certain ritual systems the priest visualizes divine generals within the body, nourishes/activates them through breath and intention, then “dispatches” them ritually.
Reliability: B.
Layer 3: Kessai / Saikai
Section titled “Layer 3: Kessai / Saikai”Source file:
03_Shinto.md
Purificatory abstinence regimes for officiants before major rites, with differing degrees of strictness.
Reliability: A/B.
Layer 4: Onmyōdō Directional Taboos
Section titled “Layer 4: Onmyōdō Directional Taboos”Source file:
13_FORBIDDEN_TABOO_RESTRICTED_INDEX_v2_1.md
Class: CALENDRICAL / SPATIAL TABOO
Kataimi, Konjin avoidance and related restrictions could govern:
- journeys;
- house construction;
- relocation;
- court attendance.
Remedy
Section titled “Remedy”Katatagae, postponement or other calendrical countermeasure.