Japanese Culture article

"Part rabbit's foot, part religious relic and part security blanket,
omamori
were created centuries ago to keep the devil at bay and the gods
attentive.
These days, the tiny amulets are employed against more worldly
problems.
As Japanese have stressed out in the past few years over rising
unemployment, crime, record suicide rates and new strains of disease,
they're rediscovering this ancient ally in a bid to fight gloom."

The rest here:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5987972.htm

I've got one hanging in my car, and one on my backpack
I travel with.

I also hung one in my tank when I was a tank platoon
leader...

Nate


--- Kitsuno <samurai-listowner@...>
wrote:

> "Part rabbit's foot, part religious relic and part
> security blanket,
> omamori
> were created centuries ago to keep the devil at bay
> and the gods
> attentive.
> These days, the tiny amulets are employed against
> more worldly
> problems.
> As Japanese have stressed out in the past few years
> over rising
> unemployment, crime, record suicide rates and new
> strains of disease,
> they're rediscovering this ancient ally in a bid to
> fight gloom."
>
> The rest here:
> http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5987972.htm
>
>

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Hi

I also have several omamori. My dughter seems tothink
they are hers because they look to pretty for a man.

I have a copy of unique ones from private shrines.

Paul


--- Nate Ledbetter <ltdomer98@...> wrote:

---------------------------------
I've got one hanging in my car, and one on my backpack
I travel with.

I also hung one in my tank when I was a tank platoon
leader...

Nate


--- Kitsuno <samurai-listowner@...>
wrote:

> "Part rabbit's foot, part religious relic and part
> security blanket,
> omamori
> were created centuries ago to keep the devil at bay
> and the gods
> attentive.
> These days, the tiny amulets are employed against
> more worldly
> problems.
> As Japanese have stressed out in the past few years
> over rising
> unemployment, crime, record suicide rates and new
> strains of disease,
> they're rediscovering this ancient ally in a bid to
> fight gloom."
>
> The rest here:
> http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5987972.htm
>
>

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Nate Ledbetter wrote:

> I've got one hanging in my car, and one on my backpack
> I travel with.
>
> I also hung one in my tank when I was a tank platoon
> leader...
>

You've seen those "Kotsu anzen" (Safe Driving) stickers that you can buy at
shrines (like o-mamori) to stick on your car or bike? I had a colleague at Tokyo
Journal who had about a dozen or so plastered on her scooter (all from different
shrines). She then got into an accident, and the policeman, taking the report,
looked at all the stickers and told her -- with a straight face -- "Konna ni
takusan, kami-sama o okoru, yo."

Tony

and what he said means??????????????



You've seen those "Kotsu anzen" (Safe Driving)
stickers that you can buy at
shrines (like o-mamori) to stick on your car or bike?
I had a colleague at Tokyo
Journal who had about a dozen or so plastered on her
scooter (all from different
shrines). She then got into an accident, and the
policeman, taking the report,
looked at all the stickers and told her -- with a
straight face -- "Konna ni
takusan, kami-sama o okoru, yo."


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Richardson Paul wrote:

> and what he said means??????????????
>

Oops, sorry...

"With that many, you'll piss off the gods." (The implication being that the gods
of the various shrines would be feeling slighted that she didn't consider them
"enough" to satisfy her concern over her safety so went to "competing" shrines
to "make sure.")

Tony

Hi Tony

thanks

sort of over kill then.

I had best move all mine off my shelve with my best
katana on it then, espceially as one is supposed to be
froma shrine relating to love etc LOL.

Paul




--- "Anthony J. Bryant" <ajbryant@...> wrote:

---------------------------------
Richardson Paul wrote:

> and what he said means??????????????
>

Oops, sorry...

"With that many, you'll piss off the gods." (The
implication being that the gods
of the various shrines would be feeling slighted that
she didn't consider them
"enough" to satisfy her concern over her safety so
went to "competing" shrines
to "make sure.")

Tony


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Richardson Paul wrote:

> Hi Tony
>
> thanks
>
> sort of over kill then.
>
> I had best move all mine off my shelve with my best
> katana on it then, espceially as one is supposed to be
> froma shrine relating to love etc LOL.

Heck, yeah. Everyone knows "love" goes with archery, not swords. Cupid didn't
stick people, y'know.

Tony

That's exactly what my girlfriend said, when I had one
from one shrine, and thought about buying another
kotsu anzen omamori...

"Okamisama ga yakimochi o wa!"


--- "Anthony J. Bryant" <ajbryant@...> wrote:

> Nate Ledbetter wrote:
>
> > I've got one hanging in my car, and one on my
> backpack
> > I travel with.
> >
> > I also hung one in my tank when I was a tank
> platoon
> > leader...
> >
>
> You've seen those "Kotsu anzen" (Safe Driving)
> stickers that you can buy at
> shrines (like o-mamori) to stick on your car or
> bike? I had a colleague at Tokyo
> Journal who had about a dozen or so plastered on her
> scooter (all from different
> shrines). She then got into an accident, and the
> policeman, taking the report,
> looked at all the stickers and told her -- with a
> straight face -- "Konna ni
> takusan, kami-sama o okoru, yo."
>
> Tony
>
>
>

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I love how you guys rip into to people for wandering off topic and
then waste bandwidth with rib tickling tales of your girlfriend and
omamori.
It is nice to see this list finally come alive. As a member
of several lists like this I think we learn alot about the people in
the group from some of the off-topic banter. Wouldn't it be more
constructive simply to request that posters put 'NSR' "Not Samurai
Related" in the subject line? Then we can all join in, lurk or delete
as we see fit.
BTW I give anzen unten stickers to all my friends who drink
and drive, and have omamori on all my bogu bags. I also think the
Swiss are the most evil people on earth!
-t

tom helm wrote:

> I love how you guys rip into to people for wandering off topic and
> then waste bandwidth with rib tickling tales of your girlfriend and
> omamori.

How about "it's at least MARGINALLY on topic, having to do with
traditional/historical Japan?


Tony

....actually it WAS on topic, considering it was in response to an
article posted about Omamori in Japan.

--- In samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com, tom helm wrote:
> I love how you guys rip into to people for wandering off topic and
> then waste bandwidth with rib tickling tales of your girlfriend and
> omamori.
> It is nice to see this list finally come alive. As a member
> of several lists like this I think we learn alot about the people
in
> the group from some of the off-topic banter. Wouldn't it be more
> constructive simply to request that posters put 'NSR' "Not Samurai
> Related" in the subject line? Then we can all join in, lurk or
delete
> as we see fit.
> BTW I give anzen unten stickers to all my friends who drink
> and drive, and have omamori on all my bogu bags. I also think the
> Swiss are the most evil people on earth!
> -t

There is some form of correlation with omamori and
samurai.

The evils of the Swiss? How does THAT relate at all.

Give me a break.

--- iganokami <intp@...> wrote:

> ....actually it WAS on topic, considering it was in
> response to an
> article posted about Omamori in Japan.
>
>
> --- In samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com, tom helm
> wrote:
> > I love how you guys rip into to people for
> wandering off topic and
> > then waste bandwidth with rib tickling tales of
> your girlfriend and
> > omamori.
> > It is nice to see this list finally come alive.
> As a member
> > of several lists like this I think we learn alot
> about the people
> in
> > the group from some of the off-topic banter.
> Wouldn't it be more
> > constructive simply to request that posters put
> 'NSR' "Not Samurai
> > Related" in the subject line? Then we can all join
> in, lurk or
> delete
> > as we see fit.
> > BTW I give anzen unten stickers to all my friends
> who drink
> > and drive, and have omamori on all my bogu bags. I
> also think the
> > Swiss are the most evil people on earth!
> > -t
>
>

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Nate Ledbetter wrote:

> There is some form of correlation with omamori and
> samurai.
>
> The evils of the Swiss? How does THAT relate at all.

How can the Swiss be evil? Their cheese is holy...

Tony
(Yes, I know. I'm SORRY.)