Many in the Komuso Ryu embody the consciousness of the Kokoro as the Kami Susano also known as Tengu-San as the ryu understands it. Some in the ryu prefer to embody that same consciousness in the form of the “demon” Mara which in many respects is the shadow of or the anti-Buddha. Where Susano for...

The wind in general or the “white wind” is linked to the mind, logic and reason while the “black wind” shows the element of matter in motion becoming energy while still manifest as material; this shows the thinking mind in union with instinct under the will. Just as the black wind has fangs as shown...