Sword Divination — *Tachi-ura*
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 20_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_V_v2_8.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Sword Divination — Tachi-ura
Section titled “Layer 1: Sword Divination — Tachi-ura”Source file:
20_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_V_v2_8.md
Japanese: 太刀占
Class: OBJECT DIVINATION / MARTIAL OMENOLOGY
Source: Yoshikawa divination miscellany
Significance
Section titled “Significance”A sword is treated not merely as a weapon or ritual implement but as an object capable of yielding divinatory information.
Research questions
Section titled “Research questions”The image set must be mined for:
- whether judgment depends on blade dimensions;
- inscription;
- direction of fall/placement;
- fittings;
- owner/birth data;
- calendrical timing;
- cracks/marks;
- lot-like procedure.
Until the manuscript pages are transcribed, this entry records the attested existence of sword divination, not an invented method.